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Travel to Senegal

Flying to Senegal

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

Flight times:

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

Departure tax:

None.

Travel by rail

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.

Getting to Senegal by boat

Main portsDakar .

Ferry operators:

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

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