Travel to Dakar
Every way to reach Dakar: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Dakar is reachable from 39 places across 28 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 29 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 48m door to door. The nearest origin is 162 km away.
How people reach Dakar
Every mode that actually calls at Dakar, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 72 | €31.41 | 3h 48m | 7,612 km | 29 |
- 39Places you can arrive from
- 39Places you can leave for
- 28Countries
- 29Operators
The flight gets you into Dakar. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Dakar for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Dakar station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 3% | Serekunda, 162 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 4 | 6% | Ziguinchor, 268 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 8 | 11% | Espargos, 632 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 58 | 81% | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1506 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dakar that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 13 | 21% |
| Spain | 8 | 13% |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 7% |
| United States | 4 | 7% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 3% |
| Belgium | 2 | 3% |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2 | 3% |
| Algeria | 2 | 3% |
| Ghana | 2 | 3% |
| Gambia | 2 | 3% |
| Guinea | 2 | 3% |
| Italy | 2 | 3% |
| Morocco | 2 | 3% |
| Mali | 2 | 3% |
| Mauritania | 2 | 3% |
| Portugal | 2 | 3% |
| Senegal | 2 | 3% |
| Togo | 2 | 3% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dakar
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dakar
- Dakar station
- Hann station
- Colobane station
- Terminus Dakar Dem Dikk Liberté 5
- Gare Routière Petersen
- DSS
- DKR
- Dakar
- Casamance;Dakar
Landing at DSS after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from DSS into Dakar
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dakar costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Dakar
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serrekunda to Dakar flight | €31.41 | 3h 48m | 162 km |
| Ziguinchor to Dakar flight | €37.90 | 3h 57m | 268 km |
| Nouakchott to Dakar flight | €52.65 | 4h 7m | 408 km |
| Espargos to Dakar flight | €73.30 | 4h 24m | 632 km |
| Conakry to Dakar flight | €79.79 | 4h 30m | 704 km |
| Bamako to Dakar flight | €118.73 | 4h 56m | 1,049 km |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Dakar flight | €173.60 | 5h 46m | 1,506 km |
| Abidjan to Dakar flight | €191.89 | 5h 58m | 1,800 km |
| Casablanca to Dakar flight | €260.33 | 6h 43m | 2,323 km |
| Lomé to Dakar flight | €264.46 | 6h 51m | 2,250 km |
| Lisbon to Dakar flight | €284.52 | 7h 21m | 2,793 km |
| Toulouse to Dakar flight | €362.99 | 8h 49m | 3,681 km |
| Madrid to Dakar flight | €381.28 | 8h 3m | 3,156 km |
| Nantes to Dakar flight | €384.23 | 8h 49m | 3,904 km |
| Lyon to Dakar flight | €397.21 | 9h 20m | 4,033 km |
| Marseille to Dakar flight | €418.45 | 8h 47m | 3,851 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Dakar well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Dakar station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Dakar
Common questions about Travel to Dakar
How can I get to Dakar?
Dakar is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 39 places, across 28 countries, on services run by 29 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 Dakar?
The cheapest way into Dakar is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 39 origins we sell into Dakar over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dakar?
The fastest journey into Dakar is by Flight, at 3h 48m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 162 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dakar have?
Dakar has 9 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Dakar station, Hann station, Colobane station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dakar from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Dakar start within 200 km. The nearest is Serekunda, 162 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dakar in Senegal?
Dakar connects to 39 places on our network across 28 countries, the furthest of them 7,612 km away in a straight line. Senegal 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 Senegal
The wider region
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dakar is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Dakar and across Senegal
Day trips that leave Dakar in the morning and cover a good part of Senegal by evening.
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