The national airline is Air Senegal International (DS) (website: www.air-senegal-international.com).

From London to Dakar is 6 hours 20 minutes, and from New York is 7 hours 40 minutes.

Dakar (DKR) (Leopold Sedar Senghor) is 17km (10.5 miles) northwest of the city (journey time - 25 minutes). To/from the airport: Regular coach and bus services go to and from Dakar. Metered taxis are available. Facilities: Duty-free shop, bar/restaurant, bank/bureau de change, post office and car hire.

There are two other operating airports in Cap Skiring and Saint Louis.

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Main ports: Dakar.

There are regular sailings from the Canary Islands, France, Morocco, Spain and several South American and West African ports.

There is a passenger train, with restaurant and sleeping cars, running to/from Bamako, Mali. The journey can take 30 to 36 hours but expect four to 12 hour delays. Since December 2007, the Dakar-Bamako train has been running from the Gare de Hann, 3km from Dakar station. Double-check locally.

Roads from Mauritania are tarred and in good condition; the best place to cross the border is at Rosso. Roads from Guinea-Bissau are not yet tarred; there is a border crossing at São Domingo. There is a route from Senegal to Mali via Tambacounda. There is access across the Sahara by a 5,500km (2,120-mile) road that runs from Algeria via Mali. The trans-Gambian highway crosses the River Gambia by ferry.

There is a good network of buses and taxis running across the major borders.