What airlines fly to Zanzibar?

Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Zanzibar from United States according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 32% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Zanzibar. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Zanzibar on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long does it take to fly to Zanzibar?

On average, it takes 21h 35m to fly from United States to Zanzibar if you fly out of Boston (the most popular airport in United States) and into Zanzibar (the most popular airport in Zanzibar). If you’re flying out of Los Angeles and into Zanzibar, then the flight time is around 25h 23m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from United States to Zanzibar Intl?

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from United States to Zanzibar Intl

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As of October 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights from United States to Zanzibar Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from United States to Zanzibar Intl Airport?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from United States to Zanzibar Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Zanzibar Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Zanzibar Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Zanzibar Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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3:00 pm - 1:35 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

38h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

5:55 pm - 3:00 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$965Etihad Airways

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

3:55 pm - 10:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

35h 00m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

7:10 pm - 1:35 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Frankfurt am Main

$984Ethiopian Air

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Nov 30

3:55 pm - 10:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

35h 00m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

7:10 pm - 1:35 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Frankfurt am Main

$988Ethiopian Air

Sat, Nov 21 - Mon, Nov 30

6:00 pm - 2:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

47h 40m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:50 pm - 5:20 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 30m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,057Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 17

10:20 pm - 2:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

32h 20m2 stops Milan Malpensa Dubai Intl

8:00 am - 6:55 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

42h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Milan Malpensa

$1,081Emirates

Mon, Jan 25 - Fri, Jan 29

10:40 am - 2:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

20h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

8:00 am - 6:55 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

42h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Milan Malpensa

$1,081Emirates

Mon, Jan 25 - Fri, Jan 29

12:20 am - 4:30 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

20h 10m2 stops Istanbul Arusha Kilimanjaro

3:10 am - 6:20 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 10m1 stop Istanbul

$1,106Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Sun, Nov 22

8:15 pm - 4:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

23h 15m2 stops Istanbul Arusha Kilimanjaro

3:10 am - 10:00 amZNZ Zanzibar Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 50m1 stop Istanbul

$1,131Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 16

1:10 pm - 10:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

36h 45m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

6:00 am - 7:55 amZNZ Zanzibar Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,134Etihad Airways

Wed, Feb 17 - Sat, Feb 20

7:20 pm - 8:55 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

17h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

10:15 pm - 8:01 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

28h 46m2 stops Dar Es Salaam Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,155Multiple Airlines

Sat, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 14

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9:45 pm - 10:55 amEWR Newark-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

30h 10m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

4:20 am - 7:45 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-EWR Newark

22h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$1,007Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 8 - Sun, Oct 11

3:45 pm - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

38h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

5:50 pm - 4:00 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,012Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 5 - Mon, Oct 19

7:00 pm - 2:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

48h 40m2 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

10:10 am - 2:45 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 35m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

$1,017SAUDIA

Mon, Oct 5 - Mon, Oct 19

1:20 pm - 10:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

37h 35m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

5:50 pm - 3:55 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,134Etihad Airways

Sat, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 5

1:45 pm - 7:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

23h 05m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

4:40 am - 7:35 amZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,164Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Tue, Oct 6

9:10 am - 2:40 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

34h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

10:10 am - 11:01 amZNZ Zanzibar Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

31h 51m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,200Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 8

6:10 am - 2:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

36h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

10:10 am - 11:24 amZNZ Zanzibar Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 14m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,237Kenya Airways

Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 17

9:50 pm - 10:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

30h 05m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

12:05 pm - 8:00 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,272Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 8 - Sun, Oct 11

7:50 pm - 1:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

23h 05m1 stop Istanbul

4:35 am - 5:55 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

20h 20m1 stop Istanbul

$1,514Turkish Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 12

12:25 am - 1:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

18h 30m1 stop Istanbul

4:35 am - 5:55 pmZNZ Zanzibar Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

