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R6 015 Find cheap flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar

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Cheap flight deals from Cape Town to Zanzibar (CPT-ZNZ)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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14:30 - 9:20CPT-ZNZ
17h 50m2 stops
3:40 - 21:40ZNZ-CPT
19h 00m1 stop
R10 633Kenya Airways
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Tue, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 9
23:00 - 14:55CPT-ZNZ
14h 55m1 stop
3:40 - 21:40ZNZ-CPT
19h 00m1 stop
R10 651Kenya Airways
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Tue, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 9
14:30 - 2:55CPT-ZNZ
11h 25m2 stops
20:40 - 18:50ZNZ-CPT
23h 10m2 stops
R10 817Kenya Airways
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Thu, Sep 12 - Tue, Sep 24
14:35 - 13:00CPT-ZNZ
21h 25m1 stop
17:00 - 13:45ZNZ-CPT
21h 45m1 stop
R10 927Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
6:00 - 19:50CPT-ZNZ
12h 50m2 stops
20:40 - 18:50ZNZ-CPT
23h 10m2 stops
R10 964Kenya Airways
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Mon, Sep 9 - Sun, Sep 15
14:35 - 13:00CPT-ZNZ
21h 25m1 stop
17:00 - 13:45ZNZ-CPT
21h 45m1 stop
R11 166Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Sep 9 - Sun, Sep 15
7:00 - 19:50CPT-ZNZ
11h 50m2 stops
20:40 - 21:40ZNZ-CPT
26h 00m1 stop
R11 994
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Wed, Jul 31 - Mon, Aug 5
19:15 - 9:20CPT-ZNZ
13h 05m2 stops
20:40 - 21:40ZNZ-CPT
26h 00m1 stop
R12 031
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Thu, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 5
16:35 - 2:05CPT-ZNZ
32h 30m1 stop
4:20 - 11:50ZNZ-CPT
32h 30m1 stop
R26 582Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 23
16:35 - 2:05CPT-ZNZ
32h 30m1 stop
3:05 - 11:50ZNZ-CPT
33h 45m1 stop
R27 520Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 18

Flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

The average price of all flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Cape Town to Zanzibar, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Cape Town, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar is November, where tickets cost R9 952 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is R11 258 and R10 762 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 59 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Cape Town to Zanzibar were found on Kenya Airways (R10 633) and Ethiopian Air (R10 927). Kenya Airways proposed the cheapest one-way flight at R6 015.

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February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R6 015
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar

When to book flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to Zanzibar based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar

  • How can I fly from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    Several airlines are flying the same route; you can opt to fly with Kenya Airways, which makes one stop at Jomo Kenyatta International airport. You can also opt for other airlines like Qatar, Turkish, and Ethiopian.

  • Are there onsite hotels at Zanzibar (ZNZ)?

    If you are arriving at the ZNZ airport late and are looking for accommodation near the airport for easy access, you should consider staying at Camila airport hotel, which is 0.9 miles away from the airport, or Golden Tulips Zanzibar airport which is 6 miles away. These are some of the top-rated hotels near the airport that you can consider booking a stay with when you arrive late; the hotels offer shuttle services. Bed and breakfast, the pools are clean, and you can access them whenever you want, there’s free parking, and the airport view is incredible for the hotel buildings.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar was R327 for a one-way ticket and R578 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    When flying out of Cape Town you will be using Cape Town Intl. You will be landing at Zanzibar, also known as Zanzibar Kisauni.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Cape Town and Zanzibar, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar, Kenya Airways or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar are Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R10 336 and an overall rating of 6,9, Kenya Airways is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R11 135 and an overall rating of 7,3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Zanzibar from Cape Town is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Zanzibar with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Zanzibar from Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar

  • Cape Town airport offers ample parking to passengers flying out but don’t know where to leave their cars. You can use the basement parking lot at terminal 3. The airport also has other parkings for drivers looking forward to leaving their cars for a few hours or those shuttle drivers who have come to pick up or drop off passengers. They can use the parking lot at the new garage next to the gate.
  • Ensure you inform the airline you are booking with 48 hours before you land if you will be needing wheelchair assistance when you land at Zanzibar airport. As soon as you land, they can arrange with the airport staff members how you will get the wheelchair. They will also help you alight the plane if you ask for it.
  • Consider flying with Qatar airlines or Turkish Airlines if you want to enjoy the lounge's amenities when you arrive at Zanzibar airport. Both airlines have lounges with cozy chairs, food, Wi-Fi, and beverages on board.

Top 5 airlines serving from Cape Town to Zanzibar

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Zanzibar. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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FlySafairOverall score based on 107 reviews
8,2Boarding
7,6Comfort
6,5Food
6,1Entertainment
8,7Crew
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Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

8,0 ExcellentMilan, Jan 2024HLA - CPT
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Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.

Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!

Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.

Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.

Pros: "crew insisting everyone covers mouth and nose with the mask"
Cons: "surprised to see no separation between people,"
Pros: "Seat could be wider or a business class option would be welcome"

Very good ..nice comfort..crew service was good..and no delays in time ..they always on time..

More than two hours delay I could not do my tax refund because of the delay to check in They lost my luggage

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

Flight good but it was 30min late taking off. Also don’t like landing then being loaded on bus and driven around the airport like it’s a sightseeing tour.

very nice experience…….we had a comfortable fly with emirates…this is 6 th time flying with emirates….i recommend friends to fly with emirates…….

