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AIR: Mali’s national airline is Air Mali (L9). Mali also has a share in the multinational airline, Air Afrique (RK). Airlines operating between Mali and Europe include Aeroflot and Air France. Air Afrique also operates flights between Mali and New York via Dakar (Senegal) or Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). There are three weekly flights between Mali and Niger.
Approximate flight times: From Bamako to London is 11 hours (including stopover in Brussels or Paris).
International airports: Bamako (BKO) is 15km (9 miles) from the city (travel time – 20 minutes). A bus service into the city is available.
Departure tax: CFAfr10,000; for destinations in Africa CFAfr8000. Children under two years are exempt.
RAIL: There is a twice-weekly service from Bamako to Dakar (Senegal) which has air conditioning, sleeper facilities and restaurant cars (travel time – 35 hours). It will also carry cars. There are also plans to extend rail links into Guinea.
ROAD: The best road connections are from Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. There are also road links with Senegal, Guinea, Niger and Mauritania. The all-weather road follows the Niger as far as Niamey (Niger). Travel via the Algerian border is currently considered dangerous and not recommended. Bus: Services operate from Kankan (Guinea) to Bamako, as well as from Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) to Ségou and Mopti, and Niamey (Niger) to Gao. From Côte d’Ivoire, there are three buses per week (travel time – at least 36 hours). From Niger, the national bus line SNTN operates three weekly buses to Mali.
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