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 51m on average. On the other hand, flying from San Francisco to Zanzibar Intl takes 24h 45m 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 40% 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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Kenya Airways

Sep 5

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 17

DAR

28h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$995

Kenya Airways

Sep 4

JFK

17h 00m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 16

DAR

17h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$1,026

Kenya Airways

Sep 6

JFK

17h 00m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 20

DAR

28h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$1,073

Kenya Airways

Sep 4

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 17

DAR

34h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$1,082

Kenya Airways

Sep 5

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 17

DAR

21h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,103

Emirates

Sep 2

JFK

32h 30m

2 stops

DAR

Nov 26

DAR

35h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,118

Kenya Airways

Sep 2

JFK

17h 00m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 14

DAR

17h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$1,122

Kenya Airways

Jul 26

JFK

17h 00m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 17

DAR

28h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$1,125

Emirates

Jul 26

JFK

19h 30m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 17

DAR

34h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,130

Emirates

Jul 26

JFK

19h 30m

1 stop

DAR

Aug 5

DAR

34h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,141

Multiple Airlines

Sep 14

IAD

36h 30m

2 stops

DAR

Sep 21

DAR

33h 58m

2 stops

IAD

$1,141

Kenya Airways

Sep 2

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

Sep 19

DAR

17h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$1,153

Flights to Zanzibar

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Emirates

Nov 16

JFK

31h 40m

1 stop

ZNZ

Nov 19

ZNZ

42h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,082

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

ORD

23h 50m

2 stops

ZNZ

Sep 15

ZNZ

23h 07m

2 stops

ORD

$1,095

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

ORD

23h 50m

2 stops

ZNZ

Sep 15

ZNZ

23h 07m

2 stops

ORD

$1,097

Qatar Airways

Nov 6

JFK

26h 30m

1 stop

ZNZ

Nov 15

ZNZ

45h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$1,103

Multiple Airlines

Nov 3

ORD

21h 50m

2 stops

ZNZ

Nov 17

ZNZ

24h 06m

2 stops

ORD

$1,107

SAUDIA

Sep 21

JFK

48h 40m

2 stops

ZNZ

Sep 25

ZNZ

35h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,112

Qatar Airways

Nov 6

JFK

26h 30m

1 stop

ZNZ

Nov 15

ZNZ

45h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$1,121

Kenya Airways

Sep 27

ORD

29h 50m

2 stops

ZNZ

Oct 4

ZNZ

33h 37m

2 stops

ORD

$1,123

Emirates

Nov 5

JFK

56h 20m

2 stops

ZNZ

Nov 9

ZNZ

32h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$1,130

Emirates

Nov 4

JFK

31h 40m

1 stop

ZNZ

Nov 7

ZNZ

42h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,132

Multiple Airlines

Oct 6

JFK

35h 50m

2 stops

ZNZ

Oct 16

ZNZ

35h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,135

Emirates

Nov 23

JFK

24h 40m

2 stops

ZNZ

Nov 30

ZNZ

42h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,137

Flights to Arusha

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Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

