Travel to Bamako
Every way to reach Bamako: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Bamako is reachable from 19 places across 19 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 16 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €80.38 and the fastest takes 4h 30m door to door. The nearest origin is 700 km away.
How people reach Bamako
Every mode that actually calls at Bamako, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 34 | €80.38 | 4h 30m | 5,178 km | 16 |
- 19Places you can arrive from
- 19Places you can leave for
- 19Countries
- 16Operators
The flight gets you into Bamako. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Bamako
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 600 to 1,500 km | 16 | 47% | Ouagadougou, 700 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 18 | 53% | Casablanca, 2333 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Bamako that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 6% |
| Benin | 2 | 6% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2 | 6% |
| Algeria | 2 | 6% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 6% |
| Kenya | 2 | 6% |
| Liberia | 2 | 6% |
| Morocco | 2 | 6% |
| Mauritania | 2 | 6% |
| Portugal | 2 | 6% |
| Senegal | 2 | 6% |
| Togo | 2 | 6% |
| Tunisia | 2 | 6% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Gambia | 1 | 3% |
| Niger | 1 | 3% |
Stations, airports and ports in Bamako
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bamako
- Mandé Trans
- TCV
- BKO
Landing at BKO after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from BKO into Bamako?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bamako costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Bamako
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouagadougou to Bamako flight | €80.38 | 4h 30m | 700 km |
| Monrovia to Bamako flight | €100.44 | 4h 40m | 767 km |
| Abidjan to Bamako flight | €105.16 | 4h 49m | 917 km |
| Dakar to Bamako flight | €118.73 | 4h 59m | 1,049 km |
| Serrekunda to Bamako flight | €122.27 | 4h 55m | 947 km |
| Niamey to Bamako flight | €139.38 | 5h 2m | 1,097 km |
| Nouakchott to Bamako flight | €155.31 | 4h 59m | 1,052 km |
| Cotonou to Bamako flight | €162.39 | 5h 25m | 1,334 km |
| Lomé to Bamako flight | €171.24 | 5h 27m | 1,239 km |
| Málaga to Bamako flight | €296.91 | 7h 13m | 2,704 km |
| Tunis to Bamako flight | €324.64 | 7h 50m | 3,243 km |
| Casablanca to Bamako flight | €326.41 | 6h 41m | 2,333 km |
| Algiers to Bamako flight | €349.42 | 7h 57m | 2,901 km |
| Lisbon to Bamako flight | €361.22 | 7h 44m | 2,906 km |
| Paris to Bamako flight | €488.07 | 9h 11m | 4,141 km |
| Addis Ababa to Bamako flight | €527.60 | 11h 9m | 5,112 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Bamako well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Baggage storage near Mandé Trans
Most of the points near Mandé Trans open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Bamako
Common questions about Travel to Bamako
How can I get to Bamako?
Bamako is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 19 places, across 19 countries, on services run by 16 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 Bamako?
The cheapest way into Bamako is by Flight, from €80.38 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 19 origins we sell into Bamako over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Bamako?
The fastest journey into Bamako is by Flight, at 4h 30m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 700 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Bamako have?
Bamako has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are BKO. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Bamako in Mali?
Bamako connects to 19 places on our network across 19 countries, the furthest of them 5,178 km away in a straight line. Mali 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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Mali
The wider region
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Bamako is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Bamako
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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Plan a trip from here
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