20h 20m1 stop Istanbul

$1,517Turkish Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 16

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Etihad Airways flights from United States to Zanzibar

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Etihad Airways

Nov 16

JFK3:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 35m

1 stop

ZNZ1:35 pmZanzibar Intl

Nov 23

ZNZ5:55 pmZanzibar Intl

29h 05m

1 stop

JFK3:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$965

Etihad Airways

Nov 2

JFK3:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 35m

1 stop

ZNZ1:35 pmZanzibar Intl

Nov 9

ZNZ5:55 pmZanzibar Intl

29h 10m

1 stop

JFK3:05 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$988

Etihad Airways

Nov 2

JFK3:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 35m

1 stop

ZNZ1:35 pmZanzibar Intl

Nov 9

ZNZ5:55 pmZanzibar Intl

29h 10m

1 stop

JFK3:05 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$991

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Ethiopian Air

Nov 23

JFK3:55 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ10:55 amZanzibar Intl

Nov 30

ZNZ7:10 pmZanzibar Intl

26h 25m

2 stops

JFK1:35 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$984

Ethiopian Air

Nov 11

JFK3:55 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ10:55 amZanzibar Intl

Nov 17

ZNZ7:10 pmZanzibar Intl

26h 25m

2 stops

JFK1:35 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$989

Ethiopian Air

Nov 23

JFK3:55 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ10:55 amZanzibar Intl

Nov 30

ZNZ7:10 pmZanzibar Intl

26h 25m

2 stops

JFK1:35 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$990

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Mon 11/16

3:00 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop38h 35m

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5:55 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop29h 05m

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3:55 pm-10:55 am

2 stops35h 00m

Zanzibar Intl

Mon 11/30

7:10 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops26h 25m

$988

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

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Sat 11/14

6:00 pm-2:40 am

2 stops47h 40m

Zanzibar Intl

Tue 11/17

8:50 pm-5:20 pm

2 stops29h 30m

$1,057

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Mon 1/25

10:20 pm-2:40 pm

2 stops32h 20m

Zanzibar Intl

Fri 1/29

8:00 am-6:55 pm

2 stops42h 55m

$1,081

New YorkZanzibar

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Mon 1/25

10:40 am-2:40 pm

1 stop20h 00m

Zanzibar Intl

Fri 1/29

8:00 am-6:55 pm

2 stops42h 55m

$1,081

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Sun 11/15

12:20 am-4:30 am

2 stops20h 10m

Zanzibar Intl

Sun 11/22

3:10 am-6:20 pm

1 stop23h 10m

$1,106

ChicagoZanzibar

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

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Sat 11/14

8:15 pm-4:30 am

2 stops23h 15m

Zanzibar Intl

Mon 11/16

3:10 am-10:00 am

1 stop39h 50m

$1,131

ChicagoZanzibar

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

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Wed 2/17

1:10 pm-10:55 am

2 stops36h 45m

Zanzibar Intl

Sat 2/20

6:00 am-7:55 am

1 stop34h 55m

$1,134

BostonZanzibar

BOS Boston Logan Intl - ZNZ Zanzibar Intl

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Boston Logan Intl

Sat 3/6

7:20 pm-8:55 pm

1 stop17h 35m

Zanzibar Intl

Sun 3/14

10:15 pm-8:01 pm

2 stops28h 46m

$1,155

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Zanzibar?

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from United States to Zanzibar. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,253. The month of October is another great option to travel to Zanzibar, with average flight prices from United States averaging around $1,266.

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The best one-way flight to Zanzibar from United States in the past 72 hours is $569. The best round-trip flight deal from United States to Zanzibar found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $965.

The fastest flight from United States to Zanzibar takes 17h 00m

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As of October 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights from United States to Zanzibar Intl Airport.
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The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from United States to Zanzibar Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Zanzibar Intl Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Zanzibar Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Zanzibar Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Delta	PriceFrom $550	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,627 reviews	Search Delta flights
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