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Zanzibar Airport (Kisauni Airport)
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Scan through all non-stop flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from CPT to ZNZ, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
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Zanzibar is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Since Zanzibar is situated south of the equator, the dry season runs from May to October. This makes it the ideal time to visit. During these months, you can expect mostly dry weather, while the wet season can bring days of rain. Temperatures remain high year-round, along with high humidity levels.

Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Cape Town CPT to Zanzibar ZNZ, which is Airlink. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from CPT to ZNZ are operated once a week. All flights depart at 08:15.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar takes 5 hours and 15 minutes. The flight distance between Cape Town and Zanzibar is 2,325 miles (or 3,742 km).
There is 1 airport in Zanzibar: Zanzibar Airport (Kisauni Airport) (ZNZ).
There is 1 flight per week flying from Cape Town to Zanzibar (as of June 2026).
5 hours and 15 minutes is the average flight time from Cape Town to Zanzibar.
The distance from Cape Town to Zanzibar is 2,325 miles (3,742 kilometers).
Airlink is the only airline flying nonstop from Cape Town to Zanzibar.
There are no alliances flying direct from Cape Town to Zanzibar at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Cape Town to Zanzibar:
The earliest flight departs at 08:15 from Cape Town and arrives at 14:30 at Zanzibar.
The latest flight departs at 08:15 from Cape Town and arrives at 14:30 at Zanzibar.
2,325 miles (3,742 km) · 5h 15m
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