Popular Airport | Felix Houphouet Boigny Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1162 Km |
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Cheapest Conakry to Abidjan Flight Tickets
Transportation to Airport from Conakry City Center
Conakry International Airport
To go to Conakry Airport from the city center you can either choose the most practical and economical transportation method or you can use different transportation ways by choosing one of the car rental companies or transfer companies in the city center. Although public transportation is used in the city, there is no public transport from the city center to the Conakry Airport. For this reason, you have to use these methods for your transportation.
Taxi
Taxis, which are very popular in urban transportation, provide both affordable and fast transport services. In addition, people who do not want to rent a car are using taxis since they can be used every moment of the day. It is possible to reach Conakry Airport in just 9-10 minutes by taxi from Conakry city center.
Rent a car
Those who plan to stay longer than a few days in the capital of the Republic of Guinea may rent a car before the day of the flight, in this way no time will be wasted. There are a number of domestic and foreign car rental companies in the city center: Avis, Europcar, MCD Et Frere, Vital Africa Transports, Hertz, National, Dollar, etc. After choosing one of these companies and pre-booking, you can rent your car daily or hourly and reach Conakry Airport in 10 minutes.
Airport Information
You can either fly to Conakry with Turkish Airlines, which has direct flights from Istanbul Atatürk Airport or fly with other airline companies such as Tunisair, Air France, Emirates and Royal Air Maroc, which have transit flights. Conakry International Airport, also known as Gbessia Airport, is located 10 km from the city center of Conakry, in West Africa. Services available at Conakry Airport include free internet access, VIP lounges, tourist information offices, supermarkets and shopping malls, dining and bank services.
Transportation to Abidjan City Center from Airport
Felix Houphouet Boigny Intl. Airport
Abidjan is the commercial and administrative center of the Ivory Coast, which is located in the western part of the Africa Continent. The Abidjan city, which is close to the Atlantic Ocean, is also the most important port city of the country. Abidjan is described as “the Paris of the West Africa”. The majority of the locals speak French. The currency of the country is the West African Franc.
If you want to visit Abidjan, you will have to get a visa. Diplomatic, service or special (green) passport holders are exempt from visa on their touristic journeys that do not exceed 90 days. However, the ordinary passport holders are asked to get visa. There are many military control points in Abidjan city; at these control points, you might be asked to show your passport from time to time. For this reason, you are recommended to keep your passport or its color photocopy with you in any case.
Abidjan is connected to the neighboring countries by land routes and railroads, but it also provides transportation to more than 30 African and European cities by air. Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is located 16 kilometers southeast of Abidjan city. Turkish Airlines (THY), Air Algérie, Air Burkia, Air Cote d’Ivoire, AIR France, Asky Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Camair-Co, CEIBA Intercontinental, Corsair, Egyptair, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Middle East Airlines – Air Lebanon, Royal Air Maroc, Senegal Airlines, South African Airways and Tunisair arrange flights to Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport.
Turkish Airlines flies to Abidjan from Istanbul. With the reciprocal flights arranged four days a week, you can reach Abidjan after a 7-hour and 21-minute flight. Abidjan’s local time is 3 hours behind Turkey.
You can reach the city center from Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport by bus, taxi or rental car. The buses operated by SOTRA run between the city center and the airport and they take airport passengers to Abidjan city center. If you don’t want to go on your journey by public transportation, you can take a taxi to reach the city center. You can also rent a car you prefer from the car rental offices as long as you want if you want your car to be ready for the city use.
Bus
The bus number 6 operated by SOTRA picks up the airport passengers from Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport and takes them to Abidjan city center. The bus ride, which costs about 220 West African Francs, takes 25-30 minutes.
Taxi
One of the vehicles the airport passengers can prefer in order to reach the city center after landing is the orange taxi. You should be willing to pay 1600 West African Francs for the taxi ride to reach the city center in about half an hour.
Rent a car
There are many car rental companies outside the terminal building of Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. The visitors who want to easily travel within Abidjan can rent a car from this point.
Motorcycle
In Abidjan, the locals usually travel with motorcycles and mopeds. You can complete your journey by bargaining with a motorcycle user and ask him/her to take you to the city center.
Metro
It will soon be possible to reach the city from the airport by metro in Abidjan which has been a developing city. The metro construction has been started in 2015 and under development since then. The metro is scheduled to start serving its passengers in 2020.
