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 27h on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Zanzibar Intl takes 28h 15m 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

Jan 26

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 1

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$888

Ethiopian Air

Feb 9

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 15

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$898

Ethiopian Air

Jan 29

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 4

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$908

Kenya Airways

Mar 8

JFK

23h 20m

1 stop

DAR

Mar 15

DAR

17h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$912

Ethiopian Air

Jan 28

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 3

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$916

Ethiopian Air

Mar 8

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 14

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$927

Ethiopian Air

Jan 24

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 7

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$928

Ethiopian Air

Feb 10

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 18

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$942

Ethiopian Air

Jan 31

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 4

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$955

Ethiopian Air

Feb 13

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 13

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$957

United Airlines

Mar 16

EWR

32h 05m

1 stop

DAR

Mar 20

DAR

25h 15m

1 stop

EWR

$958

United Airlines

Mar 22

EWR

32h 05m

1 stop

DAR

Apr 8

DAR

24h 15m

1 stop

EWR

$960

Flights to Zanzibar

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Ethiopian Air

Mar 5

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 12

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$941

Kenya Airways

Mar 2

ORD

41h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 10

ZNZ

24h 07m

2 stops

ORD

$975

Qatar Airways

Mar 9

BOS

26h 50m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 16

ZNZ

27h 15m

2 stops

BOS

$975

Ethiopian Air

Feb 14

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Feb 21

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$981

Qatar Airways

Mar 9

BOS

26h 50m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 16

ZNZ

27h 15m

2 stops

BOS

$987

Ethiopian Air

Mar 5

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 12

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$993

Turkish Airlines

Mar 11

BOS

24h 30m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 16

ZNZ

22h 00m

2 stops

BOS

$1,004

Ethiopian Air

Mar 10

JFK

22h 20m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,008

Turkish Airlines

Mar 25

EWR

18h 40m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 31

ZNZ

26h 35m

2 stops

EWR

$1,016

Turkish Airlines

Mar 25

JFK

18h 45m

1 stop

ZNZ

Apr 1

ZNZ

24h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,016

Ethiopian Air

Apr 9

EWR

21h 45m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 16

ZNZ

22h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$1,018

Ethiopian Air

Feb 7

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Feb 13

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,021

Flights to Arusha

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

24h 20m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

40h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,211

Multiple Airlines

Mar 23

LAX

32h 35m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 10

ARK

56h 10m

3 stops

LAX

$1,365

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

IAD

35h 10m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 14

ARK

37h 50m

2 stops

IAD

$1,467

Multiple Airlines

Mar 23

LAX

54h 30m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 10

ARK

38h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$1,512

Multiple Airlines

Feb 9

LAX

37h 45m

2 stops

ARK

Feb 25

ARK

55h 05m

3 stops

LAX

$1,515

Multiple Airlines

Feb 9

LAX

37h 45m

2 stops

ARK

Feb 25

ARK

55h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,552

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

IAD

27h 25m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 14

ARK

37h 50m

3 stops

IAD

$1,572

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

IAD

21h 10m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 14

ARK

26h 00m

3 stops

IAD

$1,605

Multiple Airlines

Mar 5

JFK

51h 40m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,661

Multiple Airlines

Mar 3

SFO

59h 05m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 24

ARK

34h 10m

2 stops

SFO

$1,685

Multiple Airlines

Jun 8

ORD

32h 10m

2 stops

ARK

Jun 19

ARK

29h 50m

2 stops

ORD

$1,768

Multiple Airlines

Jun 8

ORD

33h 45m

3 stops

ARK

Jun 19

ARK

37h 40m

2 stops

ORD

$1,878

Flights to Mwanza

