Burkina Faso pottery

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Travel to Burkina Faso

Flying to Burkina Faso

The national airline is Air Burkina (2J) (website: www.air-burkina.com).

Flight times:

There are no direct flights from the UK or the USA. To Ouagadougou from London (via Paris) is 8 hours 15 minutes; from New York (via Paris) is 12 hours 20 minutes.

Departure tax:

None.

Travel by rail

The only route is the international line from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, running through to Ouagadougou. However, passenger services are currently suspended.