There are 2 ways to get from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia by plane or car ferry
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Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia is to car ferry which costs $60 - $100 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia is to fly which takes 52 min and costs $300 - $900.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia. However, there are services departing from Espargos and arriving at Praia via Sal Rei. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 9m.
The distance between Sal Island Airport (SID) and Praia is 213 km.
The best way to get from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia without a car is to car ferry which takes 11h 9m and costs $60 - $100.
It takes approximately 52 min to get from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia, including transfers.
There are 510+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Sal Island Airport (SID), Cabo Verde and Praia, Cabo Verde?
Air Senegal, Cabo Verde Airlines, and Edelweiss Air fly from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sal Island Airport (SID) to Praia via Espargos and Sal Rei in around 11h 9m.
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Amílcar Cabral International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Amílcar Cabral International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Amílcar Cabral International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,600
- Phone
- (+238) 350 033 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Espargos to Sal Rei
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Sal Rei to Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
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