There are 2 ways to get from Ilha de Santiago to Sal by plane or car ferry
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Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ilha de Santiago to Sal is to car ferry which costs $55 - $100 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Ilha de Santiago to Sal is to fly which takes 39 min and costs $300 - $900.
No, there is no direct ferry from Ilha de Santiago to Sal. However, there are services departing from Praia and arriving at Espargos via Sal Rei. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 1m.
The distance between Ilha de Santiago and Sal is 211 km.
It takes approximately 39 min to get from Ilha de Santiago to Sal, including transfers.
There are 656+ hotels available in Sal.
What companies run services between Ilha de Santiago, São Salvador do Mundo Municipality, Cabo Verde and Sal, Cabo Verde?
Cabo Verde Airlines, Transavia France, and two other airlines fly from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Ilha de Santiago to Santa Maria via Praia, Sal Rei, and Espargos in around 12h 1m.
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Nelson Mandela International Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nelson Mandela International Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Nelson Mandela International Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nelson Mandela International Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- (+238) 350 033 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Praia to Sal Rei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Sal Rei to Espargos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
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