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Zanzibar Airport (Kisauni Airport)
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Scan through all non-stop flights from Nairobi to Zanzibar. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from NBO to ZNZ, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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.
In total there are 3 airlines operating nonstop flights from Nairobi NBO to Zanzibar ZNZ. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
Click an airline below to view their NBO ZNZ flight schedule.
Flights from NBO to ZNZ are operated 17 times a week, with an average of 2 flights per day. Departure times vary between 01:20 - 21:50. The earliest flight departs at 01:20, the last flight departs at 21:50. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
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 Nairobi to Zanzibar takes 1 hour and 20 minutes. The flight distance between Nairobi and Zanzibar is 373 miles (or 600 km).
There is 1 airport in Zanzibar: Zanzibar Airport (Kisauni Airport) (ZNZ).
There are 17 flights per week flying from Nairobi to Zanzibar (as of April 2026).
1 hour and 20 minutes is the average flight time from Nairobi to Zanzibar.
The distance from Nairobi to Zanzibar is 373 miles (600 kilometers).
Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways and Precision Air are flying nonstop from Nairobi to Zanzibar.
SkyTeam is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Nairobi to Zanzibar.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Nairobi to Zanzibar:
The earliest flight departs at 01:20 from Nairobi and arrives at 02:40 at Zanzibar.
The latest flight departs at 21:50 from Nairobi and arrives at 23:30 at Zanzibar.
373 miles (600 km) · 1h 20m
01:20
02:40
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 498
Kenya Airways
Embraer 190
Y
W
J
F
01:20
02:40
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 498
Kenya Airways
Embraer 190
Y
W
J
F
06:50
08:10
Air Tanzania
TC 233
Air Tanzania
De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8
Y
W
J
F
08:00
09:20
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 490
Kenya Airways
Embraer 190
Y
W
J
F
08:00
09:20
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 490
Kenya Airways
Embraer 190
Y
W
J
F
12:30
13:50
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 492
Kenya Airways
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
18:30
19:50
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 494
Kenya Airways
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
18:30
19:50
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 494
Kenya Airways
Embraer 190
Y
W
J
F
18:30
19:50
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 494
Kenya Airways
Embraer 190
Y
W
J
F
18:30
19:50
Kenya Airways
SkyTeam
KQ 494
Kenya Airways
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
19:40
21:10
Precision Air
PW 712
Precision Air
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
19:40
21:20
Precision Air
PW 712
Precision Air
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
21:10
22:50
Precision Air
PW 712
Precision Air
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
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