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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 return 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.

Recent return flight deals from Cape Town to Zanzibar

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Cape Town to Zanzibar.
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13:50 - 2:20CPT-ZNZ
11h 30m1 stop
3:20 - 13:00ZNZ-CPT
10h 40m1 stop
R8 353Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jan 19 - Wed, Jan 22
13:50 - 18:15CPT-ZNZ
27h 25m1 stop
12:05 - 14:30ZNZ-CPT
27h 25m1 stop
R8 371Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Jan 18 - Sat, Jan 25
5:45 - 2:20CPT-ZNZ
19h 35m2 stops
3:20 - 18:40ZNZ-CPT
16h 20m2 stops
R8 788
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Sat, Jan 18 - Fri, Jan 24
5:45 - 2:20CPT-ZNZ
19h 35m2 stops
12:05 - 8:15ZNZ-CPT
21h 10m2 stops
R9 114
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Sat, Jan 18 - Sat, Jan 25
20:55 - 13:35CPT-ZNZ
15h 40m1 stop
1:50 - 22:30ZNZ-CPT
21h 40m1 stop
R10 690FlySafair
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Fri, Feb 14 - Thu, Feb 20
12:00 - 0:50CPT-ZNZ
11h 50m1 stop
14:35 - 21:50ZNZ-CPT
8h 15m1 stop
R11 179FlySafair
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Thu, Mar 6 - Sat, Mar 8
14:15 - 1:35CPT-ZNZ
10h 20m1 stop
10:10 - 21:40ZNZ-CPT
12h 30m1 stop
R11 415Kenya Airways
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Sat, Jan 25 - Thu, Jan 30
14:30 - 19:50CPT-ZNZ
28h 20m2 stops
20:40 - 13:35ZNZ-CPT
17h 55m2 stops
R11 433Kenya Airways
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Wed, Jan 15 - Mon, Jan 20
13:00 - 7:55CPT-ZNZ
17h 55m1 stop
23:20 - 10:50ZNZ-CPT
36h 30m1 stop
R13 661Qatar Airways
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Wed, Apr 16 - Wed, Apr 23
15:20 - 7:45CPT-ZNZ
39h 25m2 stops
22:45 - 19:55ZNZ-CPT
22h 10m2 stops
R41 002Qatar Airways
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Mon, Dec 30 - Wed, Jan 8

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 round-trip flights from Cape Town to Zanzibar clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Cape Town to Zanzibar, look for departures on Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Zanzibar, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

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 round-trip 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 May, where tickets cost R9 965 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R11 759 and R10 799 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip 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 week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Zanzibar, you should book around 8 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R6 414
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% 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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

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 R354 for a one-way ticket and R461 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 Intl.

  • 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?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld 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 491 and an overall rating of 6,8, Kenya Airways is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R10 579 and an overall rating of 7,2.

  • 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 4 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Zanzibar? 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.
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FlySafairOverall score based on 114 reviews
6,5Food
6,1Entertainment
8,3Boarding
8,7Crew
7,6Comfort
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Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.

2,0 MediocreAlbert, Nov 2024JNB - DUR
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Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.

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"

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

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

Flight was fine overall. What you would expect from economy seats. I did appreciate the amenities (eyemask, earplugs, small toothbrush and toothpaste, thin socks).

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

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

they give hard time at checking, they not allow computer bag or purse

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

They fed me at the right time the flight was smooth and the captain explain everything

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

We were delayed about 5 hours each way from JFK to Nairobi. On the way out, we sat on the tarmac for 5 hours making for almost 20 hours on the plane. And the seats are so uncomfortable. My bottom has never been so sore on a long flight before. Bring a pad if you can. On the return, we were delayed 5 hours in the airport. It was reported as a 3 hour delay on the board and website but at the gate it was 5 hours. So, we waited with 3 kids in the airport when we could have been at the hotel resting instead. The flight was completely full probably due to the cancelled flight the night before. I wonder if the airline is in such shambles because of their possible impending bankruptcy. The staff were pleasant and the vegan meals we requested were impressive for an airplane tv dinner style tray.

Service was good, but I lost my baggage. There should be more accountability to passengers, and more concern to help find lost baggage.

Was too pissed about my luggage not being with me even though they assured me at the gate it was to recall any other problems. Planes on the inside are in terrible shape. Thank goodness the engines seem to run okay.

Terrible. Flew from Rwanda to Nairobi for transfer then on to Madagascar. Kenya Airways does not like to park at a gate. They park on the outskirts requiring a bus shuttle. That part is okay, but the bus drops you off outside of security. If I did not skip to the front of the line with my remaining half hour connection, I would have missed my flight. Complete security check plus taking off of shoes had to be completed (again). I made it to Madagascar, but my checked bag decided to take a trip to Dubai. I know tag on luggage was to Madagascar. No one can figure out how it made it to Dubai, except for incompetence. Even though I knew it was in Dubai, they would not allow a tracking to be done until Kenya Airways had the opportunity to get it on the next flight to Madagascar. Did not happen of course! I took 3 flights with Kenya Airways during this journey. Everyone of them had something go wrong. Please look elsewhere for another airline which I will be doing in the future.

Terrible. 6 hours late and zero urgency after the fact. Took over an hour to board and then an hour plus on the runway.

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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.
20/2Thu
2 stops
12h 15mCPT-ZNZ
R6 414
20/2Thu
3 stops
24h 05mCPT-ZNZ
R6 432
20/2Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
25h 55mCPT-ZNZ
R6 595
20/3Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
28h 25mCPT-ZNZ
R7 084
20/3Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
17h 55mCPT-ZNZ
R7 102
4/1Sat
3 stops
37h 25mCPT-ZNZ
R10 527
4/1Sat
2 stops
10h 15mCPT-ZNZ
R11 433
20/3Thu
3 stopsKenya Airways
31h 25mCPT-ZNZ
R11 614
20/3Thu
3 stopsKenya Airways
31h 25mCPT-ZNZ
R11 632
4/1Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 10mCPT-ZNZ
R18 481

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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.
23/12Mon
multi-stop
14h 45mCPT-ZNZ
30/12Mon
multi-stop
11h 15mZNZ-CPT
R15 437
24/12Tue
multi-stop
12h 50mCPT-ZNZ
30/12Mon
multi-stop
40h 40mZNZ-CPT
R15 473
24/12Tue
multi-stop
14h 45mCPT-ZNZ
31/12Tue
multi-stop
24h 30mZNZ-CPT
R15 600
23/12Mon
multi-stop
14h 40mCPT-ZNZ
30/12Mon
multi-stop
25h 00mZNZ-CPT
R15 727
23/12Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
21h 20mCPT-ZNZ
30/12Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
22h 30mZNZ-CPT
R16 089
24/12Tue
multi-stopFlySafair
6h 50mCPT-ZNZ
31/12Tue
multi-stopFlySafair
18h 40mZNZ-CPT
R16 760
24/12Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
19h 50mCPT-ZNZ
30/12Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
19h 00mZNZ-CPT
R17 213
23/12Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
10h 05mCPT-ZNZ
29/12Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
40h 40mZNZ-CPT
R17 285
21/12Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
25h 55mCPT-ZNZ
4/1Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
25h 55mZNZ-CPT
R24 025
22/12Sun
multi-stopSWISS
46h 15mCPT-ZNZ
4/1Sat
multi-stopSWISS
32h 05mZNZ-CPT
R273 155

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