There are 2 ways to get from Sal to Ilha de Santiago 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 to Ilha de Santiago is to car ferry which costs $55 - $100 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Sal to Ilha de Santiago is to fly which takes 47 min and costs $290 - $950.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sal to Ilha de Santiago. However, there are services departing from Espargos and arriving at Praia via Sal Rei. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
The distance between Sal and Ilha de Santiago is 210 km.
It takes approximately 47 min to get from Sal to Ilha de Santiago, including transfers.
There are 512+ hotels available in Ilha de Santiago.
What companies run services between Sal, Cabo Verde and Ilha de Santiago, São Salvador do Mundo Municipality, 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 Santa Maria to Ilha de Santiago via Espargos, Sal Rei, and Praia in around 12h 2m.
- 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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