Same problem with very poor food. Gluten free options can taste great, there is not reason to be give suboptimal meals in this situation.

My Experience was ok. But the gentleman next to me vaped the whole flight and the attendants did nothing, whether they were aware, I’m not sure.

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

The flight was great. We had to purchase extra long seats for the long flight. But overall it was great.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Don't be afraid if you board an Oman Air Airbus A330 - it will take you to Colombo and not Muskat. The Aircraft is leased by Qatar Airways ;-)

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

It was a long flight but overall a good one. The one thing that I would comment on is that there is a real problem with disposable plastic products when it comes to the meal service. It would be great for Qatar Airways to find ways to make its meal service more circular and reduce the immense amount of waste.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

The 2nd flight from Doha to Mumbai was not of international level expected while booking with Qatar

Lost our bags. They didn’t make it to Lilongwe

Movie channels was great. Air hostess could be a little more caring

I still cannot find my luggage. I need my luggage.

I did not receive my luggage This airline is not good. My luggage is missing please you guys need to find my luggage. It’s been three days now I cannot get my luggage. This is not a good business I

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

It might have nothing to do with the airline but the only problem was the long waiting for baggage claim at Entebbe

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

I was a good, but long trip. The airline did a good job. I would use them again.

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

Excellent crew. Three problems need to be taken care of: 1. Lack of wi-fi during the flight. This prevents busy traveller's from working while onboard. 2. Why there were two very-slow security check points was more punishment that necessary. Went through thorough security at transit area, the an even slower one at Gare 19!!!! Why passports needed to be checked st least 5 times by 5 different people makes no sense. Additionally, passengers were crammed like sardines in a boarding area with no charging ports that work!! This was a boarding nightmare. 3. During my flight (seat 27C) the headset socket did not work. Watched one movie, but very difficult because of that. Had to keep my fingers on the socket for it to work!

Food was awful and the seats were bad. No privacy in business class with the seat next to someone. 15 hours without WiFi!!!

Staff and service on board is always exemplary. Food however could be better.

The cabin crew were very good, respectful, and nice. However, the flight was delayed more than an hour. They could have managed the problem easily but they couldn't and that affected our travel. Thanks

Great staff. Horribly uncomfortable seating. The seats have been replaced 10 years ago. It was like sitting on an ironing board for 15 hours. This was true for both legs of the round trip flights. Would not take Kenya Airways between New York and Nairobi ever again.

Seriously one of the most disappoint experiences I have ever had when flying. My flight got delayed FIVE hours. Nobody wanted to help at the airport (“this is Kenyan booking, we cannot do anything”). I got on the phone with someone from Kenyan for one hour until he finally moved my ticket to a Delta ticket. Then the painful journey restarted - the Delta crew in land kept saying there was no other flight and ai had to wait. An agent called Gerard Robert was being so sarcastic I felt humiliated. He would say things like “you say you understand what I am saying but you are not understanding what so am saying”. I asked him to please speak in a less sarcastic tone and he said “I am not going to speak with you anymore, go find someone else”. These were his words. Tired, after 14 hours in a plane, I just wanted to cry. I looked for another agent, who was an angel and rebooked me to another flights. Thanks to her, I made it to my meeting in Washington-DC. I am going to send a formal complaint to Delta about agent Gerard Robert. It is not fair to speak with customers in that cynical, sarcastic tone. If one works in customer service, it ia important to mind that tones can make people feel humiliated. And turning the back to a customer by saying “Go find someone else” can’t be part of his training.

I almost missed my flight because my previous flight (Mombasa- Nairobi, also Kenyan airways) landed in a different terminal. There was no signs whatsoever, no information shared. It felt messy. If the flights are purchased together, like mine, there has to be indications on how to board to the following one.

Food was great. They never to add more current entertainment like movies and shows

Paid an extra USD 100 for so-called Comfort seats. All of these (the bulkhead seats) had parents with babies and infants who were screaming much of the time. One mother even decided to change nappies on the seat. This was anything but comfort!

Front section of economy cabin is better than rear. Paid for seats selected.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Cape Town to Zanzibar found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
22/8Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
26h 55mCPT-ZNZ
R6 015
2/9Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
37h 40mCPT-ZNZ
R6 181
2/9Mon
3 stops
24h 35mCPT-ZNZ
R6 512
22/8Thu
3 stopsKenya Airways
15h 50mCPT-ZNZ
R6 788
2/9Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
21h 25mCPT-ZNZ
R6 806
2/9Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
21h 25mCPT-ZNZ
R7 248
2/9Mon
3 stopsKenya Airways
19h 40mCPT-ZNZ
R7 947
2/9Mon
1 stopEmirates
38h 55mCPT-ZNZ
R12 675

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Last minute flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar that are departing in the next 10 days.
31/7Wed
multi-stop
11h 50mCPT-ZNZ
5/8Mon
multi-stop
26h 00mZNZ-CPT
R11 994
31/7Wed
multi-stop
12h 35mCPT-ZNZ
5/8Mon
multi-stop
23h 10mZNZ-CPT
R12 068
31/7Wed
multi-stop
13h 05mCPT-ZNZ
5/8Mon
multi-stop
31h 50mZNZ-CPT
R12 656
31/7Wed
multi-stop
24h 05mCPT-ZNZ
5/8Mon
multi-stop
31h 50mZNZ-CPT
R12 675
31/7Wed
multi-stop
21h 25mCPT-ZNZ
5/8Mon
multi-stop
26h 00mZNZ-CPT
R16 280

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