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AIR: Burkina Faso’s national airline is Air Burkina (2J). Burkina Faso has a minority shareholding in Air Afrique (RK). Other airlines serving Burkina Faso include Aeroflot, Air Algérie, Air France and Air Ivoire. There are regular flights from Paris and Brussels to Ouagadougou.
Approximate 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.
International airports: Ouagadougou (OUA) is 8km (5 miles) from the city. Taxi and bus services are available to the city. Airport facilities include restaurants and car hire. Borgo, 16km (10 miles) from Bobo Dioulasso, handles mainly domestic flights (see Travel – Internal).
Departure tax: None.
RAIL: The only route is the international line from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire running through to Ouagadougou. There are around three trains a week between the two capitals. The line has recently been taken over by a French company. Work is underway to extend the line from Ouagadougou to Tambao on the Mali border, but this project may have to be cancelled to meet foreign debt requirements.
ROAD: Routes are from Ghana, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Niger, although these are often barely adequate. Regular bus services run during the dry season, from Bobo to Bamako in Mali, and from Ouagadougou to Niamey in Niger and to Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. The road from Ghana is being improved. Bush taxis also serve most routes.
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