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Flights to Serengeti
World famousTanzania · Africa
Two million wildebeest on the move, and lions that don't bother to look up.
Nonstop reach9 airports
Via DAR40 nonstops
Best monthsJan–Feb, Jun–Oct
Daily budget$250–900
Everyone knows it, and it still deserves the trip. Here is every nonstop that gets you there — and a quieter place nearby when you're ready.
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Where are you flying from?
Amber: nonstops into JRO (hub DAR) · Blue: your route
Open in app9 airports have scheduled nonstop service to JRO (Kilimanjaro International Airport).
All 9 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| NairobiKenya | NBO | HOP!-REGIONAL, Kenya Airways, Precision Air | ~53m |
| Addis AbabaEthiopia | ADD | Ethiopian Airlines | ~2h 22m |
| DohaQatar | DOH | Qatar Airways | ~5h 9m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Turkish Airlines | ~7h 3m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Neos | ~8h 27m |
| ZurichSwitzerland | ZRH | Edelweiss Air | ~8h 40m |
| ParisFrance | CDG | Air France | ~9h 11m |
| BrusselsBelgium | BRU | Brussels Airlines | ~9h 17m |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | AMS | KLM | ~9h 26m |
Via DAR — Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam is the hub for Serengeti: 40 airports fly there nonstop, then you continue on.
Show the 40 nearest as a list
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZanzibarTanzania | ZNZ | Air Tanzania, Auric Air, HOP!-REGIONAL, Oman Air, Precision Air, flydubai | ~41m |
| Mafia IslandTanzania | MFA | Auric Air | ~45m |
| TangaTanzania | TGT | Auric Air | ~50m |
| MombasaKenya | MBA | Skyward Express | ~1h |
| DodomaTanzania | DOD | Air Tanzania | ~1h 5m |
| IringaTanzania | IRI | Air Tanzania, Auric Air, FlexFlight | ~1h 5m |
| MtwaraTanzania | MYW | Air Tanzania, Precision Air | ~1h 6m |
| ArushaTanzania | ARK | HOP!-REGIONAL | ~1h 12m |
| SongeaTanzania | SGX | Air Tanzania | ~1h 20m |
| NairobiKenya | NBO | Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways, Naysa, Precision Air | ~1h 26m |
| MoroniComoros | HAH | Air Tanzania | ~1h 28m |
| MbeyaTanzania | MBI | Air Tanzania | ~1h 28m |
| TaboraTanzania | TBO | Air Tanzania | ~1h 31m |
| MwanzaTanzania | MWZ | Air Tanzania, Auric Air, FlexFlight | ~1h 41m |
| DzaoudziMayotte | DZA | EWA Air | ~1h 47m |
| BlantyreMalawi | BLZ | Ethiopian Airlines | ~1h 58m |
| EntebbeUganda | EBB | Uganda Airlines | ~1h 58m |
| KigomaTanzania | TKQ | Air Tanzania | ~1h 58m |
| KigaliRwanda | KGL | RwandAir | ~2h 3m |
| BujumburaBurundi | BJM | Air Tanzania | ~2h 5m |
| NdolaZambia | NLA | Air Tanzania | ~2h 18m |
| HarareZimbabwe | HRE | Air Tanzania, Air Zimbabwe | ~2h 31m |
| LusakaZambia | LUN | Air Tanzania, Naysa | ~2h 31m |
| Addis AbabaEthiopia | ADD | Ethiopian Airlines | ~2h 51m |
| MaheSeychelles | SEZ | Air Tanzania | ~2h 55m |
| Victoria FallsZimbabwe | VFA | Air Tanzania | ~3h 2m |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | JNB | Air Tanzania, Airlink, South African Airways | ~3h 42m |
| KinshasaCongo (Kinshasa) | FIH | Air Tanzania | ~3h 58m |
| Cape TownSouth Africa | CPT | Air Tanzania | ~5h 18m |
| DohaQatar | DOH | Qatar Airways | ~5h 29m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Emirates | ~5h 41m |
| MuscatOman | MCT | Oman Air | ~5h 41m |
| CairoEgypt | CAI | Egyptair | ~5h 58m |
| LagosNigeria | LOS | Air Tanzania | ~6h 2m |
| AccraGhana | ACC | Air Tanzania | ~6h 28m |
| MumbaiIndia | BOM | Air Tanzania | ~6h 35m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Turkish Airlines | ~7h 35m |
| MoscowRussia | VKO | Air Tanzania | ~9h 30m |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | AMS | KLM | ~10h |
| GuangzhouChina | CAN | Air Tanzania | ~11h 45m |
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 1 stop | CDG | ~29h 39m |
New YorkJFK
| 1 stop | NBO | ~26h 21m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | CDG | ~31h 8m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | MXP | ~28h 53m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | CDG | ~28h 1m |
LondonLHR
| 1 stop | CDG | ~19h 55m |
TorontoYYZ
| 1 stop | CDG | ~27h 11m |
Why the world goes
The great migration is the most famous wildlife event on Earth; Kilimanjaro Airport has nonstops from Amsterdam, Doha, Istanbul and Addis, and bush planes hop into Seronera daily.
What to know
River crossings at the Mara (Jul–Sep) and the calving in the south (Jan–Feb) are the two moments. Budget for park fees, which are most of the cost.
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Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Serengeti?
- Yes — 9 airports fly nonstop to JRO (Kilimanjaro International Airport), including Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Doha.
- Which airport do you fly into for Serengeti?
- JRO — Kilimanjaro International Airport; SEU — Seronera Airport. Most travelers connect through DAR (Julius Nyerere International Airport).
- When is the best time to visit Serengeti?
- Jan–Feb, Jun–Oct. River crossings at the Mara (Jul–Sep) and the calving in the south (Jan–Feb) are the two moments. Budget for park fees, which are most of the cost.
- What does Serengeti cost per day?
- Roughly $250–900 per person per day on the ground, before flights.
- Is Serengeti worth visiting?
- The great migration is the most famous wildlife event on Earth; Kilimanjaro Airport has nonstops from Amsterdam, Doha, Istanbul and Addis, and bush planes hop into Seronera daily.