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AED 801 Find Cheap Flights from Dubai to Zanzibar

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Cheap Flights from Dubai to Zanzibar (DXB-ZNZ)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Dubai to Zanzibar that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Dubai to Zanzibar

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17:10 - 03:30DXB-ZNZ
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AED 1,645Ethiopian Air
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AED 1,649Ethiopian Air
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AED 1,664Ethiopian Air
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04:00 - 08:40DXB-ZNZ
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AED 1,789Air Tanzania
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AED 1,796Air Tanzania
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06:05 - 05:00DXB-ZNZ
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AED 1,807Oman Air
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AED 1,847Oman Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dubai to Zanzibar flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dubai to Zanzibar to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Dubai to Zanzibar?

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Dubai to Zanzibar?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Dubai to Zanzibar clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Dubai to Zanzibar, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Zanzibar back to Dubai, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Dubai to Zanzibar?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Dubai to Zanzibar is April, where tickets cost AED 1,454 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 2,351 and AED 2,222 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Dubai to Zanzibar?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at AED 2,176 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dubai to Zanzibar?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Zanzibar, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flightAED 801
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
Flight from Dubai to Zanzibar

When to book flights from Dubai to Zanzibar

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dubai to Zanzibar based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Dubai to Zanzibar

  • What is the best way to get from Zanzibar Airport to the city centre?

    The public transport in Zanzibar is not suitable for tourists, therefore the best way to travel in Zanzibar is to rent a car or to take a taxi to your destination in Zanzibar. A taxi from the airport to the city centre will cost you around TZS 19000 (AED 30.00).

  • Are there onsite hotels at Zanzibar Airport?

    While there are no airports located inside Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, there are several accommodation options very close by. Hotels offer airport shuttle services that can pick you up when you arrive, as well as drop you off at the end of your stay in Zanzibar. If you forget to arrange an airport-hotel shuttle pickup, one of the many taxi services that operate out of Zanzibar Airport will be on hand to get you to where you need to be.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dubai to Zanzibar was AED 218 for a one-way ticket and AED 448 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    flydubai, and Emirates offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Dubai to Zanzibar flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Dubai to Zanzibar flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    There are direct flights from Dubai to Zanzibar on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Dubai to Zanzibar, Air Tanzania or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Dubai to Zanzibar are Air Tanzania and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of AED 1,569 and an overall rating of 7.8, Air Tanzania is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of AED 1,934 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Dubai to Zanzibar.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Zanzibar from Dubai is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Zanzibar with an airline and back to Dubai with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Zanzibar from Dubai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Dubai to Zanzibar

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for AED 994 or less one-way and AED 1,726 or less round-trip.
  • Fly Dubai and Emirates offer direct flights to Zanzibar. Fly Dubai is usually your cheapest option for a direct flight. If you’re on a very tight budget, you can find cheap flights from Dubai to Zanzibar with Air Oman as they offer indirect flights with one stop over at Muscat Seeb International Airport, which is located in Seeb, Oman's capital.
  • If you arrive early for your flight to Zanzibar, you will be able to make use of the complimentary shower facilities that are located throughout Terminal 3 at Dubai International. There are also several spa facilities that passengers who are waiting to board can use for a small fee.
  • Zanzibar Airport, officially named Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, has 2 terminals for arriving passengers. These are Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. If you are flying to Zanzibar from Dubai, you will arrive at Terminal 3, as this is the designated arrival station for international passengers. Terminal 2 is for domestic arrivals only.

Prefer to fly direct from Dubai Intl to Zanzibar Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Dubai Intl to Zanzibar Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Dubai Intl Airport to Zanzibar Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Dubai Intl to Zanzibar Intl

Monday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Tuesday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Wednesday

Air Tanzania, Emirates, flydubai

Air Tanzania, Emirates, +1 more

Thursday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Friday

Air Tanzania, Emirates, flydubai

Air Tanzania, Emirates, +1 more

Saturday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Sunday

Air Tanzania, Emirates, flydubai

Air Tanzania, Emirates, +1 more

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Direct returns

Zanzibar Intl to Dubai Intl

Monday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Tuesday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Wednesday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Thursday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Friday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Saturday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

Sunday

Emirates, flydubai

Emirates, flydubai

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Dubai to Zanzibar

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dubai to Zanzibar. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Dubai to Zanzibar? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
Air TanzaniaOverall score based on 13 reviews
7.8Crew
7.8Comfort
7.5Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.2Food
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The airline cancelled my flight and as a result I had to book thru another airline. Furthermore, I forfeited $20 with kayak.

2.0 MediocreNalneesh, Feb 2025JRO - EBB
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The airline cancelled my flight and as a result I had to book thru another airline. Furthermore, I forfeited $20 with kayak.

Pros: "Did not travel"
Cons: "Because of COV-19 my friend that I did not travel. I tried to contact the airline by all possible means but Air Tanzania did not get back to me. Needless to say we did not receive any reimbursement for the flights paid. Communication with the customers would have been nice and the tickets reimbursed or vouchers offered,"

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

Over - amazing. The aircraft is somewhat old on this route.

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

Boarding for business class passengers can be improved. Also, when debarking the aircraft, Economy passengers are let off first due the way the configuration of the cabin upstairs.

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

The boarding was fast, the food was great; however, the seats & leg space were tight.

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

Love the dreamliner plane. It's such a smooth ride, I don't notice that it's 15 hours in the air. The staff are great and they don't overstuff you with food.

I really like this airline. The staff are lovely and friendly, the planes are tidy and unfussy. I would rate them at the top of the African Airline carriers.

If the flight was full I would have been more uncomfortable as the space was small. The seat in front of me was very close, I wear transition lenses and it was too close for a comfortable viewing experience. The foot room was not the best either. The row was empty so I had shoulder width space. The foot space in my opinion could be better, I am just 6ft tall, medium built and found the space mediocre. The AC on the flight could have been cooler. We were delaed on the tarmac and the air con was warm. Even in the air, it could have been cooler. Apart from that excellent service crew, we were delayed on the tarmac and water was offered to us which was of good temperature. The snacks offered were acceptable. Thanks for a safe and smooth journey.

Boarding from T3 is a nightmare for the transfer to the aircraft.

BEST air crew in the industry and service delivery takes it to the next level from great to AMAZING!!!

No TVs are working, in my local busses also not work sometimes. Is the both are same,,

The timing for this flight is really odd.. at 4.45AM If it was 1AM or 8AM it would be great. I guess its probably for European connecting flights with Emirates? Anyway, for a budget airline, the business class product in FlyDubai is quite decent. You even get Champagne, although 4AM is an off time to have it. The Throne seat for me while is great for privacy, sleeping isn't great for the foot extension. This flight is great for me due to its direct nature but if Emirates did it, I would choose that.

The quality is worse and worse , this business ticket pricing is overpriced !!!!

The Plane was very small.. domestic route will perfect not international

If I have a choice I would not use this airline. They moved by booking to Smart Wings, an airline they code share with. Changing terminals in buses and dealing with some of the staff associated with it is not the best experience. Having stated that I must share that the crew of Smart Wings airlines was polite.

Consider serving food to all passengers regardless of food reservation status during booking.

This was a smartwings operated flight. Flydubai is no longer value for money. Their prices are as high as emirates whereas delays, services and overall quality is as low as any other low cost carrier.

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