Travel to Ouagadougou
Every way to reach Ouagadougou: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Ouagadougou is reachable from 28 places across 15 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 11 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €19.04 and the fastest takes 1h 35m door to door. The nearest origin is 91 km away.
How people reach Ouagadougou
Every mode that actually calls at Ouagadougou, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €19.04 | 1h 35m | 843 km | 1 |
| Flight | 30 | €39.08 | 4h 2m | 4,413 km | 10 |
- 28Places you can arrive from
- 28Places you can leave for
- 15Countries
- 11Operators
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Rooms within reach of Ouagadougou train station
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 3% | Koudougou, 91 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 12 | 20% | Houndé, 236 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 30 | 50% | Bouaké, 645 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 16 | 27% | Dakar, 1739 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Ouagadougou that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Ouagadougou
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ouagadougou
- Ouagadougou train station
- FTS
- SKI
- OUA
Landing at OUA after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from OUA into Ouagadougou?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Ouagadougou costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Ouagadougou
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koudougou to Ouagadougou train | €19.04 | 1h 35m | 91 km |
| Bobo-Dioulasso to Ouagadougou flight | €39.08 | 4h 2m | 328 km |
| Houndé to Ouagadougou train | €45.99 | 2h 40m | 236 km |
| Niamey to Ouagadougou flight | €55.01 | 4h 10m | 415 km |
| Bobo-Dioulasso to Ouagadougou train | €60.29 | 3h 20m | 328 km |
| Banfora to Ouagadougou train | €68.54 | 4h 1m | 400 km |
| Bamako to Ouagadougou flight | €73.30 | 4h 31m | 700 km |
| Accra to Ouagadougou flight | €79.79 | 4h 36m | 771 km |
| Cotonou to Ouagadougou flight | €81.56 | 4h 38m | 796 km |
| Abidjan to Ouagadougou flight | €84.51 | 4h 40m | 825 km |
| Bondoukou to Ouagadougou train | €94.94 | 4h 58m | 501 km |
| Lomé to Ouagadougou flight | €109.88 | 4h 35m | 757 km |
| Abidjan to Ouagadougou train | €119.14 | 6h 23m | 825 km |
| Bouaké to Ouagadougou train | €121.89 | 6h 18m | 645 km |
| Daoukro to Ouagadougou train | €122.44 | 6h 33m | 647 km |
| Abengourou to Ouagadougou train | €123.54 | 6h 15m | 663 km |
A day in Ouagadougou carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Left luggage near Ouagadougou train station
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Popular journeys to Ouagadougou
Common questions about Travel to Ouagadougou
How can I get to Ouagadougou?
Ouagadougou is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 28 places, across 15 countries, on services run by 11 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Ouagadougou?
The cheapest way into Ouagadougou is by train, from €19.04 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 28 origins we sell into Ouagadougou over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Ouagadougou?
The fastest journey into Ouagadougou is by train, at 1h 35m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 91 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Ouagadougou have?
Ouagadougou has 4 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Ouagadougou train station, OUA. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Ouagadougou from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Ouagadougou start within 200 km. The nearest is Koudougou, 91 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso?
Ouagadougou connects to 28 places on our network across 15 countries, the furthest of them 4,413 km away in a straight line. Burkina Faso routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Burkina Faso
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Ouagadougou and elsewhere in Burkina Faso. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Ouagadougou before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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