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Cheapest return fare
AED 1,924
Typical prices: AED 2,071-AED 2,497
flydubai
Sun 22/11Wed 25/11
DXB - ZNZ • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
AED 973
Typical prices: AED 878-AED 1,241
Oman Air
Sat 12/9
DXB - ZNZ • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from AED 1,924 (return)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Most punctual • 72% on-time
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Cheapest • Avg AED 2,610 (return)
Shortest trip • 8h 58m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 9% price drop
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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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Dubai to Zanzibar

Sun, 22 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov
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08:00 - 14:25
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AED 1,924flydubai
Mon, 7 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
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AED 1,958flydubai
Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep
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AED 1,965flydubai
Mon, 21 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
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AED 1,969flydubai
Sat, 8 Aug - Sat, 15 Aug
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AED 1,972flydubai
Thu, 27 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
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AED 1,976flydubai
Sat, 5 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
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AED 1,983flydubai
Mon, 7 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
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AED 1,987flydubai
Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 17 Sep
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AED 1,991flydubai
Thu, 3 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep
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Booking Insights

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 return flight from Dubai to Zanzibar?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Dubai to Zanzibar departing in November.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Zanzibar from Dubai usually cost between AED 2,193 and AED 2,747 in November.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was AED 1,924 on flydubai (22 Nov–25 Nov).

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, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Zanzibar back to Dubai, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Tuesday 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 November, where tickets cost AED 2,167 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 3,045 and AED 2,637 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.

No, with an average price for the route of AED 2,091, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

April

Cheapest flight

AED 973
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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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 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dubai to Zanzibar was AED 973 for a one-way ticket and AED 1,924 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.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Dubai to Zanzibar?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Dubai and Zanzibar, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this 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, Emirates or Air Tanzania?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Dubai to Zanzibar are Emirates and Air Tanzania. With an average price for the route of AED 2,758 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air Tanzania is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of AED 2,217 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • 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 1,345 or less one-way and AED 1,983 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

flydubai

flydubai

Tuesday

flydubai

flydubai

Wednesday

Air Tanzania,flydubai

Air Tanzania,flydubai

Thursday

flydubai

flydubai

Friday

Air Tanzania,flydubai

Air Tanzania,flydubai

Saturday

flydubai

flydubai

Sunday

Air Tanzania,flydubai

Air Tanzania,flydubai

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Direct returns

Zanzibar Intl to Dubai Intl

Monday

flydubai

flydubai

Tuesday

flydubai

flydubai

Wednesday

flydubai

flydubai

Thursday

flydubai

flydubai

Friday

flydubai

flydubai

Saturday

flydubai

flydubai

Sunday

flydubai

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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3635 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

10.0 ExcellentHassan, Jul 2026
DXB - RUH
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Flight was cancelled without notification. Information on flight status was not available on Emirates's website.

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

The crew members were just okay ,but the food and entertainment need to be improved

No properly information for gat at Tanzania airport, on board written c7 so we were waiting c7 gate, suddenly our name is announce that gate c9 is waiting for us, so thats pooorrr communication

As I have already sent the messages to the head of Air Tanzania regarding the money they made us take at the airport it is pure scam they took more than $300 so that he let us enter the plane and the reason because we have Burundian passports! For foreigners I strongly advise you not to trust this agency

The airline cancelled my flight and as a result I had to book thru another airline. Furthermore, I forfeited $20 with kayak.

Everything was great, the infotainment system was glitching but this was not a big deal.

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

The flight is packed and it feels like the space per individual has gotten smaller. Excruciating for a 14hr flight.

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

Movie channels was great. Air hostess could be a little more caring

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

Flight was late! Why ? No one seemed to know. Looks like the planes windows were never cleaned. My phone camera refused to take a picture of Mount Kilimanjaro.

I purchased the upgrade to have 3 seats open, so I was able to sleep 9 hours. Without that I would have been miserable

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

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.

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'

Delayed by 4 hours with inadequate advance notifications which caused us a lot of consternation and angst. I will never fly or recommend your airline again

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

Terrible. Flew from Rwanda to Nairobi for transfer then on to Madagascar. Kenya Airways does not like to park at a gate. They park on the outskirts requiring a bus shuttle. That part is okay, but the bus drops you off outside of security. If I did not skip to the front of the line with my remaining half hour connection, I would have missed my flight. Complete security check plus taking off of shoes had to be completed (again). I made it to Madagascar, but my checked bag decided to take a trip to Dubai. I know tag on luggage was to Madagascar. No one can figure out how it made it to Dubai, except for incompetence. Even though I knew it was in Dubai, they would not allow a tracking to be done until Kenya Airways had the opportunity to get it on the next flight to Madagascar. Did not happen of course! I took 3 flights with Kenya Airways during this journey. Everyone of them had something go wrong. Please look elsewhere for another airline which I will be doing in the future.

My flight was fine. The stewardess were wonderful. My bag is lost. I am in Madagascar. Please help. Can you help with refund I paid $110. I'm waiting for my sports equipment. Thanks

Moderate carrier , one of the flight attendant crashed my leg with the food table and never bothered to apologia but give you a lecture about how to sit in your seat.

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!!!

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

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

Boarding was almost an hour late but there was no communication. Cabin crew did nothing to ensure people kept masks on and even with seat belt sign on people were wondering around the plane.

Take too much time to get cpnnection flight. Did not get enough time toget refresh even for going rest room it is not enough time. For wheelchaor person like me face too much trouble. Idont wish to go next time in emirat and fly dubai. Not sugest any senior citizon to fly with this.

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