Abeid Amani Karume International (ZNZ, ICAO HTZA) serves Zanzibar, Tanzania and is a destination reached by travellers flying from across Africa. Our catalogue links 0 direct destinations out of ZNZ and 3 African origins into it, served by 4 carriers.
At a glance
3 catalogued corridors touch Zanzibar (ZNZ / HTZA) in Tanzania: 0 outbound and 3 inbound, flown by 4 carriers. 3 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our weekly fare cache; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 2 sectors under four hours, 1 of four to seven and 0 beyond seven.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | ZNZ / HTZA |
| City | Zanzibar |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Direct destinations (catalogued) | 0 |
| Reached from (African origins) | 3 |
| Coordinates | -6.222, 39.225 |
The route mix at ZNZ splits into 2 short sectors under four hours, 1 medium sector of four to seven hours and 0 long-haul sectors beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 0 of the corridors here are flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.
Two codes, two uses. ZNZ is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while HTZA is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.
Airlines serving ZNZ
4 carriers appear on the ZNZ corridors covered here; for the 4 we hold details on, checked-baggage baselines run from 20 kg to 23 kg, and 2 of them belong to a global alliance (Star Alliance 1, SkyTeam 1). A blank cell means no recorded value, not a zero.
These carriers operate the ZNZ corridors catalogued on this site.
| Airline | Alliance | Checked baggage | Hajj/Umrah charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airlink (4Z) | - | 23 kg | No |
| FlySafair (FA) | None | 20 kg | No |
| Kenya Airways (KQ) | SkyTeam | 23 kg | No |
| Ethiopian Airlines (ET) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | Yes |
Alliance spread decides how easily a disruption at ZNZ gets fixed. With 1 Star Alliance carrier, 1 SkyTeam carrier on these corridors, a passenger stuck here can sometimes be reflowed onto a partner without a new ticket — but only within the same alliance, and only when the original ticket permits it. Between alliances, re-accommodation is a commercial favour rather than an entitlement.
FlySafair operates here as a low-cost carrier, and that changes how to read every fare on this page. Low-cost quotes are usually hand-baggage fares with the bag, seat and change rights sold separately, so a ZNZ corridor where a low-cost carrier sets the floor will look cheaper than a full-service corridor that is actually better value once a checked bag is added.
Top routes into ZNZ
Johannesburg to Zanzibar (JNB–ZNZ) heads the ZNZ list below, at about 4 flights a week on 4Z and FA.
The USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our weekly cache recorded on the corridor across all carriers.
| Route | Carriers | Freq/wk | Block (h) | Market low (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi (NBO) → Zanzibar (ZNZ) | KQ | ~7 | ~1.5 | $295 |
| Dar es Salaam (DAR) → Zanzibar (ZNZ) | KQ, ET | ~7 | ~0.5 | $79 |
| Johannesburg (JNB) → Zanzibar (ZNZ) | 4Z, FA | ~4 | ~4.0 | $494 |
About 100% of the roughly 18 weekly departures catalogued at ZNZ sit on just three corridors. That concentration is why the airport’s overall size tells you nothing useful about your own flight: on the trunk routes a cancellation costs hours, while on the tail of the distribution the next departure can be several days out. Read the frequency column, not the terminal.
Block times across these corridors run from about 0.5 h to 4.0 h. That range is the practical reason a single connecting-time rule does not work at ZNZ: a short regional inbound and a long-haul outbound have very different delay profiles, and a tight self-built connection between them is where most missed onward flights on this site’s corridors happen. On separate tickets there is no protection at all.
Corridors and typical fares from ZNZ
3 of the 3 ZNZ corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $79. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 2 run under four hours, 1 four to seven and 0 beyond seven.
Most ZNZ corridors here serve intra-Africa and Gulf-hub business travellers. The mix is 2 short intra-Africa hops (under 4 h), 1 medium Gulf-range sector (4–7 h). As rough planning ranges (editorial estimates, not observed fares): intra-Africa $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below shows the cached fare with the date it was found.
| Corridor | Cached low (USD) | Cheapest month seen |
|---|---|---|
| DAR-ZNZ | $79 | $40 in Jul 2026 |
| NBO-ZNZ | $295 | $161 in Feb 2027 |
| JNB-ZNZ | $494 | $232 in Jul 2026 |
The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 2 short corridors under four hours from ZNZ price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 0 long-haul corridors beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.
Direct flights to ZNZ — 3 routes
3 catalogued routes are listed below for ZNZ, reaching 3 countries, led by South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. Our catalogue records 0 departure and 3 arrival corridors at ZNZ, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.
These are guides, not booking screens. Behind each link sit the operating carriers, an estimated weekly frequency, the scheduled nonstop block time, the great-circle distance that would determine an EU261 or UK261 band where either regulation reaches the corridor, and any cached fare evidence we hold. Price is the last of those to matter, not the first.
What you are looking at is our coverage of Zanzibar, not its published schedule. Corridors enter the catalogue on audience relevance — diaspora, pilgrimage, intra-Africa and business demand — which means a seasonal or thin regional service can operate here without appearing above. Absence from this list is an editorial boundary, not a claim that a route does not exist.
FAQ
5 questions below answer what travellers ask most often about this page’s subject, drawn from the same route, carrier, airport and fare data as everything above. Where a figure is missing from our data, the answer says so rather than estimating.
How is ZNZ airport connected? ZNZ (Zanzibar) is reachable on 3 direct routes in our catalogue — see the full route list above.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes for ZNZ airport? The IATA code is ZNZ and the ICAO code is HTZA. The airport serves Zanzibar, Tanzania.
How can I check fares and schedules for routes through ZNZ? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.
Which airlines fly from ZNZ? Carriers on ZNZ corridors catalogued here: Airlink, FlySafair, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.
What is the cheapest flight from ZNZ? The lowest cached fare out of ZNZ in our weekly snapshot was about $79 on Dar es Salaam–Zanzibar (DAR-ZNZ) — a dated observation, not a current price. Open the route guide for the fare with its observation date.
Related
- Flights to Tanzania — country landing page: 5 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
On African corridors the useful alternative is frequently a different gateway or a different airline, not a different city.