International flight routes to Tanzania
We arrange flights to Tanzania for most of our travellers and have excellent flights rates. However, if you would prefer to arrange your own flights or book with air-miles or the like, then feel free to do so. If you organise the flights, we are happy to just make your ground arrangements.
To Tanzania from Europe
There are only two direct routes from Europe to Tanzania: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines fly daily to Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro from Amsterdam; as do Turkish Airlines from Istanbul Ataturk International Airport.
Alternatively, travellers from Europe can fly to pivotal East Africa ‘hub’ of Nairobi. Then Kenya Airways connects at least daily to all of Tanzania’s gateway airports.
Options to Nairobi include British Airways from London Heathrow; Air France from Paris; Swiss Air from Zurich; Brussels Airlines from Brussels; Lufthansa from Frankfurt; and Kenya Airways from London Heathrow or Amsterdam. Overall, Kenya Airways is our travellers’ favourite, taking under nine hours overnight from London to Nairobi, which connects to arrive in Dar es Salaam at around 09:00.
From North America
There are no direct flights from North America to Tanzania. Travellers have to either make two stops en route; or a single stop in Istanbul or Amsterdam. Turkish Airlines has nonstop flights from about 13 cities in North America to Istanbul, and then directly to Tanzania; similarly, KLM links slightly more North American destinations to Tanzania via Amsterdam. For example, the journey from New York to Dar es Salaam with KLM via Amsterdam takes about 21 hours; getting from Los Angeles currently takes only an hour or so longer, albeit with a tighter flight connection in Amsterdam.
Alternatively, travellers from North America can fly directly to Johannesburg from Atlanta with Delta Air Lines, or from New York (JFK) or Washington-Dulles with South African Airways.
Many travellers will then overnight near the airport in Johannesburg before continuing on the fairly short (3 hours 30 minutes) hop to Dar es Salaam with South African Airways.
From South America
The most direct route from South America to Tanzania uses South African Airways direct flight from São Paulo to Johannesburg, before connecting onto Dar es Salaam from there. This whole journey typically takes about 15 hours. Other alternatives are often less convenient, using hubs in Europe or the Middle East: key airlines include Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, KLM and Turkish Airlines.
From Asia
Kenya Airways has three direct flight links with Asia: with Bangkok, Hanoi and Mumbai – and then onward connections to all of Tanzania’s gateway airports. Alternatively, travellers from Asia will usually fly via a hub in the Middle East, probably using Emirates, Etihad Airways, Oman Air or Qatar Airways.
From Australasia
There are no direct flights from Australasia to Tanzania. A popular South African Airways flight links Perth to Dar es Salaam, via Johannesburg; the whole journey typically takes around 20 hours. Alternatively, the next best routes are probably via the Middle East using Emirates, Etihad Airways or Qatar Airways. Flights to the rest of Africa
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