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Travel - International
AIR: Madagascar’s national airline is Air Madagascar (MD).
Approximate flight times: From Antananarivo to London is 13 hours 50 minutes (including connection in Paris). There are regular flights from Madagascar to Réunion, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, the Comoro Islands and the Seychelles.
International airports: Antananarivo (TNR), 17km (11 miles) from the city. Airport facilities include restaurant and bureau de change (open during arrivals and departures of international flights). It is linked by a regular bus service to the Air Madagascar office and the Hilton Hotel (the centre for Madagascar Airtours). Taxis asking special higher rates are also available at the airport.
Further airports are at Nossi Bé (links to the Seychelles); Mahajanga (links to East Africa and the Comoro Islands); Toamasina (links to Mauritius and Réunion islands); and Arivonimamo (international standby airport), which is 45km (28 miles) from the capital.
Departure tax: None.
SEA: 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 the USA and Europe. Toamasina is the main port.
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