Trip cost

Durban from Dar es Salaam: trip cost

For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Durban from Dar es Salaam comes to about $2,058 (about $2,202 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are the typical observed range, $509 to $510 per person, last observed 15 Oct 2026. Visa fees are not included.

Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers

Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.

Flights, Dar es Salaam and back TYPICALTypical observed, last observed 15 Oct 2026: $509 to $510 per person over 4 observation days · Typical fare per person across the usable months; the month table below shows each month.
~$1,018
Stay, 6 nights About $45 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
about $270estimate, refreshed 29 Oct
Food About $28 per person per day, our model's estimate.
about $392estimate, refreshed 29 Oct
Local transport About $12 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
about $168estimate, refreshed 29 Oct
Activities About $15 per person per day, our model's estimate.
about $210estimate, refreshed 29 Oct
Visa or entry permit
Not in the total. Confirm the fee on the official portal.
Estimated total for 2~$2,058

About TZS 5,430,976 at the 30 Oct 2026 rate.

Per person~$1,029
Suggested buffer 7% (default)+$144
Comfortable budget~$2,202

About TZS 5,811,145 at the 30 Oct 2026 rate. Your bank's rate will differ a little.

The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.

Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $1,438, 5 days about $1,748, 10 days about $2,523.

Flights, Dar es Salaam to Durban and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.

Typical fares by month, Dar es Salaam to Durban

Round trip, per person, from fares observed on different days in the last 30 days. The cheapest usable month is Mar 2027. Prices last refreshed 15 Oct 2026.

Travel monthTypical fare, per personDays sampledSource
Mar 2027cheapest$509 to $5093TYPICAL
Jun 2027$512 to $5124TYPICAL

10 more months are not observed yet.

Often forgotten

  • Checked baggage · About 9 hours of travel each way, airport time included

    Many long-haul fares include one bag; low-cost carriers price each bag separately. Check the fare rules.

  • Airport transfer · Arriving by air

    The local transport line budgets getting around, not a private transfer. Check whether your stay includes one.

  • Travel insurance · An international trip

    Medical cover abroad and trip cancellation. Priced by the insurer for your party and dates.

  • SIM or eSIM · An international trip

    Roaming or a local data plan for the days you are away.

  • Tips and service charges · Any trip

    Customs differ by country; restaurants and drivers may expect them.

  • Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip

    Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.

A checklist, not a price list: we show an amount only where a named source has published one.

Best months to visit Durban

September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April, from the destination's own record. The fare table above shows which of the coming months is cheapest to fly.

About Durban

South Africa's warmest coastal city, on the Indian Ocean in KwaZulu-Natal. King Shaka International Airport serves it. The base for Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, the Drakensberg and the Sani Pass into Lesotho.

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