Dar Es Salaam Airport (DAR) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Dar Es Salaam8.4km
Distance to Kunduchi23.7km
Most popular destinationZanzibar

Information about Dar Es Salaam Airport

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Dar Es Salaam Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Dar Es Salaam Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Dar Es Salaam arrivals information

Dar Es Salaam Airport is 8.4km from the centre of Dar Es Salaam. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Dar Es Salaam Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Tanzania by hiring a car.

Car hire from Dar Es Salaam Airport

If you want to see more of Tanzania after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Dar Es Salaam Airport. Providers like Auto-Union have pick-up spots at DAR Arrivals – find out more here.


Dar Es Salaam Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Dar Es Salaam Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Dar Es Salaam Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Dar Es Salaam Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Dar Es Salaam Airport’s departure lounge.
Flamingo Hotel Kinyerezi is the highest-rated hotel near Dar Es Salaam Airport, just 5.5km away. Other great hotels nearby include Triniti Airport Hotel (1.3km from the airport), and Hotel Blue Sapphire (4.3km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Dar Es Salaam Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Dar Es Salaam Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Dar Es Salaam Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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