How long is the flight from United States to Tanzania?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in United States you fly out of and what airport in Tanzania you fly into. For example, flying from Los Angeles to Zanzibar Intl takes 29h 10m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Zanzibar Intl takes 20h 20m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Tanzania?

Some of the world’s most well-traveled cities are in Tanzania. The most popular city to travel to in Tanzania is Dar Es Salaam, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 39% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Tanzania are Zanzibar and Arusha.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Tanzania

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Flights to Dar Es Salaam

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Ethiopian Air

Mar 5

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 10

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$856

Ethiopian Air

Apr 8

JFK

22h 10m

2 stops

DAR

Apr 15

DAR

22h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$898

Ethiopian Air

Apr 6

JFK

22h 10m

2 stops

DAR

Apr 13

DAR

22h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$901

Ethiopian Air

Apr 8

JFK

22h 10m

1 stop

DAR

Apr 15

DAR

22h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$930

Kenya Airways

May 6

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

May 12

DAR

17h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$932

Kenya Airways

Mar 23

JFK

17h 20m

1 stop

DAR

Apr 5

DAR

17h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$933

Ethiopian Air

Apr 7

EWR

22h 25m

2 stops

DAR

Apr 14

DAR

22h 40m

2 stops

EWR

$955

United Airlines

Apr 22

EWR

33h 30m

1 stop

DAR

May 3

DAR

24h 15m

1 stop

EWR

$961

Ethiopian Air

Mar 12

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Apr 12

DAR

32h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$966

Kenya Airways

Apr 22

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

May 3

DAR

28h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$969

Ethiopian Air

Apr 22

JFK

22h 10m

2 stops

DAR

May 3

DAR

38h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$970

United Airlines

Mar 11

BOS

36h 10m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 18

DAR

28h 31m

2 stops

BOS

$973

Flights to Zanzibar

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Ethiopian Air

Apr 2

EWR

30h 15m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 5

ZNZ

22h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$946

Ethiopian Air

Apr 22

JFK

30h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 24

ZNZ

23h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$946

Ethiopian Air

Apr 9

EWR

21h 45m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 16

ZNZ

22h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$954

Ethiopian Air

Mar 6

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 15

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$963

Turkish Airlines

Mar 10

BOS

23h 05m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 20

ZNZ

22h 00m

2 stops

BOS

$968

Ethiopian Air

Mar 12

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 14

ZNZ

38h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$976

Turkish Airlines

Apr 9

BOS

20h 10m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 16

ZNZ

22h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$998

Turkish Airlines

Mar 9

BOS

23h 05m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 16

ZNZ

20h 35m

1 stop

BOS

$1,005

Air France

Mar 1

IAD

18h 25m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 8

ZNZ

26h 05m

2 stops

IAD

$1,015

Turkish Airlines

Mar 8

EWR

20h 05m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 24

ZNZ

26h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$1,017

Turkish Airlines

Apr 15

JFK

23h 05m

1 stop

ZNZ

Apr 22

ZNZ

37h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$1,017

Turkish Airlines

Apr 22

JFK

31h 45m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 24

ZNZ

39h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,025

Flights to Arusha

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

24h 20m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

28h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,068

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

JFK

25h 15m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 16

ARK

33h 50m

3 stops

JFK

$1,122

Multiple Airlines

Mar 20

JFK

41h 40m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 27

ARK

51h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,163

Multiple Airlines

Mar 20

JFK

42h 45m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 27

ARK

51h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,166

Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

24h 20m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

33h 50m

3 stops

JFK

$1,171

Multiple Airlines

Apr 7

IAD

33h 55m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 14

ARK

41h 45m

3 stops

IAD

$1,188

Multiple Airlines

Apr 9

IAD

27h 55m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 16

ARK

41h 45m

2 stops

IAD

$1,224

Multiple Airlines

Mar 24

LAX

32h 55m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 31

ARK

38h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,267

Multiple Airlines

Apr 7

LAX

50h 30m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 14

ARK

38h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,275

Multiple Airlines

Apr 6

ORD

33h 45m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 13

ARK

38h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$1,289

Multiple Airlines

Apr 10

ORD

28h 30m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 15

ARK

41h 10m

2 stops

ORD

$1,307

Multiple Airlines

Mar 24

LAX

32h 35m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 31

ARK

37h 10m

3 stops

LAX

$1,327

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1:25 am - 5:10 am

EWR

JRO

68h 45m

2 stops

3:35 am - 11:30 pm

JRO

EWR

26h 55m

2 stops

$908Turkish Airlines

Sat, Mar 14 - Wed, Mar 18

7:50 pm - 4:05 am

JFK

JRO

49h 15m

2 stops

2:40 am - 5:55 pm

JRO

JFK

22h 15m

2 stops

$945Turkish Airlines

Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28

9:45 pm - 11:00 am

EWR

ZNZ

30h 15m

2 stops

4:20 am - 7:45 pm

ZNZ

EWR

22h 25m

2 stops

$946Ethiopian Air

Thu, Apr 2 - Sun, Apr 5

10:00 pm - 11:00 am

JFK

ZNZ

30h 00m

2 stops

3:40 am - 8:00 pm

ZNZ

JFK

23h 20m

2 stops

$946Ethiopian Air

Wed, Apr 22 - Fri, Apr 24

