Cheap flights from Zanzibar to Cape Town from $397 ZNZ → CPT
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
The cheapest return found recently is $731 with Kenya Airways, 23 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way found recently is $397 with Air Tanzania, 5 Jun 2027, found 2 days ago.
- Cheapest one-way found recently
- $397, Air Tanzania, found 2 days ago
- Cheapest return found recently
- $731, 23 Jan 2027 to 26 Jan 2027
- Usual return price
- $715 to $761
- Cheapest month to fly
- January 2027, return fares from $513 found in the last 7 days
- Airlines with nonstop flights
- Airlink
- Shortest nonstop flight found
- 5 h 30 min
Return
The cheapest return fare on each of 17 departure dates is usually $715 to $761.
Cheapest return found recently
$731
23 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027 · Kenya Airways
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Leaves 4:40 a.m. · Return leaves 7:20 a.m. · 21 h of travel, both ways together
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
found 2 days ago
Cheapest nonstop return
$915
6 Feb 2027 – 27 Feb 2027 · Airlink
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Leaves 3:15 p.m. · Return leaves 1:30 p.m. · 10 h 45 min of travel, both ways together
out nonstop, back nonstop
found 6 days ago
Found recently, and the cheapest we hold
$731 23 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027found 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
$513 9 Jan 2027 – 14 Jan 2027found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
What have prices looked like?
Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest return we saw each day was $500 to $652.
At $731, the cheapest return found recently is above that range.
Those were the prices on those days, not today's.
Is this a good return price?
Compared with the cheapest return fare on each of 17 departure dates from 26 Nov to 17 Mar 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.
Could nearby dates be cheaper?
We hold no other 3-night return fares leaving within 3 days of 23 Jan 2027 to compare.
Every date we hold
94 fares on 17 departure dates
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| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov – 27 Nov | $803 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 2 stops | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 29 Nov – 6 Dec | $564 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 3 Dec – 20 Dec | $714 | Precision Air | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 2 stops, back 2 stops | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 5 Dec – 10 Dec | $721 | Flightlink | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 2 stops, back 2 stops | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 20 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | $761 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 31 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | $913 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 5 Jan 2027 – 8 Jan 2027 | $801 | Ethiopian Airlines | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 9 Jan 2027 – 14 Jan 2027 | $513 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 | $715 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 2 stops | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 14 Jan 2027 – 21 Jan 2027 | $687 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 2 stops, back 1 stop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 15 Jan 2027 – 22 Jan 2027 | $730 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 2 stops, back 2 stops | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 23 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027 | $731 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 6 Feb 2027 – 27 Feb 2027 | $739 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 22 Feb 2027 – 22 Mar 2027 | $741 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 24 Feb 2027 – 26 Feb 2027 | $742 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 13 Mar 2027 – 17 Mar 2027 | $764 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 17 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2027 | $733 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | out 2 stops, back 2 stops | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
Which month looks cheapest?
January 2027 is the cheapest month — from $513.
Airlines on the cheapest dates: Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, Precision Air, Flightlink, Ethiopian Airlines.
One-way
The cheapest one-way fare on each of 16 departure dates is usually $397 to $439.
Cheapest one-way found recently
$397
5 Jun 2027 · Air Tanzania
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Leaves 10:00 p.m. · 20 h 45 min trip
1 stop · via Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · overnight connection · 13 h connection
found 2 days ago
Cheapest nonstop one-way
$512
5 Jun 2027 · Airlink
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Leaves 3:15 p.m. · 5 h 30 min trip
nonstop
found 2 days ago
Found recently, and the cheapest we hold
$397 5 Jun 2027found 2 days agoOpen this trip
$384 11 Feb 2027found 5 days agoOpen this trip
What have prices looked like?
Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest one-way we saw each day was $164 to $410.
Those were the prices on those days, not today's.
Is this a good one-way price?
Compared with the cheapest one-way fare on each of 16 departure dates from 10 Jan 2027 to 17 Oct 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.
Could nearby dates be cheaper?
We hold no other one-way fares leaving within 3 days of 5 Jun 2027 to compare.
Every date we hold
94 fares on 16 departure dates
See the chart as a table
| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2027 | $410 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 21 Jan 2027 | $438 | Precision Air | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 2 stops | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
| 28 Jan 2027 | $397 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
| 5 Feb 2027 | $421 | FlySafair | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 7 days ago | Open this trip |
| 11 Feb 2027 | $384 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 5 days ago | Open this trip |
| 15 Feb 2027 | $436 | Precision Air | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 2 stops | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 6 Mar 2027 | $391 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 6 days ago | Open this trip |
| 24 Mar 2027 | $410 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 3 days ago | Open this trip |
| 26 Mar 2027 | $431 | FlySafair | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 7 Apr 2027 | $391 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
| 20 Apr 2027 | $440 | Precision Air | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 2 stops | found 3 days ago | Open this trip |
| 23 May 2027 | $409 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 5 Jun 2027 | $397 | Air Tanzania | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 7 Oct 2027 | $544 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 2 stops | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
| 15 Oct 2027 | $546 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 7 days ago | Open this trip |
| 17 Oct 2027 | $547 | Kenya Airways | Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) → Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 1 stop | found 6 days ago | Open this trip |
Which month looks cheapest?
