Popular Airport | Ouagadougou Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 4496 Km |
You can reach the airport from Nairobi city center by taxi or the airport shuttle service that is provided by your hotel. There are the minibuses called 'matatu' and the buses for the passengers who prefer public transportation. Renting a car is another transportation alternative you can prefer. You should keep in mind that the traffic in the city is particularly dense during the day, and you should set out early no matter which means of transportation you prefer.
You can get on the bus number 34 departing from the city center to reach the airport. Ticket price only costs 50 KES and your journey takes about 40 minutes.
Hotel shuttle services offered by the hotels are one of the most comfortable transportation alternatives if you don’t want to lose time with renting a car because it is necessary to bargain with taxi drivers and means of public transportation are troublesome. If your hotel provides this service, you need to contact your hotel in advance and make a reservation to take advantage of this service.
Taking a taxi is generally a frequently preferred transportation option in the city. However, you should remember that you need to bargain for taxi fare. If you are going to take a taxi to reach the airport, you can ask your hotel to help you with this, so you can travel by a trusted and safer taxi. You can reach the airport in about half an hour by taking a taxi.
In addition to the buses, matatu option is also available for those who prefer public transportation. You can reach the airport by these minibuses that are quite cheap, but you should keep in mind that you might have difficulty if you have lots of luggage because matatu minibuses are very crowded and the drivers usually drive fast and carelessly.
You can find the offices of many car rental companies in the city center. You need to drive straight through the A101 Mombasa road to reach the airport. If you are going to rent a car only to reach the airport, you can rent a car with a driver or you can rent a car from a company that has an office at the airport.
You should keep in mind that the traffic flows on the left side and the traffic rules are not very effective. You should also remember that the traffic is extremely heavy at certain times before deciding on the time you will leave.
Ouagadougou Airport is only 2.5 kilometres to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. You can get to the city centre by using the options of taxi, shuttle services, VIP service, or rental car.
Green taxis waiting in front of the terminal building can take you to Ouagadougou city centre easily. Please note that there is no taximeter in these vehicles. Therefore, you can negotiate the price with the taxi driver by taking into account both the duration and your destination.
The passengers that have made reservation to the hotels near Ouagadougou Airport can use the transfer service of the hotel to get to the city centre. The passengers can contact their hotel to check if they provide such service, and, if any, they can use it and wait for their chauffeur of the the transfer service in the airport.
Thanks to the private VIP services provided by common carriers, you can arrive the city centre by getting on comfortable and air conditioned vehicles. It is possible to prefer VIP service option when you make your reservation.
Companies such National, Europcar, and Avis are located in the airport to provide rental car service for the passengers with the options of cars with or without chauffeur so that they could get to the city centre in a short time easily.