Dakar to Ouagadougou

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Dakar to Ouagadougou. From €162.98, fastest 5h 50m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Dakar to Ouagadougou costs €162.98 at the cheapest and takes 5h 50m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,791 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,791 km
Fastest
5h 50m
Average
5h 58m
Services per day
3
Cheapest
€162.98
CO2 per passenger
440.6 kg
Door to door

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 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 53m2h 43m3h 10m€179.50440.6 kg3
  • 5h 53mFastest, by Flight
  • €179.50Cheapest, by Flight
  • 440.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,791 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€162.98
  1. Air Burkina AB862107:301h 58m09:28Dakar DKRBamako BKO
  2. Air Burkina AB568711:001h 19m12:19Bamako BKOOuagadougou OUA

Changes at Bamako, with 92 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 7h 59mCO2 443.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€225.52
  1. Air Burkina AB881106:452h 43m09:28Dakar DKROuagadougou OUA

Door to door 5h 53mCO2 440.6 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 Ouagadougou
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dakar to OuagadougouFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€450.90€414.32€373.61€244.99€233.78€285.70€374.20€266.82€265.64€229.06€179.50€182.45€225.52€265.64

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €162.98

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Ouagadougou. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Ouagadougou train station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Dakar to Ouagadougou

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €184.2290 days
  2. €114.0160 days
  3. €161.8045 days
  4. €180.0930 days
  5. €191.3021 days
  6. €265.6414 days
  7. €374.207 days
  8. €373.613 days
  9. €450.901 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €114.01.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 295 percent. The most expensive point is €450.90, 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.
€450.90€114.011371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €229.06Sun
  2. €190.12Mon
  3. €182.45Tue
  4. €225.52Wed
  5. €265.64Thu
  6. €266.82Fri
  7. €265.64Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €233.78Sep
  2. €178.32Oct
  3. €153.54Nov
  4. €167.11Dec
  5. €169.47Jan
  6. €134.66Feb

The route

DakarDakarOuagadougouOuagadougou
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,791 km against 1,739 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Abidjan, Bamako. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Dakar at 06:45 and the last at 07:30, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

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

Ouagadougou

Rail
  • Ouagadougou train station
Bus
  • FTS
  • SKI
Air
  • OUA

Landing at OUA after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from OUA into Ouagadougou?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Ouagadougou costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Air Burkina€179.505h 50m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€130.5080%
Taxes€23.4914%
Supplier fees€7.004%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€162.98100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Ouagadougou train station

Most of the points near Ouagadougou train station open before the first train and close after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Dakar to Ouagadougou

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 Ouagadougou?

The fastest journey from Dakar to Ouagadougou takes 5h 50m door to door, of which 2h 43m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 58m, 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 Ouagadougou?

The cheapest fare from Dakar to Ouagadougou is €162.98, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €260.92. 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 Ouagadougou?

The cheapest way from Dakar to Ouagadougou is by Flight, at €179.50 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 5h 53m 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 Ouagadougou?

Fares from Dakar to Ouagadougou bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €114.01. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 295 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Dakar to Ouagadougou?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dakar to Ouagadougou, at €182.45. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 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 Ouagadougou?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dakar to Ouagadougou, at €134.66 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 Ouagadougou?

1 operators sell services from Dakar to Ouagadougou across 1 modes: Air Burkina. 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 Ouagadougou?

33 percent of the services we sell from Dakar to Ouagadougou are direct. The rest connect at Abidjan, Bamako, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Dakar to Ouagadougou use?

Services from Dakar to Ouagadougou by Flight leave from Dakar DKR and arrive at Ouagadougou OUA. 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 Ouagadougou?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Dakar to Ouagadougou 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 Ouagadougou on September 10, 2026: 1791 km of route against 1739 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €162.98, and 5h 50m 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 Ouagadougou and elsewhere in Burkina Faso. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Ouagadougou before you go

Day trips that leave Ouagadougou in the morning and cover a good part of Burkina Faso by evening.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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