R3 800 Find Cheap Flights to Tanzania

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from South Africa to Tanzania departing on 16/1. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
0 bags

Search hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Tanzania

In the last 7 days, travellers have searched 41 299 237 times on KAYAK, and here's why:

Save 18% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Best Tanzania Flight Deals from South Africa

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Zanzibar
Zanzibar1 stopR5 636
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam1 stopR6 260

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R3 800
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (8% 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 11h 58m, covering a distance of 4786 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Zanzibar with an average flight time of 3h 35m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Tanzania?

    The cheapest ticket to Tanzania from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R2 826 one-way, and R6 168 round-trip. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Zanzibar Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R6 168.

  • Which airlines fly to Tanzania?

    Airlink, Air Tanzania & 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 (57% of total searches to Tanzania). The next most popular destinations are Dar Es Salaam (38%) and Arusha (5%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

See more FAQs

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Tanzania

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Tanzania? 25% of our users found return tickets to Tanzania for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R12 518
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Tanzania flight deals.
See more tips

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.
8,3
Air TanzaniaOverall score based on 14 reviews
8,4Crew
7,7Boarding
7,6Entertainment
7,8Food
8,4Comfort
Airline reviews
Pros: "Did not travel"
Cons: "Because of COV-19 my friend that I did not travel. I tried to contact the airline by all possible means but Air Tanzania did not get back to me. Needless to say we did not receive any reimbursement for the flights paid. Communication with the customers would have been nice and the tickets reimbursed or vouchers offered,"
2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2020MWZ - DAR
Read more Air Tanzania reviews
Pros: "Did not travel"
Cons: "Because of COV-19 my friend that I did not travel. I tried to contact the airline by all possible means but Air Tanzania did not get back to me. Needless to say we did not receive any reimbursement for the flights paid. Communication with the customers would have been nice and the tickets reimbursed or vouchers offered,"

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"

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.

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

Good was great, but no vegetarian option: only beef or chicken. In business class please add a vegetarian option. Thanks

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

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"

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.

Book Cheap Tanzania Plane Tickets

Recent return flight deals

19/1Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 45mJNB-ZNZ
25/1Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 50mZNZ-JNB
R5 636
26/1Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 45mJNB-ZNZ
2/2Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
8h 55mZNZ-JNB
R5 672
19/1Sun
1 stopRwandAir
11h 40mJNB-DAR
26/1Sun
1 stopRwandAir
10h 25mDAR-JNB
R6 260
19/1Sun
1 stopRwandAir
11h 40mJNB-DAR
26/1Sun
1 stopRwandAir
10h 25mDAR-JNB
R6 296
23/1Thu
directFlySafair
3h 35mJNB-ZNZ
30/1Thu
directFlySafair
3h 50mZNZ-JNB
R6 333
19/1Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
6h 50mJNB-DAR
27/1Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
7h 15mDAR-JNB
R6 810
20/1Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
10h 15mJNB-DAR
26/1Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 25mDAR-JNB
R6 829
25/1Sat
directFlySafair
3h 35mJNB-ZNZ
30/1Thu
directFlySafair
3h 50mZNZ-JNB
R6 939
9/2Sun
1 stopAir Tanzania
23h 05mJNB-ZNZ
16/2Sun
1 stopAir Tanzania
6h 25mZNZ-JNB
R9 050
1/6Sun
1 stopAir Tanzania
23h 05mJNB-ZNZ
8/6Sun
1 stopAir Tanzania
20h 25mZNZ-JNB
R9 178

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Recent one-way flight deals

16/1Thu
1 stop
14h 20mJNB-DAR
R3 800
21/2Fri
directSouth African
3h 30mJNB-DAR
R3 873
21/1Tue
directFlySafair
3h 35mJNB-ZNZ
R4 277
22/1Wed
1 stopFlySafair
28h 35mCPT-ZNZ
R4 387
4/1Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
23h 20mJNB-DAR
R4 993
2/1Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
6h 50mJNB-DAR
R5 067
28/12Sat
2 stopsKenya Airways
13h 10mJNB-DAR
R5 379
1/1Wed
1 stopRwandAir
8h 50mJNB-DAR
R5 489
3/1Fri
1 stopRwandAir
8h 50mJNB-DAR
R5 507
15/1Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
20h 35mJNB-DAR
R5 782

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Last minute flights to Tanzania

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

24/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
11h 10mJNB-DAR
28/12Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 00mDAR-JNB
R9 178
24/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
27h 20mJNB-DAR
28/12Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 00mDAR-JNB
R9 454
24/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
11h 10mJNB-DAR
29/12Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
8h 45mDAR-JNB
R9 692
23/12Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 35mJNB-DAR
28/12Sat
multi-stopKenya Airways
21h 25mDAR-JNB
R10 390
24/12Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
9h 40mJNB-DAR
29/12Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
16h 00mDAR-JNB
R10 867
26/12Thu
multi-stopAirlink
7h 20mCPT-DAR
5/1Sun
multi-stopAirlink
10h 15mDAR-CPT
R14 887
25/12Wed
multi-stopAir Tanzania
8h 05mJNB-JRO
3/1Fri
multi-stopAir Tanzania
14h 25mJRO-JNB
R14 943
25/12Wed
multi-stopAir Tanzania
15h 00mJNB-JRO
3/1Fri
multi-stopAir Tanzania
14h 25mJRO-JNB
R15 493
25/12Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
37h 25mJNB-ZNZ
1/1Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
57h 55mZNZ-JNB
R44 259
25/12Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 55mJNB-ZNZ
1/1Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
57h 55mZNZ-JNB
R47 342

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Everything you need to know for your flight to Tanzania

Cabin class types available on flights to Tanzania

Cabin classes available on flights to Tanzania. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights and car hire with KAYAK.