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Zanzibar
Zanzibar1 stopR6 956
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam1 stopR6 369

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February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R3 450
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam

FAQs - booking Tanzania flights

  • How long is the flight to Tanzania?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Tanzania takes 12h 11m, covering a distance of 4786 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Zanzibar with an average flight time of 3h 25m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Tanzania?

    The cheapest ticket to Tanzania from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R3 573 one-way, and R6 681 round-trip. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Zanzibar Kisauni and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R6 681.

  • Which airlines fly to Tanzania?

    Airlink & FlySafair fly the most frequently from South Africa to Tanzania.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Tanzania?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Zanzibar (62% of total searches to Tanzania). The next most popular destinations are Dar Es Salaam (33%) and Arusha (5%).

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Top 5 airlines flying to Tanzania

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Tanzania? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,2
FlySafairOverall score based on 107 reviews
8,7Crew
8,2Boarding
6,5Food
6,1Entertainment
7,6Comfort
Airline reviews

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"

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

Pros: "Seat reclining was good. Fleece blankets were warm"
Cons: "Blankets had a really bad smell Food options were very limited - even bread was eggless"
Pros: "Helpful friendly crew, reasonable ticket prices."
Cons: "Luggage was delayed by 24 hours, customer service desk in Johannesburg EXTREMELY helpful, in Kigali they were clueless. Transit area very crowded, humid and stuffy."

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

At the last minute as I boarded the airplane they made me check my carry on bag. When I arrived my Apple Watch, sunglasses, and medications had been stolen. I find this absolutely unacceptable. I will never fly with SAA again.

Cons: "It’s a hop and a skip, just 2 1/2 hours. But. Nice flight"

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

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

The cabin crew members were so exceptionally good. They were always respectful to us the passengers and were professional. I also enjoyed the meals.

Customer service and the food was great. If the announcements in English could be said slower for the customer to understand what is being said. Due to ascent, it is difficult to understand. repaeting would help.

Bathrooms were absolutely atrocious. Absolutely third world. Unusable. From non-flushing toilets to poor maintenance - missing toilet paper, dirty with mess, etc. Horrifying. Does Ethiopian Airways expect customers to clean the bathroom before use. For sure inconsiderate passengers don't do anything to clear/clean after use.

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.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

Seats were great. Business class service has been cut entirely, not even a water handed out

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.

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.

The cabin is due for a refresh - the seats are very thin and not very comfortable. The AVOD system also did not work on one of the seats and the touch screen were very glitchy. The overall cleanliness of the aircraft could be improved

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

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Recent return flight deals

20/9Fri
1 stopRwandAir
11h 40mJNB-DAR
26/9Thu
1 stopRwandAir
10h 50mDAR-JNB
R6 369
4/10Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 00mJNB-ZNZ
7/10Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 40mZNZ-JNB
R6 956
8/10Tue
2 stopsEthiopian Air
14h 00mJNB-ZNZ
16/10Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 40mZNZ-JNB
R6 974
11/1Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 10mJNB-ZNZ
17/1Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 25mZNZ-JNB
R7 121
5/9Thu
2 stopsRwandAir
12h 15mJNB-DAR
14/9Sat
1 stopRwandAir
10h 50mDAR-JNB
R7 213
7/8Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
6h 50mJNB-DAR
11/8Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
15h 20mDAR-JNB
R7 763
7/8Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
6h 50mJNB-DAR
14/8Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
8h 05mDAR-JNB
R7 782
24/10Thu
directAirlink
3h 30mJNB-DAR
30/10Wed
directAirlink
3h 45mDAR-JNB
R9 892
12/8Mon
1 stopAirlink
18h 30mCPT-DAR
20/8Tue
1 stopAirlink
24h 40mDAR-CPT
R9 984
12/8Mon
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20/8Tue
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18h 10mDAR-CPT
R23 621

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R3 762
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1 stopEthiopian Air
6h 50mJNB-DAR
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25h 00mJNB-DAR
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R7 800
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multi-stopEthiopian Air
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3h 45mDAR-JNB
R10 737
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directAirlink
3h 45mDAR-JNB
R12 407
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6/8Tue
multi-stopRwandAir
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R14 793
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