Ferries in Tanzania

8 routes and 0 operators Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 8 Ferries routes in Tanzania, serving 3 places through 0 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is None and the median route runs 98 km.

Priced for October 13, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Ferries in Tanzania, in numbers

  • 8Routes we sell
  • 3Places served
  • 0Operators
  • 8Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 98 kmMedian route
  • 122 kmLongest route
Routes

The busiest Ferries routes in Tanzania

The routes we sell in Tanzania, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Tanga to Zanzibar ferryNoneNone122 km
Zanzibar to Tanga ferryNoneNone122 km
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar ferryNoneNone74 km
Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam ferryNoneNone74 km

12Go fares in Tanzania

These are 12Go's own figures: the routes they sell most, and the lowest fare each is showing today.

See Tanga to Zanzibar on 12Go

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Being on the water gives Dar es Salaam a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Dar es Salaam and across Tanzania

Day trips that leave Dar es Salaam in the morning and cover a good part of Tanzania by evening.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km8100%Dar es Salaam, 74 km

Ferry destinations

Common questions about Ferries in Tanzania

What Ferries routes are there in Tanzania?

We sell 8 Ferries routes in Tanzania, serving 3 places run by 0 operators Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

Can I travel out of Tanzania by Ferries?

0 of the Ferries routes we sell touching Tanzania cross a border and 8 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

What is the longest Ferries route in Tanzania?

The longest Ferries route we sell touching Tanzania runs from Tanga to Zanzibar, 122 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 98 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The ferry gets you into Dar es Salaam. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Dar es Salaam for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Dar es Salaam Central Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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