Ferry tickets to Timbuktu
2 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
2 places connect to Timbuktu by Ferries, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €39.39. Origins run from 655 km away to 655 km, with a median of 655 km.
Arriving in Timbuktu
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koulikoro to Timbuktu ferry | €39.39 | 21h 32m | 655 km |
- 2Places you can arrive from
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Timbuktu sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A room in Timbuktu for the night the ferry gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Ferries, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 100% | Koulikoro, 655 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Timbuktu that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2 | 100% |
Ferry operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
Stations, airports and ports in Timbuktu
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Timbuktu
- Kabara
Leaving Timbuktu
Common questions about Ferry tickets to Timbuktu
Where can I travel to Timbuktu by Ferries from?
2 places connect to Timbuktu by Ferries on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 655 km away in a straight line and the furthest 655 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Ferries to Timbuktu cost?
The cheapest Ferries fare into Timbuktu is €39.39 for one passenger, across 2 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 655 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Ferries to Timbuktu take?
The fastest Ferries journey into Timbuktu is 21h 32m door to door. The median origin sits 655 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Ferries to Timbuktu?
1 operators run Ferries services into Timbuktu on our network: Comanav. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Ferries to Timbuktu use?
Ferries services into Timbuktu use 1 named terminals, among them Kabara. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Timbuktu
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Compagnie Albilad Transport
Most of the points near Compagnie Albilad Transport open before the first train and close after the last one.
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