There are 6 ways to get from Cape Town to Senegal by plane, bus, car, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane CPT - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
16h 48m$297–1,230Fly to Cap Skirring Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)plane CPT - CSK
- Take the taxi from Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) to Kaolacktaxi
39h 42m$237–969Drive 9,742.8 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Dakarcar 9,742.8 km
6d 1h$1,360–1,964Fly to Banjul, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Banjul (BJL)plane CPT - BJL
- Drive from Banjul (BJL) to Kaolackcar
39h 16m$366–1,468Fly to Nouakchott, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane CPT - NKC
- Drive from Nouakchott (NKC) to Saint-Louiscar
22h 46m$411–1,673Fly to Ziguinchor Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG)plane CPT - ZIG
- Take the carferry from Ziguinchor to Dakarcarferry
2d 3h$365–1,476
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Senegal is to fly and taxi which costs $230 - $1,000 and takes 39h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Senegal is to fly and bus which takes 16h 48m and costs $290 - $1,300.
The distance between Cape Town and Senegal is 6673 km. The road distance is 9742.8 km.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Cape Town to Senegal, including transfers.
Senegal is 2h behind Cape Town. It is currently 7:35 AM in Cape Town and 5:35 AM in Senegal.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Senegal is 9743 km. It takes approximately 6 days 1h to drive from Cape Town to Senegal.
There are 1412+ hotels available in Senegal.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Senegal?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Senegal. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), walk to Dakar AIBD, take the bus to Dakar, walk to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, then take the bus to Place de la nation. Alternatively, you can drive from Cape Town to Dakar in around 6d 1h.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Luanda, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Johannesburg, Accra, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport via Luanda, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport via Johannesburg, Accra, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +221 33 821 34 34
- [email protected]
- Website
- portdakar.sn
Car ferry from Ziguinchor to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–54
- Schedules at
- cosama.sn
- 2 Seater Cabin
- $54
- 4 Seater Cabin
- $50
- 8 Seater Cabin
- $33
- Pullman Chair
- $28
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Estimated price
- $1
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