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APL to ZNZ: distance & flight time
Nampula (Nampula Airport) → Zanzibar (Abeid Amani Karume International Airport)
614 mi
988 km · 533 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
614 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- APL — Nampula Airport · Nampula, Mozambique
- ZNZ — Abeid Amani Karume International Airport · Zanzibar, Tanzania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near APL
- LFB · Lumbo Airport93 mi away
- MNC · Nacala Airport105 mi away
Near ZNZ
- DAR · Julius Nyerere International Airport45 mi away
- PMA · Pemba Airport78 mi away
- TGT · Tanga Airport79 mi away
- MFA · Mafia Island Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APL from ZNZ?
The flight distance from Nampula (APL) to Zanzibar (ZNZ) is 614 miles (988 km, 533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APL to ZNZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from APL to ZNZ?
Nonstop service on APL–ZNZ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Nampula and Zanzibar?
Zanzibar is 1 hour ahead of Nampula.
What is the cheapest way to fly from APL to ZNZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on APL–ZNZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some APL to ZNZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain APL–ZNZ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.