JFK

36h 30m

2 stops

ARK

Oct 27

ARK

49h 15m

3 stops

JFK

$1,192

Multiple Airlines

Sep 3

JFK

24h 00m

2 stops

ARK

Sep 20

ARK

49h 15m

3 stops

JFK

$1,230

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

IAD

37h 30m

2 stops

ARK

Oct 27

ARK

57h 10m

3 stops

IAD

$1,231

Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

JFK

23h 10m

2 stops

ARK

Oct 17

ARK

49h 05m

3 stops

JFK

$1,258

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

JFK

33h 15m

3 stops

ARK

Oct 27

ARK

49h 15m

3 stops

JFK

$1,278

Multiple Airlines

Sep 12

JFK

24h 00m

2 stops

ARK

Sep 26

ARK

48h 05m

3 stops

JFK

$1,288

Multiple Airlines

Sep 18

IAD

23h 25m

2 stops

ARK

Oct 2

ARK

49h 10m

3 stops

IAD

$1,301

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

IAD

34h 15m

3 stops

ARK

Oct 27

ARK

57h 10m

3 stops

IAD

$1,305

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

IAD

37h 30m

2 stops

ARK

Oct 27

ARK

38h 45m

2 stops

IAD

$1,409

Multiple Airlines

Sep 18

IAD

34h 15m

3 stops

ARK

Oct 2

ARK

48h 10m

3 stops

IAD

$1,421

Multiple Airlines

Jun 21

JFK

48h 15m

3 stops

ARK

Jul 8

ARK

52h 45m

3 stops

JFK

$1,514

Multiple Airlines

Aug 24

IAD

33h 25m

3 stops

ARK

Aug 31

ARK

35h 25m

3 stops

IAD

$1,530

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1:45 pm - 8:10 pm

JFK

DAR

23h 25m

1 stop

9:55 am - 7:35 am

DAR

JFK

28h 40m

1 stop

$995Kenya Airways

Sat, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 17

1:45 pm - 1:45 pm

JFK

DAR

17h 00m

1 stop

9:00 pm - 7:35 am

DAR

JFK

17h 35m

1 stop

$1,026Kenya Airways

Fri, Sep 4 - Wed, Sep 16

10:00 pm - 7:35 am

JFK

JRO

26h 35m

1 stop

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm

JRO

JFK

31h 50m

3 stops

$1,049Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 28

10:00 pm - 4:25 pm

JFK

JRO

35h 25m

2 stops

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm

JRO

JFK

31h 50m

3 stops

$1,051Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 28

11:00 pm - 2:40 pm

JFK

ZNZ

31h 40m

1 stop

8:00 am - 6:55 pm

ZNZ

JFK

42h 55m

2 stops

$1,082Emirates

Mon, Nov 16 - Thu, Nov 19

10:20 pm - 1:50 pm

JFK

DAR

32h 30m

2 stops

3:25 pm - 6:55 pm

DAR

JFK

35h 30m

2 stops

$1,118Emirates

Wed, Sep 2 - Thu, Nov 26

9:15 pm - 2:30 am

EWR

ZNZ

21h 15m

2 stops

4:20 am - 7:10 pm

ZNZ

EWR

22h 50m

2 stops

$1,175Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 11

12:25 am - 3:10 am

EWR

DAR

18h 45m

1 stop

6:15 am - 10:30 pm

DAR

EWR

24h 15m

1 stop

$1,183Turkish Airlines

Tue, Nov 24 - Fri, Jan 29

12:25 am - 2:15 am

EWR

DAR

18h 50m

1 stop

4:10 am - 10:30 pm

DAR

EWR

26h 20m

1 stop

$1,208Turkish Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Nov 25

10:15 pm - 6:05 pm

EWR

JRO

36h 50m

2 stops

2:10 am - 7:10 pm

JRO

EWR

25h 00m

3 stops

$1,271Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 11

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

New YorkDar Es Salaam

JFK - DAR

JFKDAR

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 9/5

1:45 pm-8:10 pm

1 stop23h 25m

Dar Es Salaam

Thu 9/17

9:55 am-7:35 am

1 stop28h 40m

$995

Quickest round-trip

New YorkDar Es Salaam

JFK - DAR

JFKDAR

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 9/4

1:45 pm-1:45 pm

1 stop17h 00m

Dar Es Salaam

Wed 9/16

9:00 pm-7:35 am

1 stop17h 35m

$1,026

New YorkArusha

JFK - JRO

JFKJRO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/13

10:00 pm-7:35 am

1 stop26h 35m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 10/28

3:10 pm-4:00 pm

3 stops31h 50m

$1,049

New YorkArusha

JFK - JRO

JFKJRO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/13

10:00 pm-4:25 pm

2 stops35h 25m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 10/28

3:10 pm-4:00 pm

3 stops31h 50m

$1,051

New YorkZanzibar

JFK - ZNZ

JFKZNZ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/16

11:00 pm-2:40 pm

1 stop31h 40m

Zanzibar Intl

Thu 11/19

8:00 am-6:55 pm

2 stops42h 55m

$1,082

New YorkDar Es Salaam

JFK - DAR

JFKDAR

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/2

10:20 pm-1:50 pm

2 stops32h 30m

Dar Es Salaam

Thu 11/26

3:25 pm-6:55 pm

2 stops35h 30m

$1,118

NewarkZanzibar

EWR - ZNZ

EWRZNZ

Newark

Thu 11/5

9:15 pm-2:30 am

2 stops21h 15m

Zanzibar Intl

Wed 11/11

4:20 am-7:10 pm

2 stops22h 50m

$1,175

NewarkDar Es Salaam

EWR - DAR

EWRDAR

Newark

Tue 11/24

12:25 am-3:10 am

1 stop18h 45m

Dar Es Salaam

Fri 1/29

6:15 am-10:30 pm

1 stop24h 15m

$1,183

NewarkDar Es Salaam

EWR - DAR

EWRDAR

Newark

Tue 9/1

12:25 am-2:15 am

1 stop18h 50m

Dar Es Salaam

Wed 11/25

4:10 am-10:30 pm

1 stop26h 20m

$1,208

NewarkArusha

EWR - JRO

EWRJRO

Newark

Thu 10/29

10:15 pm-6:05 pm

2 stops36h 50m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 11/11

2:10 am-7:10 pm

3 stops25h 00m

$1,271

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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 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tanzania. Keep in mind that there are 14 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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Summary info about Tanzania flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$444
Best Round-Trip Price	$995
Fastest flight time	19h 25m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 5 days is $444 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Dar Es Salaam).

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The best round-trip flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 5 days is $995 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Dar Es Salaam).

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The fastest flight to Tanzania from United States takes 19h 25m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Dar Es Salaam).

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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 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, Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Air happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Turkish Airlines is the most popular among the three airlines, with 33% 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, 52% 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 June 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.