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Madagascar
Getting There
Getting There
Madagascar
Getting There by Air
Madagascar’s national airline is Air Madagascar (MD) (website: www.airmadagascar.mg).
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Antananarivo is 13 hours 50 minutes (including connection in Paris). From New York is approximately 20 hours (including connections in Paris or Amsterdam).
Main Airports
Antananarivo (TNR) is 17km (11 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis are available at the airport. Air Madagascar provide a regular bus service to Antananarivo. Facilities: Restaurant, bureau de change and car hire.
Further airports are at Arivonimamo (international standby airport), which is 45km (28 miles) from the capital, Mahajanga (links to East Africa and the Comoro Islands), Nossi Bé (links to the Seychelles) and Toamasina (links to Mauritius and Réunion islands).
Departure Tax
None.
Getting There by Water
Main port: Toamasina.
International tour operators promote Madagascar as a stopping place on extended cruises of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Expensive private cruises can be arranged from Europe and the USA.
Getting There by Air
Madagascar’s national airline is Air Madagascar (MD) (website: www.airmadagascar.mg).
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Antananarivo is 13 hours 50 minutes (including connection in Paris). From New York is approximately 20 hours (including connections in Paris or Amsterdam).
Main Airports
Antananarivo (TNR) is 17km (11 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis are available at the airport. Air Madagascar provide a regular bus service to Antananarivo. Facilities: Restaurant, bureau de change and car hire.
Further airports are at Arivonimamo (international standby airport), which is 45km (28 miles) from the capital, Mahajanga (links to East Africa and the Comoro Islands), Nossi Bé (links to the Seychelles) and Toamasina (links to Mauritius and Réunion islands).
Departure Tax
Further airports are at Arivonimamo (international standby airport), which is 45km (28 miles) from the capital, Mahajanga (links to East Africa and the Comoro Islands), Nossi Bé (links to the Seychelles) and Toamasina (links to Mauritius and Réunion islands).
None.
Getting There by Water
Main port: Toamasina.
International tour operators promote Madagascar as a stopping place on extended cruises of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Expensive private cruises can be arranged from Europe and the USA.
International tour operators promote Madagascar as a stopping place on extended cruises of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Expensive private cruises can be arranged from Europe and the USA.
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