Flight Time from Zanzibar to Johannesburg

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

It takes about 3 hours 50 minutes to fly from Zanzibar City to Johannesburg.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Zanzibar City to Johannesburg 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 3 flight per week flying from Zanzibar City to Johannesburg. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Flysafair: -/M/-/-/T/F/- -- FA571 (14:28)

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

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Zanzibar City to Johannesburg on December 29, 2025 with Precision Air, with prices starting at €237.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Johannesburg, with Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to O. R. Tambo International Airport (ZNZ-JNB) is by far the most common option on this route: Lanseria International Airport (HLA) O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB).

The time difference between Johannesburg and Zanzibar City is 1h.

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