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27 Aug – 30 Aug

Nairobi NBO ⇄ Zanzibar ZNZ · Nights: 3

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24 Aug – 27 Aug

Nairobi NBO ⇄ Zanzibar ZNZ · Nights: 3

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24 Aug – 30 Aug

Nairobi NBO ⇄ Zanzibar ZNZ · Nights: 6

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Key info about flying to Zanzibar

Depart from

Jomo Kenyatta International

Arrive to

Abeid Amani Karume International

Flights per week

323

Flight distance

602 km

Worth visiting

Unguja (Zanzibar Island)

Airlines that fly from Nairobi to Zanzibar

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Weekly direct flights

Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from Nairobi to Zanzibar in the next month. You’ll find the number of daily direct flights per airline in the chart.

AirlineSun 09.08Mon 10.08Tue 11.08Wed 12.08Thu 13.08Fri 14.08Sat 15.08
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Weekly flights: 5 totalDaily flights: 0.71 averageMost flights: Saturday 3 flights
AirlineSun 16.08Mon 17.08Tue 18.08Wed 19.08Thu 20.08Fri 21.08Sat 22.08
1324124
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Weekly flights: 40 totalDaily flights: 5.71 averageMost flights: Wednesday 4 flights
AirlineSun 23.08Mon 24.08Tue 25.08Wed 26.08Thu 27.08Fri 28.08Sat 29.08
2513415
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Weekly flights: 37 totalDaily flights: 5.29 averageMost flights: Monday 5 flights
AirlineSun 30.08Mon 31.08Tue 01.09Wed 02.09Thu 03.09Fri 04.09Sat 05.09
3455356
2233233
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Weekly flights: 56 totalDaily flights: 8 averageMost flights: Saturday 6 flights

Weather in Zanzibar

Average Weather

MonthAverage monthly max temperatureAverage monthly min temperature
January30°C26°C
February30°C26°C
March30°C26°C
April29°C25°C
May28°C24°C
June27°C23°C
July27°C23°C
August27°C23°C
September28°C23°C
October29°C24°C
November29°C25°C
December30°C25°C
Hottest Month
30°C
February
Coldest month
23°C
July
Sunny days
276
days per year

14 day forecast

Sunday
9 Aug
59%
27°C22°C
16 Aug
44%
27°C23°C
Monday
10 Aug
58%
27°C21°C
17 Aug
62%
28°C22°C
Tuesday
11 Aug
49%
27°C21°C
18 Aug
71%
28°C23°C
Wednesday
12 Aug
22%
28°C21°C
19 Aug
68%
28°C23°C
Thursday
13 Aug
59%
27°C22°C
20 Aug
50%
28°C23°C
Friday
14 Aug
60%
27°C22°C
21 Aug
74%
27°C23°C
Saturday
15 Aug
75%
27°C23°C
22 Aug
58%
27°C23°C
Travelers usually depart from Jomo Kenyatta International, or Wilson when they travel from Nairobi to Zanzibar. The distance between Nairobi and Zanzibar is 602 km. The most popular airlines for this route are Precision Air, Air Tanzania, Safarilink Aviation, Kenya Airways, and Fly Dubai. Nairobi and Zanzibar have 323 direct flights per week.

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