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Find cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar from $925

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar departing on 9/11. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar (WAS-ZNZ)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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4:40 pm - 2:05 amIAD-ZNZ
26h 25m1 stop
3:05 am - 2:45 pmZNZ-IAD
42h 40m1 stop
$925Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 17
4:40 pm - 3:20 amIAD-ZNZ
27h 40m2 stops
3:05 am - 7:55 pmZNZ-IAD
23h 50m1 stop
$964Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 17
10:15 pm - 8:25 pmIAD-ZNZ
39h 10m2 stops
9:30 pm - 3:35 pmZNZ-IAD
25h 05m2 stops
$984Delta
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Sat, May 25 - Thu, Jun 6
10:15 pm - 8:25 pmIAD-ZNZ
39h 10m2 stops
9:30 pm - 5:27 pmZNZ-IAD
26h 57m3 stops
$994Delta
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Sat, May 25 - Thu, Jun 6
10:55 am - 1:00 pmIAD-ZNZ
19h 05m1 stop
5:00 pm - 8:55 amZNZ-IAD
22h 55m2 stops
$1,019Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Oct 16 - Mon, Oct 21
9:45 pm - 1:00 pmIAD-ZNZ
32h 15m2 stops
12:50 pm - 8:55 amZNZ-IAD
27h 05m3 stops
$1,108Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Oct 16 - Mon, Oct 21
10:55 am - 7:55 amIAD-ZNZ
38h 00m1 stop
11:20 pm - 4:10 pmZNZ-IAD
23h 50m1 stop
$1,299Qatar Airways
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Wed, Oct 16 - Mon, Oct 21
10:55 am - 2:30 pmIAD-ZNZ
20h 35m1 stop
8:00 am - 8:40 amZNZ-IAD
31h 40m1 stop
$1,368Emirates
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Sun, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 21
7:45 pm - 7:55 amDCA-ZNZ
29h 10m2 stops
10:50 pm - 9:15 pmZNZ-DCA
29h 25m2 stops
$1,415Qatar Airways
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Sun, Oct 20 - Mon, Oct 28
10:55 am - 2:30 pmIAD-ZNZ
20h 35m1 stop
9:30 pm - 8:40 amZNZ-IAD
42h 10m1 stop
$1,633Emirates
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Sun, May 26 - Fri, Jun 7

Flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar is February, where tickets cost $955 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $2,011 and $1,711 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 64 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Zanzibar from Washington, D.C. were found on SWISS ($988) and American Airlines ($1,007), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Turkish Airlines ($925) and Delta ($984).

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May

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February

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$925
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 24% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar was $988 for a one-way ticket and $925 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Zanzibar?

    A passport is required to fly from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    On your way to Zanzibar, you’ll fly out from one of these Washington, D.C. airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National or Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. You’ll be landing at Zanzibar Kisauni.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Washington, D.C. and Zanzibar, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar, Emirates or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar are Emirates and Delta. With an average price for the route of $1,627 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,612 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Zanzibar from Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Zanzibar with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Zanzibar from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3976 reviews
8.3Crew
8.3Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Comfort
8.2Boarding
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2024EWR - ATH
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

Boarding was chaotic. I didn’t finish dinner because I went to bed early. Breakfast omelet was overcooked and tasteless but croissant was better than usual. Plane was dirty—crumbs in every seam and lavatory was poorly maintained (paint peeling, etc.) and toilet paper had not been refreshed before takeoff. No cubby for storage in first and seat was narrow.

Boarding was somewhat chaotic. Unable to evaluate crew or food/drink because captain kept them seated due to turbulence. Have no idea if entertainment was offered.

West Jet has a horrible boarding process and the seats have no cushion.

Everything went smoothly. I didn’t like that when I booked in the main cabin my wife and I weren’t seated together. One would think when booking on an option that allows picking your seat. They would put you and your travel partner together. Had to call to get it sorted. They did fix.

The gate area was incredibly short staffed, with one representative manning 4-5 flights, which caused a 3 hr delay in boarding even though the plane was all ready to leave. Other flights also were delayed because of this. The flight crew was awesome and I feel bad for the only gate worker on call, but Delta needs to hire more employees.

Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

It was a good experience except when boarding a female flight attendant did not go out of her way to assist my teenage daughters in finding space for their carry-ons after their compartments were full.

On time departure, smooth trip, flight attendant told through passengers the gate we would arrive at and the gate our outbound flight was departing from. Early arrival

Checking in at the airport the agent only booked the first keg of my trip and had my checked luggage going to the airport with a layover! Never was issued a boarding pass for the second leg or received sticker fir my checked bag. All was well in the end! Delta agents helped to resolve the situation!!!

Delayed due to an ill passenger after loading. Not preventable on Delta's part. Was in first class. The seats are becoming worn and detaching from their velcro attachments. Only got snacks on flight. The attendant was not the friendliest.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

Flight canceled and then “uncanceled” after I booked are placement. I had to pay for both a Turkish Air doesn’t admit their mistake

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Very cheesy food in both options - had to pass. Boarding with open doors (winter)

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

On my return flight the TV did not work the entire flight! They knew it wasn’t working but they let me sit there. The guy sitting nièce to me told me he was ok the previous flight and it wasn’t working. This is business class by the way!

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Zanzibar found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/5Wed
3 stopsSWISS
51h 25mIAD-ZNZ
$988
6/2Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
53h 10mDCA-ZNZ
$1,007
6/18Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
55h 56mDCA-ZNZ
$1,008
6/18Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
38h 00mIAD-ZNZ
$1,066
6/5Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
26h 25mIAD-ZNZ
$1,096
6/18Tue
2 stopsDelta
28h 50mBWI-ZNZ
$1,139
6/5Wed
2 stopsDelta
28h 34mBWI-ZNZ
$1,146
6/5Wed
3 stopsKenya Airways
46h 04mDCA-ZNZ
$1,619
6/12Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
38h 00mIAD-ZNZ
$2,983
6/12Wed
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
22h 30mIAD-ZNZ
$3,288

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