Route · NBO → DAR
Flights from Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam
Connecting two of East Africa's busiest aviation hubs across a great-circle distance of roughly 666 kilometres, the Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta–Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere sector typically blocks out at around an hour and fifteen minutes, making it one of the region's most useful short-haul links for both business travellers and onward connections into southern Africa. Kenya Airways operates the route most frequently and is the natural default, often deploying narrow-body Embraer 190s or Boeing 737s depending on load; Precision Air also serves it with smaller turboprop or regional jet equipment, while Lufthansa and ASL Airlines Ireland appear in booking systems primarily through codeshare or wet-lease arrangements. A practical note worth knowing: Tanzania requires most nationalities to hold a visa, which can be purchased on arrival at Julius Nyerere, but pre-obtaining an East Africa Tourist Visa saves meaningful time at immigration. Fares and seat availability tend to loosen midweek, particularly Tuesday and Wednesday departures, and shoulder periods outside school-holiday windows in July and December generally offer better value.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Nairobi–Dar Es Salaam route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full… profile, baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam
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Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at NBO and… DAR, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.