Banfora → Dakar

About the trip from Banfora to Dakar

Banfora (Burkina Faso) and Dakar (Senegal) are 1,448 km (900 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by train and flight, via Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou and Lomé: ~11h 50m door to door with 3 changes. The fastest route, by train and flight via Bobo-Dioulasso, Abidjan and Bissau, takes ~10h 50m. The trip crosses 2 borders, so check what papers you need.

Step by step

1. Train from Banfora to Bobo-Dioulasso: ~1h 20m, 78 km
2. Flight from Bobo-Dioulasso to Ouagadougou: ~45m in the air, 328 km
3. Flight from Ouagadougou to Lomé: ~1h 15m in the air, 757 km
4. Flight from Lomé to Dakar: ~3h in the air, 2,250 km

Every route we know

• Train + Flight, via Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou and Lomé: ~11h 50m, 3 changes
• Train + Flight, via Bobo-Dioulasso, Abidjan and Bissau: ~10h 50m, 3 changes
• Train + Flight, via Ouagadougou and Lomé: ~13h 55m, 2 changes

Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have timetables, and fares are rough estimates, not quotes: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.