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Stone Town to Dar es Salaam by flight or ferry
About 75 km. The ferry is fastest at 3 h; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹3,330 per person. The flight (2.8 h with airport time) is no faster door to door and costs more.
Dar es Salaam to Stone TownFastest
Ferry
Azam Marine fast ferry (economy / VIP / royal)
3 h door to door. The flight (2.8 h with airport time) is no faster door to door and costs more.
Cheapest
Ferry
Azam Marine fast ferry (economy / VIP / royal)
from ₹3,330 per person
Best value
Ferry
Azam Marine fast ferry (economy / VIP / royal)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | Azam Marine fast ferry (economy / VIP / royal) | 3 h | ₹3,330–₹5,710per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Flight Zanzibar (ZNZ)–Dar es Salaam (DAR), 20 min: Air Tanzania, Auric, Coastal, As Salaam | 2.8 h | ₹6,660–₹12,360per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Ferry, Azam Marine fast ferry (economy / VIP / royal): About 2 hours across, four sailings a day from about 07:00. Foreigners pay in US dollars; buy at the Azam office or online, not from touts at the port. The channel can be rough from June to August.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry · Azam Marine fast ferry (economy / VIP / royal) | ₹6,660–₹11,420 | ₹13,320–₹22,840 |
| Flight · Flight Zanzibar (ZNZ)–Dar es Salaam (DAR), 20 min: Air Tanzania, Auric, Coastal, As Salaam | ₹13,320–₹24,720 | ₹26,640–₹49,440 |
Once you’re in Dar es Salaam
- Best time: June – October
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (June – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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