Here is everything you need to know when travelling to Tanzania.
What Airlines do fly direct to Tanzania? Can you fly direct to Tanzania?
The various airlines flying to Tanzania include Ethiopian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch airline, Qatar Airlines, and Turkish airline.
From Europe to Tanzania,
We have only two direct flights from Amsterdam via KLM Royal Dutch airline to Kilimanjaro International Airport or Istanbul to Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport via Turkish Airlines. There are no direct flights from the UK to Tanzania, although connections are straightforward. Travellers from the UK can either choose to go to Amsterdam and connect a direct flight or take Kenya Airways from London Heathrow, taking under nine hours overnight from London to Nairobi, Kenya and then either take a connecting flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport or Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport.
From North America
Also, there are no direct flights from North America to Tanzania. Travellers have to either make two stops en route; or a single stop in Istanbul or Amsterdam and connect with Turkish Airlines to Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport or Amsterdam via KLM Royal Dutch airline Kilimanjaro International Airport.
From South America
The most direct route from South America to Tanzania uses a South African Airways direct flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Johannesburg, South Africa, before connecting to Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport.
What is the best Airport for flying into Tanzania?
Tanzania has three international airports; Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport, and Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.
Kilimanjaro International Airport is the most common entry point. It is nearest to the major travel destinations and Arusha, the gateway to Tanzania’s major tourist destinations such as Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Mount Kilimanjaro, etc.
Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport This is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s center business city, and closest to the southern circuit travel destinations such as Saadani, Mikumi, Ruaha National Parks, and Selous Game Reserve, etc.
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport This will take you straight to Zanzibar Island, and mostly advised to book your exit to Tanzania flights from Zanzibar.
So what is the best Airport to land in Tanzania? This depends on the type of Safari you’ve booked. The most popular route or what we advise mainly is if you have a wildlife Safari + beach holiday, then reach Kilimanjaro Airport, and take a safari to the Serengeti and other northern circuit destinations. Then, transfer to Zanzibar via Serengeti/Arusha Airport on a domestic flight to Zanzibar for a beach holiday and exit Tanzania via Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport or Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport depending on your next destination flight.
You are also welcome to arrive at any airport at your convenience cause once you’re in the country, a good domestic flight network connects the major travel routes, and there is an ever-improving road network for ground travel.