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 28h 25m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Zanzibar Intl takes 20h 35m 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 37% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Tanzania are Zanzibar and Arusha.

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Flights to Dar Es Salaam

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Ethiopian Air

Feb 3

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 23

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$906

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Ethiopian Air

Apr 8

EWR

17h 15m

1 stop

DAR

May 12

DAR

27h 40m

2 stops

EWR

$952

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Ethiopian Air

Jan 27

IAD

23h 55m

1 stop

DAR

Feb 10

DAR

27h 45m

2 stops

IAD

$958

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Ethiopian Air

Feb 3

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 26

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$959

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United Airlines

May 11

EWR

33h 35m

1 stop

DAR

May 25

DAR

23h 55m

1 stop

EWR

$959

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Ethiopian Air

Jan 28

EWR

17h 10m

1 stop

DAR

Feb 12

DAR

27h 45m

2 stops

EWR

$963

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Ethiopian Air

May 13

EWR

17h 15m

1 stop

DAR

May 26

DAR

27h 40m

2 stops

EWR

$970

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Kenya Airways

Apr 8

JFK

23h 10m

1 stop

DAR

May 11

DAR

34h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$974

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Ethiopian Air

Jan 21

EWR

17h 10m

1 stop

DAR

Feb 1

DAR

27h 45m

2 stops

EWR

$975

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Turkish Airlines

Jan 27

JFK

37h 50m

1 stop

DAR

Feb 18

DAR

24h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$987

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Turkish Airlines

Mar 4

IAD

24h 40m

1 stop

DAR

Mar 24

DAR

23h 10m

1 stop

IAD

$990

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Ethiopian Air

May 11

EWR

17h 15m

1 stop

DAR

May 19

DAR

27h 40m

2 stops

EWR

$993

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Flights to Zanzibar

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Turkish Airlines

Jan 7

BOS

23h 05m

1 stop

ZNZ

Feb 11

ZNZ

20h 35m

1 stop

BOS

$965

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 19

IAD

28h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Jan 22

ZNZ

29h 40m

2 stops

IAD

$1,002

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Delta

Feb 22

IAD

18h 25m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

26h 05m

2 stops

IAD

$1,012

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Turkish Airlines

Mar 11

JFK

18h 45m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 19

ZNZ

24h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,014

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Delta

Feb 22

IAD

24h 37m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

26h 05m

2 stops

IAD

$1,016

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Delta

Feb 28

IAD

18h 35m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

28h 19m

3 stops

IAD

$1,022

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 15

IAD

41h 50m

2 stops

ZNZ

Jan 22

ZNZ

29h 40m

2 stops

IAD

$1,023

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Delta

Feb 22

BWI

30h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 18

ZNZ

28h 37m

3 stops

BWI

$1,026

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Delta

Feb 22

DCA

31h 10m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

31h 36m

3 stops

DCA

$1,026

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Delta

Feb 22

IAD

30h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

31h 59m

3 stops

IAD

$1,026

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Delta

Feb 27

DCA

28h 15m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 8

ZNZ

28h 40m

3 stops

DCA

$1,027

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Delta

Feb 23

IAD

41h 24m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

26h 05m

2 stops

IAD

$1,027

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Flights to Arusha

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 5

JFK

28h 35m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

36h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$1,202

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

24h 20m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

39h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$1,279

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 23

LAX

37h 00m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 10

ARK

60h 45m

3 stops

LAX

$1,347

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 23

LAX

32h 35m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 10

ARK

38h 35m

3 stops

LAX

$1,354

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 16

IAD

39h 35m

2 stops

ARK

Jan 23

ARK

54h 15m

2 stops

IAD

$1,363

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 23

LAX

32h 35m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 10

ARK

38h 35m

3 stops

LAX

$1,392

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Multiple Airlines

Feb 19

LAX

37h 00m

2 stops

ARK

Feb 28

ARK

56h 40m

3 stops

LAX

$1,411

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 3

SFO

32h 30m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 31

ARK

41h 40m

3 stops

SFO

$1,478

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 16

IAD

35h 10m

2 stops

ARK

Jan 23

ARK

54h 15m

3 stops

IAD

$1,480

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Multiple Airlines

Feb 19

LAX

32h 35m

