How to Get Here

By plane

There are two major airports; one in Dar es Salaam, Julius Nyerere International Airport (IATA: DAR) (formerly known as Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport and Dar es Salaam International Airport), and one in Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro International Airport (IATA: JRO) [3], which is halfway between Arusha and Moshi.

Tanzania is served internationally from

USA and Canada by:

Most flights from North America are via Europe; there are few bargain deals. Expect to pay from US$1,300 (for tickets through consolidators or discount agencies) to over US$2,500 return, depending on the season and your starting point. Fares offered by Canadian discounters tend to be around 10% more ­expensive than those sold in the USA.

The cheapest routing is generally to London on a discounted transatlantic ticket, where you can then purchase a separate ticket on to Tanzania. Most airlines listed for the UK & Continental Europe also offer direct fares from North America.

A roundabout, but occasionally cheaper, alternative is South African Airways from New York or Washington DC to Johannesburg, from where you can connect to Dar es Salaam (from about US$1,100 return for the transcontinental portion of the trip). Other options include Ethiopian Airways between New York and Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar via Rome and Addis Ababa, and Kenya Airways together with Virgin Atlantic (www.virgin-atlantic.com) from New York to Dar es Salaam via London and Nairobi. For online bookings, see the agencies listed under Tickets. In Canada, also try Travel Cuts (800-667-2887; www.travelcuts.com), Canada’s national student travel agency.

Europe by:

· KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [4] (Amsterdam), +255 22 213 9790 (Dar) &
+255 27 223 8355 (Arusha). Daily flights with stopover in Kilimanjaro.
· British Airways [5] (London-Heathrow), +255 22 211 3820.
Flights on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
· Swiss International Air Lines [6] (Zurich), +255 22 211 8870.
5 flights a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) with
a stopover in Nairobi, Kenya.

Middle East and Asia by:

· Emirates [7] (Dubai), +255 22 211 6100. Daily flights.
· Qatar Airways [8] (Doha), +255 22 284 2675, 1019, Julius Nyerere International Airport,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Daily flights.
· Air India [9] (Mumbai), +255 22 215 2642. Flights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Africa by:

· South African Airways [10] (Johannesburg), +255 22 211 7044. Twice daily flights.
· Ethiopian Airlines [11] (Addis Ababa), +255 22 211 7063. Daily flights (except for Monday)
with a stopover in Kilimanjaro.
· Kenya Airways (Nairobi) [12], +255 22 211 9376 (Dar) & +255 24 223 8355 (Zanzibar). Three daily flights with some stopping in Kilimanjaro.
· Carriers originating from Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe also maintain regular flights to Dar es Salaam.

And domestically by:

· Air Tanzania [13], +255 22 211 8411
· Precision Air [14], +255 22 212 1718, Along Nyerere/Pugu Road, P.O Box 70770,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
also flights to/from Kenya.
· Coastal Aviation [15], +255 22 211 7959, P. O. Box 3052, 107 Upanga Road, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
· ZanAir [16], +255 24 223 3670, P.O.Box 2113, Zanzibar, Tanzania,
· Regional Air [17] provides almost daily service to all major cities, including Dar es Salaam,
Arusha, Mwanza, Mbeya, Zanzibar, and most national parks.

Domestic flights are often late but generally reliable.