from Dar es Salaam

between Dar and Zanzibar ferries, speedboats and charterflights are crossing. The easiest and fastest way are the charters, if you arrive on Dar es Salaam airport not too late, you can easily book on a charter, which brings you in 20 minutes to Zanzibar. Coastal Air, Precision airways, air express, Air Tanzania and others. Prices range between USD 55 and USD 70.

Speedboats need two hours, they charge USD 35 and the normal ferries between USD 15 (quite uncomfortable, 4-5 hrs) and USD 25 (flying horse, 3 hrs). Departure times changing often and depend on the season.

from Arusha/Moshi

from Arusha and Moshi there are daily carriers to Dar. Prices range from USD 20 and 30, depending on company. Please ask in your hotel in Arusha/Moshi for departure times. The last ferry from Dar leaves at 16 pm (March 2003), if you fail to get that, you'll have to overnite in Dar.

There are also scheduled flights from Kilimanjaro airport to Zanzibar.

from elsewhere in the world

Presently, the only scheduled airline which flies Zanzibar directly is KLM (with Kenya Airways). During high season, many charters, mainly from Italy fly Zanzibar directly, flights are booked early.

The cheapest way is to go to Dar es Salaam and then take a charter or a ferry (see above). British Airways, Emirates, South African Airways, Swissair, Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and others offer scheduled flights to Dar.