Timbuktu to Koulikoro runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:28 and the last around 06:28. One passenger pays €42.14, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 21h 25m over 687 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €42.14, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 7, 2026
€42.14
- 286%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Timbuktu
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:28First departure
- 06:28Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Buying this trip
We have not found anyone selling Timbuktu to Koulikoro online. Tickets for this leg are bought at the station or from a local agent.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €137.29Fri18
- about €124.09Sat19
- about €92.74Sun20
- about €63.59Mon21
- about €64.69Tue22
- about €92.19Wed23
- about €106.49Thu24
- about €62.49Fri25
- about €62.49Sat26
- about €58.64Sun27
- about €49.29Mon28
- about €47.09Tue29
- about €51.49Wed30
- about €73.49Thu1
- about €48.19Fri2
- about €49.84Sat3
- about €45.44Sun4
- about €43.24Mon5
- about €43.79Tue6
- about €42.14Wed7
- about €71.84Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Koulikoro. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Koulikoro for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Timbuktu to Koulikoro
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €53.6990 days
- €35.5460 days
- €47.6445 days
- €51.4930 days
- €71.8421 days
- €73.4914 days
- €106.497 days
- €92.743 days
- €137.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €35.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 286 percent. The most expensive point is €137.29, 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.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Timbuktu to Koulikoro and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
687 km
655 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
84,208 → 64,128
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey 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 687 km against 655 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Koulikoro is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Koulikoro
Most of the points near Koulikoro open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Timbuktu to Koulikoro
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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
The fastest journey from Timbuktu to Koulikoro takes 21h 25m door to door, of which 22h 19m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 23h, 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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
The cheapest fare from Timbuktu to Koulikoro is €42.14, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €62.49. 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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
The cheapest way from Timbuktu to Koulikoro is by ferry, at €42.14 for one passenger on October 7, 2026. That journey takes 23h 49m 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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
Fares from Timbuktu to Koulikoro bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €35.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 286 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Timbuktu to Koulikoro, at €47.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 17, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Timbuktu to Koulikoro, at €41.59 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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
No operator record names Timbuktu to Koulikoro directly. Comanav publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
Every service we sell from Timbuktu to Koulikoro is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 21h 25m 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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro use?
Services from Timbuktu to Koulikoro by ferry leave from Kabara and arrive at Koulikoro. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Timbuktu to Koulikoro?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Timbuktu to Koulikoro 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Timbuktu to Koulikoro on September 17, 2026: 687 km of route against 655 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €42.14, and 21h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Koulikoro a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Koulikoro and across Mali
Day trips that leave Koulikoro in the morning and cover a good part of Mali by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Timbuktu reaches 1 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 655 to 655 km. Koulikoro reaches 4 places in 1 countries, from 585 to 898 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Koulikoro
Leaving Koulikoro
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators