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AIR: Senegal’s national airline is Air Senegal (DS). Other airlines serving Senegal include Air Afrique, Air France, Alitalia and Iberia.
Approximate flight times: From Dakar to London is 7 hours 35 minutes, to New York is 8 hours 10 minutes and to Paris is 5 hours 30 minutes.
International airports: Dakar (DKR) (Leopold Sedar Senghor) is 17km (10.5 miles) northwest of the city (travel time – 25 minutes). Regular coach and bus services go to and from Dakar. Metered taxis are available. Airport facilities include duty-free shop, bar/restaurant, bank/bureau de change (0800-1400), post office (24 hours) and car hire.
Departure tax: None.
SEA: There are regular sailings from France, the Canary Islands, Morocco, Spain and several South American and West African ports. The main port is Dakar.
RAIL: There are two passenger trains (one Senegalese and one Malian) with restaurant and sleeping cars, running from Bamako, Mali, twice a week. The journey can take 30-36 hours. It is advisable to travel on the Senegalese train (well up to Western standards), rather than the Malian train (very basic indeed).
ROAD: 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 5500km (2120-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.
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