February 2027 is the cheapest month — from $384.
Airlines on the cheapest dates: Air Tanzania, Precision Air, Kenya Airways, FlySafair.
Premium cabin fares from Zanzibar to Cape Town
We hold no premium economy, business or first-class fares for this route: we collect them for the busiest routes, and this one is not among them yet.
Today's prices for 23 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First
Today's prices for 5 Jun 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First
How far ahead were prices cheapest for Zanzibar to Cape Town?
Return
The cheapest fares were 0 to 6 days before departure.
From the cheapest return each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (49 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.
Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.
Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.
See these ranges as a table
| Booked ahead by | Typical fare | Cheapest day | Above the cheapest | Days of prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–6 days | $627 | $560 | Cheapest seen | 25 |
| 7–13 days | $640 | $582 | +2% | 8 |
| 14–29 days | $637 | $564 | +2% | 42 |
| 30–59 days | $642 | $513 | +2% | 46 |
| 60–89 days | $730 | $513 | +16% | 49 |
| 90–179 days | $733 | $500 | +17% | 48 |
| 180+ days | $750 | $513 | +20% | 15 |
One-way
Fares 90 to 179 days before departure were typically 7% lower than 30 to 59 days before departure.
From the cheapest one-way each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (49 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.
Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.
Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.
See these ranges as a table
| Booked ahead by | Typical fare | Cheapest day | Above the cheapest | Days of prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30–59 days | $409 | $164 | +8% | 19 |
| 60–89 days | $410 | $380 | +8% | 40 |
| 90–179 days | $380 | $377 | Cheapest seen | 49 |
| 180+ days | $384 | $379 | +1% | 40 |
Could a nearby airport be cheaper?
A different airport at either end can change the fare — sometimes a lot.
Return
Dar Es Salaam → Cape Town
70 km from Zanzibar
$516
$215 less than flying from Zanzibar
2 Jan 2027 – 7 Jan 2027 · DAR → CPT · out 1 stop, back 1 stop
found 2 days ago
Cheapest recent price on each route — round trip, per traveler in Economy. Distances are in a straight line.
One-way
Dar Es Salaam → Cape Town
70 km from Zanzibar
$374
$23 less than flying from Zanzibar
18 Nov · DAR → CPT · 1 stop
found 3 days ago
Cheapest recent price on each route — one way, per traveler in Economy. Distances are in a straight line.
Live price for these dates
The cheapest return found recently is for 23 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027. A live search on this page shows what those dates cost now, for one adult in economy.
Questions about this trip
How much is a return flight from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
The cheapest return found recently is $731 with Kenya Airways, 23 Jan 2027 to 26 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest return we hold, of any age, is $513 with Air Tanzania, 9 Jan 2027 to 14 Jan 2027, found 4 days ago. The cheapest return fare on each of 17 departure dates is usually $715 to $761.
How much is a one-way flight from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
The cheapest one-way found recently is $397 with Air Tanzania, 5 Jun 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way we hold, of any age, is $384 with Air Tanzania, 11 Feb 2027, found 5 days ago. The cheapest one-way fare on each of 16 departure dates is usually $397 to $439.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
January 2027 is the cheapest month for a return, from $513, 9 Jan 2027 to 14 Jan 2027, found 4 days ago. February 2027 is the cheapest month for a one-way, from $384, 11 Feb 2027, found 5 days ago.
How far ahead should I book a flight from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
In 49 days of prices between 24 Sept and 11 Nov, return fares were cheapest 0 to 6 days before departure. One-way fares 90 to 179 days before departure were typically 7% lower than 30 to 59 days before departure.
Is there a direct flight from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
Yes, the cheapest nonstop return found recently is $915 with Airlink, 6 Feb 2027 to 27 Feb 2027, found 6 days ago. The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently is $512 with Airlink, 5 Jun 2027, found 2 days ago.
How long is the flight from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently, with Airlink on 5 Jun 2027, takes 5 h 30 min from Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT). The cheapest one-way found recently, with Air Tanzania on 5 Jun 2027, takes 20 h 45 min with 1 stop, including a 13 h connection.
Which airlines have the cheapest flights from Zanzibar to Cape Town?
Between 26 Nov and 17 Mar 2027, Kenya Airways has the cheapest return on 8 of the 17 departure dates we hold, Air Tanzania on 6 and Precision Air on 1. Between 10 Jan 2027 and 17 Oct 2027, Air Tanzania has the cheapest one-way on 8 of the 16 departure dates we hold, Precision Air on 3 and Kenya Airways on 3.
Prices are what travelers' searches on Aviasales found in the last 7 days, in US dollars: the price the seller showed on Aviasales; bags may cost extra. Fares change, so check today's price before you book. How our prices work