Flight Time from Nairobi to Zanzibar

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Nairobi to Zanzibar City with the following airlines, including: Flightlink Air Tanzania Precision Air Kenya Airways Flexflight Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 2 hours to fly from Nairobi to Zanzibar City.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Nairobi to Zanzibar City is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 32 flight per week flying from Nairobi to Zanzibar City. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Precision Air: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- PW718 (08:19) Kenya Airways: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- KQ6718 (08:19)

The cheapest months to fly from Nairobi to Zanzibar City is October, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Nairobi to Zanzibar City on December 16, 2025 with Flightlink, with prices starting at €126.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Zanzibar City, with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (NBO-ZNZ) is by far the most common option on this route: Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ).

The time difference between Zanzibar City and Nairobi is 0h.

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