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Camels in the mountain deserts of Chad

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Travel to Chad

Flying to Chad

Airlines serving Chad include Air France, Cameroon Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines.

Flight times:

From Paris to N'Djaména is 5 hours 30 minutes. There are no direct flights or good connections for those travelling from London.

Departure tax:

XAF5,000 (tourist tax) and XAF3,000 (security tax). Students and transit passengers continuing their journey within 24 hours are exempt.

Travel by rail

There is no railway network in Chad. There have been long-standing plans for a rail link with Cameroon but construction is not yet underway.

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