Find cheap flights to Zanzibar

You can catch flights to Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, from several UK cities. Frequent flights leave from London and Manchester, while most flights from Scotland leave from Edinburgh. There isn’t a big difference in travel time between the quicker flights out of all three cities. One of the fastest one-stop trips from London takes just over 12h, and you can fly from Manchester in a tad over 12h 30min, making one stop as well. The faster flights out of Edinburgh take around 14h 15min, and these are the most common ones you’ll find.

Unfortunately, direct flights from the UK to Zanzibar City are not currently available, so you’ll make at least one stop on all flights on this route. A very common – and fast – route from London departs Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Turkish Airlines. You’ll stop over at Istanbul Airport (IST) and fly on to arrive at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Zanzibar, previously and still more commonly known as Zanzibar Kisauni Airport (ZNZ). A few flights are also available from Stansted Airport (STN) and London Gatwick (LGW), but these are few and far between in any given week. Turkish Airlines also operates most of the flights from Manchester Airport (MAN). These fly an identical route as those out of Heathrow. Two slightly longer options are to leave from Heathrow on Qatar Airways, stopping at Doha International Airport (DOH) en route, or Ethiopian Air, stopping at Addis Ababa. Flying from Edinburgh also requires at least one stopover: you’ll most often leave from Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (EDI) on Qatar Airways, travelling via Doha.

To visit Zanzibar City as a British citizen, you’ll need your passport and a visa. The latter are exclusively electronic – you can apply for and receive an e-visa online. Your passport needs to be valid for at least six months after the date of your visa application. It costs around £80 and will be valid for 90 days from the issue date.

Zanzibar has long been considered one of the more exotic holiday locations, and it lives up to its reputation. It’s a Tanzanian archipelago that consists of two main islands: Unguja, which houses Zanzibar City, and Pemba. Once you’ve landed on Unguja Island, one of the first places to visit is Stone Town, the ancient district of Zanzibar City. It will immerse you in East African Swahili culture and its Indian, Arabic, Persian and European influences. It’s a wonderful place to taste the local cuisine, also a blend of flavours from these different regions. Head to Forodhani Market here to experience the best of it; the suburb is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Jozani Chwaka National Bay Park is a huge area of biodiversity where you can go walking on nature trails. Zanzibar is famous for its beach life, so head to the castor sugar beaches of Nungwi on the far northern tip of Unguja Island. To save money that you can add to your sightseeing budget, look for good Zanzibar City flight deals on momondo.

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