Cheap flights from Warsaw to Zanzibar

November is the cheapest month on this route, and it falls between the European summer rush and the Christmas and New Year peak. Fares rise through the school holidays and stay high in midsummer, so if your dates are loose, aim for late autumn or the quieter weeks after the holidays. Midweek departures from Warsaw usually price lower than Friday and Sunday flights. For Christmas, New Year and the summer months, book well ahead; for November you can often decide later and still find seats. Watch the Polish long weekends too, because they fill the first flights out and the last ones home.

Nothing flies Warsaw to Zanzibar non-stop, so your ticket is built around a connection. LOT Polish Airlines is the home carrier out of F. Chopin, Wizz Air Malta is the low-cost option, and the rest of the field — Etihad Airways, Oman Air, Ethiopian Airlines, RwandAir, Finnair, Fly Dubai, Hahn Air and HI Fly Transportes Aereo — sell connecting itineraries through their own hubs. The difference you feel at the till is what is bundled: low-cost fares usually leave checked baggage and food as extras, while full-service tickets more often include them. Compare the total, not the headline fare, and check the layover airport before you commit.

Zanzibar has one airport, Kisauni, so whichever airlines you pick, the journey ends at the same small terminal. It sits just outside the city, a short ride from the main hotel and guesthouse areas, and taxis or pre-arranged hotel transfers are the usual ways in. Agree the fare before you get in, and know which part of the island you are heading for, because the coast stretches far from town and transfer times vary a lot. Have your accommodation address ready and a little cash for the ride if your transfer is not prepaid.

Currency

TZS (TSh)

Power sockets

Type G · 230 V

Language

Swahili, English

Emergency number

112, 114, 115

Calling code

+255

Internet domain

.tz

Population of Zanzibar

710 k (2022)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide whether you leave from F. Chopin or Modlin, since the two Warsaw airports are not interchangeable and low-cost departures often use Modlin.
• Check what the fare includes, because on low-cost tickets checked baggage and food are usually paid extras.
• Make sure a connecting itinerary is issued on one ticket, or leave a generous buffer if you book the legs separately.
• Confirm visa, passport and health entry rules for Tanzania before you pay.
• Compare November fares with the Christmas, New Year and summer peaks before you lock in dates.
• Look at the layover airport and the connection time, since nothing on this route is non-stop.