8:55 pm - 1:20 am

JFK

JRO

20h 25m

2 stops

2:10 am - 7:55 pm

JRO

JFK

24h 45m

3 stops

$947Ethiopian Air

Fri, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 15

8:30 pm - 4:25 pm

ATL

JRO

36h 55m

2 stops

5:55 pm - 4:00 pm

JRO

ATL

29h 05m

1 stop

$964Qatar Airways

Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14

7:25 pm - 4:25 pm

ATL

JRO

38h 00m

2 stops

9:10 am - 4:00 pm

JRO

ATL

37h 50m

2 stops

$1,023Qatar Airways

Tue, May 5 - Sat, May 16

1:45 pm - 5:35 pm

JFK

JRO

20h 50m

1 stop

10:05 am - 7:35 am

JRO

JFK

28h 30m

1 stop

$1,071Kenya Airways

Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27

5:10 pm - 8:00 pm

LGA

JRO

43h 50m

2 stops

9:05 pm - 11:42 am

JRO

LGA

45h 37m

3 stops

$1,095Delta

Mon, Apr 13 - Wed, Apr 22

7:14 pm - 8:00 pm

ORD

JRO

40h 46m

2 stops

9:05 pm - 8:40 pm

JRO

ORD

31h 35m

3 stops

$1,098Delta

Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

NewarkArusha

EWR - JRO

EWRJRO

Newark

Sat 3/14

1:25 am-5:10 am

2 stops68h 45m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 3/18

3:35 am-11:30 pm

2 stops26h 55m

$908

New YorkArusha

JFK - JRO

JFKJRO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 4/25

7:50 pm-4:05 am

2 stops49h 15m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Tue 4/28

2:40 am-5:55 pm

2 stops22h 15m

$945

NewarkZanzibar

EWR - ZNZ

EWRZNZ

Newark

Thu 4/2

9:45 pm-11:00 am

2 stops30h 15m

Zanzibar Intl

Sun 4/5

4:20 am-7:45 pm

2 stops22h 25m

$946

New YorkZanzibar

JFK - ZNZ

JFKZNZ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/22

10:00 pm-11:00 am

2 stops30h 00m

Zanzibar Intl

Fri 4/24

3:40 am-8:00 pm

2 stops23h 20m

$946

New YorkArusha

JFK - JRO

JFKJRO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 3/6

8:55 pm-1:20 am

2 stops20h 25m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Sun 3/15

2:10 am-7:55 pm

3 stops24h 45m

$947

AtlantaArusha

ATL - JRO

ATLJRO

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Tue 4/7

8:30 pm-4:25 pm

2 stops36h 55m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Tue 4/14

5:55 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop29h 05m

$964

AtlantaArusha

ATL - JRO

ATLJRO

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Tue 5/5

7:25 pm-4:25 pm

2 stops38h 00m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Sat 5/16

9:10 am-4:00 pm

2 stops37h 50m

$1,023

New YorkArusha

JFK - JRO

JFKJRO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 5/20

1:45 pm-5:35 pm

1 stop20h 50m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 5/27

10:05 am-7:35 am

1 stop28h 30m

$1,071

New YorkArusha

LGA - JRO

LGAJRO

New York LaGuardia

Mon 4/13

5:10 pm-8:00 pm

2 stops43h 50m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 4/22

9:05 pm-11:42 am

3 stops45h 37m

$1,095

ChicagoArusha

ORD - JRO

ORDJRO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 4/8

7:14 pm-8:00 pm

2 stops40h 46m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 4/15

9:05 pm-8:40 pm

3 stops31h 35m

$1,098

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Tanzania flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to Tanzania?

Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Tanzania from United States according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tanzania. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to Tanzania on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Summary info about Tanzania flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$485
Best Round-Trip Price	$908
Fastest flight time	20h 20m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $485 (Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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The best round-trip flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $908 (Newark to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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The fastest flight to Tanzania from United States takes 20h 20m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Tanzania, with a 2% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Tanzania

What popular landmarks are in Tanzania?

Kariakoo Market is the most popular place of interest in Tanzania. Many travelers make it a point to stop there while traveling to Tanzania. Other popular landmarks and places of interest in Tanzania would be Nungwi Beach, Kendwa Beach, or Ngorongoro Crater.

What is the best airport to land at to visit Kariakoo Market?

When visiting Kariakoo Market in Dar Es Salaam, the closest airport is Dar Es Salaam Airport.

What is the cheapest flight to Tanzania?

If you are looking to fly to Tanzania for less, look to airlines like Condor, Auric Air, and Precision Air, with prices starting at $6, $19, and $26 respectively.

What airlines fly to Tanzania?

Of the 16 airlines that fly to Tanzania, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Turkish Airlines is the most popular among the three airlines, with 30% of users choosing them for their travels to Tanzania.

What is the most popular airport in Tanzania to fly to?

The most popular airport in Tanzania to fly to is Zanzibar Intl, based on our data. In the past 12 months, 55% of all momondo users who traveled to Tanzania chose to fly into Zanzibar Intl airport, which is located in the city of Zanzibar.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Tanzania?

Prices for flights to Tanzania are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Tanzania?

There are 43 operators available for flights to Tanzania as of February 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Tanzania?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Tanzania.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Tanzania?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Tanzania can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Tanzania. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Tanzania?

momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to Tanzania. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

Can I find flights to Tanzania with flexible booking policies on momondo?

momondo does allow users to show only those flights to Tanzania which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

How can momondo help me find flights to Tanzania?

momondo helps you find the best flight to Tanzania by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select flights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Tanzania right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to Tanzania now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to Tanzania and let you know when they change.