There are 2 ways to get from Sal to Praia Airport (RAI) 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 Praia Airport (RAI) is to car ferry which costs $50 - $90 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sal to Praia Airport (RAI) is to fly which takes 47 min and costs $290 - $950.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sal to Praia Airport (RAI). However, there are services departing from Espargos and arriving at Praia via Sal Rei. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Sal and Praia Airport (RAI) is 210 km.
It takes approximately 47 min to get from Sal to Praia Airport (RAI), including transfers.
There are 509+ hotels available in Praia Airport (RAI).
What companies run services between Sal, Cabo Verde and Praia Airport (RAI), 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 Praia Airport (RAI) via Espargos, Sal Rei, and Praia in around 11h 30m.
- 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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