Live the Teranga

Essentials

Visa

No visa for stays under three months for nationals of 59 countries, including 26 European Union countries (not Ireland), the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Brazil, China, India and Japan. Passport valid for at least six months. Full list: diplomatie.gouv.sn.

Health

Yellow fever certificate required if arriving from, or transiting through, a country at risk. Malaria prevention recommended all year round.

Money

CFA franc (XOF), pegged to the euro: €1 = 655.957 CFA francs.

Airport to Dakar

TER train to central Dakar in about 55 minutes, 4,000 CFA francs in second class. Last published departure from Dakar 10:05 pm.

Airport taxis

Official fares, day / night: Dakar 13,000 / 18,000 CFA francs; Saly 11,000 / 14,000; motorway toll extra.