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

SFO

36h 10m

3 stops

MWZ

Mar 14

MWZ

38h 55m

3 stops

SFO

$1,289

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

SFO

34h 20m

2 stops

MWZ

Mar 14

MWZ

58h 50m

3 stops

SFO

$1,324

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

SFO

34h 20m

2 stops

MWZ

Mar 14

MWZ

57h 25m

2 stops

SFO

$1,499

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2:30 pm - 5:10 am

IAD

JRO

31h 40m

2 stops

3:35 am - 8:20 pm

JRO

IAD

23h 45m

2 stops

$921Turkish Airlines

Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Mar 18

8:55 pm - 3:30 am

JFK

ZNZ

22h 35m

3 stops

4:20 am - 7:55 pm

ZNZ

JFK

22h 35m

2 stops

$941Ethiopian Air

Thu, Mar 5 - Thu, Mar 12

7:20 pm - 5:10 am

DEN

JRO

23h 50m

2 stops

6:10 am - 6:35 pm

JRO

DEN

21h 25m

1 stop

$961Turkish Airlines

Sat, Feb 28 - Sat, Mar 14

8:55 pm - 3:30 am

JFK

ZNZ

22h 35m

3 stops

4:20 am - 6:55 pm

ZNZ

JFK

22h 35m

2 stops

$981Ethiopian Air

Sat, Feb 14 - Sat, Feb 21

4:43 pm - 4:35 pm

DEN

JRO

37h 52m

3 stops

9:05 am - 12:57 pm

JRO

DEN

37h 52m

3 stops

$986Qatar Airways

Thu, Feb 26 - Sun, Mar 8

12:33 pm - 4:35 pm

DEN

JRO

42h 02m

3 stops

9:05 am - 9:37 pm

JRO

DEN

46h 32m

3 stops

$996Qatar Airways

Thu, Feb 26 - Sun, Mar 8

1:45 pm - 5:50 pm

JFK

JRO

21h 05m

1 stop

1:45 am - 7:35 am

JRO

JFK

36h 50m

1 stop

$1,040Kenya Airways

Wed, Apr 29 - Fri, May 8

5:50 pm - 7:55 pm

ORD

DAR

42h 05m

2 stops

8:45 pm - 5:10 pm

DAR

ORD

28h 25m

2 stops

$1,112Kenya Airways

Tue, Mar 31 - Thu, Apr 9

7:00 am - 11:55 pm

LGA

JRO

32h 55m

3 stops

1:25 am - 9:04 pm

JRO

LGA

26h 39m

2 stops

$1,195Delta

Tue, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 16

6:05 pm - 11:55 pm

EWR

JRO

22h 50m

2 stops

9:35 pm - 6:38 pm

JRO

EWR

28h 03m

3 stops

$1,198Delta

Fri, Mar 13 - Sat, Mar 28

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Washington, D.C.Arusha

IAD - JRO

IADJRO

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 3/11

2:30 pm-5:10 am

2 stops31h 40m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 3/18

3:35 am-8:20 pm

2 stops23h 45m

$921

New YorkZanzibar

JFK - ZNZ

JFKZNZ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 3/5

8:55 pm-3:30 am

3 stops22h 35m

Zanzibar Intl

Thu 3/12

4:20 am-7:55 pm

2 stops22h 35m

$941

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

Sat 2/28

7:20 pm-5:10 am

2 stops23h 50m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Sat 3/14

6:10 am-6:35 pm

1 stop21h 25m

$961

New YorkZanzibar

JFK - ZNZ

JFKZNZ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 2/14

8:55 pm-3:30 am

3 stops22h 35m

Zanzibar Intl

Sat 2/21

4:20 am-6:55 pm

2 stops22h 35m

$981

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

Thu 2/26

4:43 pm-4:35 pm

3 stops37h 52m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Sun 3/8

9:05 am-12:57 pm

3 stops37h 52m

$986

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

Thu 2/26

12:33 pm-4:35 pm

3 stops42h 02m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Sun 3/8

9:05 am-9:37 pm

3 stops46h 32m

$996

New YorkArusha

JFK - JRO

JFKJRO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/29

1:45 pm-5:50 pm

1 stop21h 05m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Fri 5/8

1:45 am-7:35 am

1 stop36h 50m

$1,040

ChicagoDar Es Salaam

ORD - DAR

ORDDAR

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 3/31

5:50 pm-7:55 pm

2 stops42h 05m

Dar Es Salaam

Thu 4/9

8:45 pm-5:10 pm

2 stops28h 25m

$1,112

New YorkArusha

LGA - JRO

LGAJRO

New York LaGuardia

Tue 3/3

7:00 am-11:55 pm

3 stops32h 55m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Mon 3/16

1:25 am-9:04 pm

2 stops26h 39m

$1,195

NewarkArusha

EWR - JRO

EWRJRO

Newark

Fri 3/13

6:05 pm-11:55 pm

2 stops22h 50m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Sat 3/28

9:35 pm-6:38 pm

3 stops28h 03m

$1,198

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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 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.

Cheapest flights to cities in Tanzania

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Dar Es Salaam

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Summary info about Tanzania flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$493
Best Round-Trip Price	$921
Fastest flight time	21h 00m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $493 (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 $921 (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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The fastest flight to Tanzania from United States takes 21h 00m (New York LaGuardia to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Tanzania, with a 4% 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 Delta 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, 58% 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 44 operators available for flights to Tanzania as of January 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.