Cheapest€42.03
- Mauritania Airlines International MA321611:3058m12:28Dakar DKRNouakchott NKC
Door to door 4h 8mCO2 103.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Dakar to Nouakchott costs €42.03 at the cheapest and takes 4h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 421 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 421 km
- Fastest
- 4h 7m
- Average
- 4h 9m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €42.03
- CO2 per passenger
- 103.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 7m | 57m | 3h 10m | €50.29 | 103.6 kg | 6 |
- 4h 7mFastest, by Flight
- €50.29Cheapest, by Flight
- 103.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 421 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€42.62
- Mauritania Airlines International MA873206:5257m07:49Dakar DSSNouakchott NKC
Door to door 4h 7mCO2 103.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dakar to Nouakchott | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €102.80 | €80.38 | €68.58 | €65.63 | €59.73 | €82.74 | €70.94 | €59.73 | €55.60 | €50.29 | €50.29 | €50.88 | €62.09 | €56.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €42.03
Nouakchott is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Rooms within reach of Garage Rosso
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Dakar to Nouakchott
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €52.6590 days
- €34.9560 days
- €37.3145 days
- €40.8530 days
- €49.1121 days
- €56.1914 days
- €70.947 days
- €68.583 days
- €102.801 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €34.95.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 194 percent. The most expensive point is €102.80, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €55.60Sun
- €50.29Mon
- €50.29Tue
- €50.88Wed
- €62.09Thu
- €56.19Fri
- €59.73Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €65.63Sep
- €43.80Oct
- €40.85Nov
- €40.26Dec
- €37.90Jan
- €34.36Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 421 km against 408 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Dakar at 06:29 and the last at 17:06, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dakar
Rail
- Dakar station
- Hann station
- Colobane station
Bus
- Terminus Dakar Dem Dikk Liberté 5
- Gare Routière Petersen
Air
- DSS
- DKR
Ferry
- Dakar
- Casamance;Dakar
Nouakchott
Bus
- Garage Rosso
- Bus pour Atar
Air
- NKC
NKC is not in Nouakchott, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
A car waiting when you land in Nouakchott
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €28.00 | 67% |
| Taxes | €5.04 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 17% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €42.03 | 100% |
A day in Nouakchott hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Garage Rosso
Most of the points near Garage Rosso open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Dakar to Nouakchott
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Dakar to Nouakchott?
The fastest journey from Dakar to Nouakchott takes 4h 7m door to door, of which 57m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Dakar to Nouakchott?
The cheapest fare from Dakar to Nouakchott is €42.03, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €65.63. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Dakar to Nouakchott?
The cheapest way from Dakar to Nouakchott is by Flight, at €50.29 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 7m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Dakar to Nouakchott?
Fares from Dakar to Nouakchott bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €34.95. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 194 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Dakar to Nouakchott?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Dakar to Nouakchott, at €50.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Dakar to Nouakchott?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dakar to Nouakchott, at €34.36 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Dakar to Nouakchott?
2 operators sell services from Dakar to Nouakchott across 1 modes: Mauritania Airlines International, Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Dakar to Nouakchott?
Every service we sell from Dakar to Nouakchott is direct, with around 6 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 7m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Dakar to Nouakchott use?
Services from Dakar to Nouakchott by Flight leave from Dakar DSS and arrive at Nouakchott NKC. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Dakar to Nouakchott?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Dakar to Nouakchott allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Dakar to Nouakchott on September 11, 2026: 421 km of route against 408 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €42.03, and 4h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Nouakchott and elsewhere in Mauritania. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Nouakchott before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Nouakchott, with free cancellation on most of it.
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