CPT - ZNZ Price | R415 - R548 |
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ZNZ Temperature | 24 - 28 °C |
ZNZ Rainfall | 20 - 320 mm |
Popular in | January | High demand for flights, 15% potential price rise |
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Cheapest in | May | Best time to find cheap flights, 11% potential price drop |
Round-trip from | R6 641 | From Cape Town Intl to Zanzibar Kisauni |
One-way from | R5 409 | One-way flight from Cape Town Intl to Zanzibar Kisauni |
Monday is generally a great day to depart. Flying on this day could help you save up to 8%.
To save on the cost of your flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar, book at least 36 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 10% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from R8 194 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as R8 402.
Our data shows that May tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Zanzibar from Cape Town. Users have commonly found prices around R7 460 for the month, but tickets can be as low as R5 937. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in January.
It’s optimal to fly from Cape Town to Zanzibar at midday. By choosing this option you can save up to 37% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight in the afternoon.
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Cape Town International Airport is located 20 kilometres from the city centre and offers flights into Zanzibar. This airport is a hub for Mango, FlySafair, and South African Express. It offers flights to Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This airport has separate terminals for domestic and international flights as well as a central terminal that connects the two. The flight will end at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which is five kilometres from Zanzibar City. The airport has two terminals and about 900,000 passengers pass through in a year. It offers both year-long and seasonal flights to many different destinations.
Unfortunately, at this time there are no direct, nonstop flights available to Zanzibar from Cape Town. While that may change in the future, travellers can instead choose a stopover flight to reach the destination. Many different airlines offer indirect flights between the two areas. These include Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and others. These flights can range in duration from flights that last 9h 10m to others that last 21h 25m. Passengers will find that flights with a single stop are often less expensive than flights with additional stops before reaching Zanzibar.
A handful of flights are available that make one stop before reaching Zanzibar from Cape Town. These stops take place in Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport, Addis Ababa Airport, and Dubai Airport in many cases. There are also several stopover flights that touch down two times before reaching Zanzibar. Some flights stop in O.R. Tambo International Airport and Addis Ababa Airport while others make stops at Victoria Falls Airport and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport.
A traveller visiting Zanzibar from Cape Town has no need to bring a visa. However, you are going to need a passport and a valid form of ID.
Some of our airline partners flying from Cape Town Intl to Zanzibar Kisauni have new flexible policies in place due to COVID-19. Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways, and Qatar Airways are some of the carriers where you may find flexible cancellation policies. You can use our site to filter for airlines like Ethiopian Air with this kind of flexibility.
Yes, there are multiple flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar for under R8 000. The cheapest flight booked recently is on Ethiopian Air for just R7 922, but on average you can expect to pay R8 226.
There are currently 7+ open flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar within the next 7 days for less than R9 100.
Within the past month, 6 618 users have taken a look at flights from Cape Town Intl to Zanzibar Kisauni.
Currently priced at R7 922, Ethiopian Air will fly you from Cape Town to Zanzibar and back. In addition to Ethiopian Air, many other airlines offer competitively priced options for your trip. Search Cheapflights for deals from Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways - these airlines can fly you to your destination from R8 514 and R8 930, respectively.
One-way options have recently been found by users for as low as R4 865 on Kenya Airways. Other airlines that offer cheap prices include Ethiopian Air from R5 169 and Qatar Airways from R5 457 one-way.
When booking a flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar, you may want to consider flying on British Airways, Emirates or Ethiopian Air as they are the most popular for this route.
On average you can expect to pay R7 964 for a flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar. The cheapest flight overall is R5 177 while the most popular route, (Cape Town Intl - Zanzibar Kisauni) is currently priced at R7 922.