3 stops

ARK

Feb 28

ARK

61h 05m

3 stops

LAX

$1,505

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Multiple Airlines

Feb 19

LAX

37h 00m

2 stops

ARK

Feb 28

ARK

55h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,530

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 18

JFK

35h 50m

3 stops

ARK

Feb 2

ARK

52h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$1,616

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10:00 am - 5:55 pm

IAD

DAR

23h 55m1 stop

12:15 pm - 8:00 am

DAR

IAD

27h 45m2 stops

$958Ethiopian Air

mar., ene. 27 - mar., feb. 10

12:33 pm - 7:25 am

DEN

JRO

32h 52m2 stops

9:05 am - 2:54 pm

JRO

DEN

39h 49m2 stops

$981Multiple Airlines

sáb., feb. 28 - dom., mar. 8

2:10 pm - 5:10 am

SFO

JRO

29h 00m2 stops

3:35 am - 12:05 pm

JRO

SFO

42h 30m2 stops

$985Turkish Airlines

mar., mar. 17 - jue., mar. 26

2:45 pm - 7:25 am

DEN

JRO

30h 40m2 stops

9:05 am - 12:02 pm

JRO

DEN

36h 57m2 stops

$987Multiple Airlines

jue., ene. 22 - vie., feb. 6

1:30 pm - 10:10 pm

IAD

DAR

24h 40m1 stop

4:10 am - 8:20 pm

DAR

IAD

23h 10m1 stop

$990Turkish Airlines

mié., mar. 4 - mar., mar. 24

3:00 pm - 7:25 am

SFO

JRO

29h 25m1 stop

9:05 am - 1:40 pm

JRO

SFO

38h 35m2 stops

$999Qatar Airways

lun., feb. 23 - mié., mar. 11

3:00 pm - 4:35 pm

SFO

JRO

38h 35m2 stops

9:05 am - 12:40 pm

JRO

SFO

38h 35m2 stops

$1,002Qatar Airways

mar., feb. 3 - mié., feb. 25

6:50 pm - 9:15 pm

IAD

ZNZ

18h 25m1 stop

10:00 pm - 5:05 pm

ZNZ

IAD

26h 05m2 stops

$1,012Delta

dom., feb. 22 - dom., mar. 22

7:05 pm - 10:35 pm

IAD

DAR

20h 30m2 stops

11:45 pm - 5:05 pm

DAR

IAD

24h 20m1 stop

$1,012KLM

mié., mar. 11 - lun., mar. 23

12:38 pm - 9:15 pm

IAD

ZNZ

24h 37m2 stops

10:00 pm - 5:05 pm

ZNZ

IAD

26h 05m2 stops

$1,016Delta

dom., feb. 22 - dom., mar. 22

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Return

Price

Washington, D.C.Dar Es Salaam

IAD - DAR

IADDAR

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

mar. 1/27

10:00 am-5:55 pm

1 stop23h 55m

Dar Es Salaam

mar. 2/10

12:15 pm-8:00 am

2 stops27h 45m

$958

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

sáb. 2/28

12:33 pm-7:25 am

2 stops32h 52m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

dom. 3/8

9:05 am-2:54 pm

2 stops39h 49m

$981

San FranciscoArusha

SFO - JRO

SFOJRO

San Francisco

mar. 3/17

2:10 pm-5:10 am

2 stops29h 00m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

jue. 3/26

3:35 am-12:05 pm

2 stops42h 30m

$985

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

jue. 1/22

2:45 pm-7:25 am

2 stops30h 40m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

vie. 2/6

9:05 am-12:02 pm

2 stops36h 57m

$987

Washington, D.C.Dar Es Salaam

IAD - DAR

IADDAR

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

mié. 3/4

1:30 pm-10:10 pm

1 stop24h 40m

Dar Es Salaam

mar. 3/24

4:10 am-8:20 pm

1 stop23h 10m

$990

San FranciscoArusha

SFO - JRO

SFOJRO

San Francisco

lun. 2/23

3:00 pm-7:25 am

1 stop29h 25m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

mié. 3/11

9:05 am-1:40 pm

2 stops38h 35m

$999

San FranciscoArusha

SFO - JRO

SFOJRO

San Francisco

mar. 2/3

3:00 pm-4:35 pm

2 stops38h 35m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

mié. 2/25

9:05 am-12:40 pm

2 stops38h 35m

$1,002

Washington, D.C.Zanzibar

IAD - ZNZ

IADZNZ

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

dom. 2/22

6:50 pm-9:15 pm

1 stop18h 25m

Zanzibar Intl

dom. 3/22

10:00 pm-5:05 pm

2 stops26h 05m

$1,012

Washington, D.C.Dar Es Salaam

IAD - DAR

IADDAR

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

mié. 3/11

7:05 pm-10:35 pm

2 stops20h 30m

Dar Es Salaam

lun. 3/23

11:45 pm-5:05 pm

1 stop24h 20m

$1,012

Washington, D.C.Zanzibar

IAD - ZNZ

IADZNZ

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

dom. 2/22

12:38 pm-9:15 pm

2 stops24h 37m

Zanzibar Intl

dom. 3/22

10:00 pm-5:05 pm

2 stops26h 05m

$1,016

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Tanzania flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to Tanzania?

Turkish Airlines, Delta and Qatar Airways 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 33% 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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Dar Es Salaam

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Cheap Tanzania flight deals and tips

Summary info about Tanzania flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$492
Best Round-Trip Price	$958
Fastest flight time	21h 30m

The best one-way flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $492 (Denver Intl to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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The best round-trip flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $958 (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Dar Es Salaam).

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The fastest flight to Tanzania from United States takes 21h 30m (New York LaGuardia to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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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 Delta happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Turkish Airlines is the most popular among the three airlines, with 31% 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.

What is the best day of the week to fly to Tanzania?

The best day of the week to fly to Tanzania is Saturday due to prices being at their lowest. Flying out on a Monday should be a backup plan since this day tends to be less expensive as well. Thursday, on the other hand, is the most expensive day to fly to Tanzania.

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 44 operators available for flights to Tanzania as of December 2025.

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.