Search Flights from Lome to Abidjan

While travelling to Lome Airport from the city center, you can prefer getting on a taxi which you can easily find one in the city center and complete your transportation for an affordable fare. As alternative to taxi, another transportation option is renting a car. If you rent a car for your transportation, you can comfortably travel to the airport. There are also private airport shuttles which are also very comfortable and pick you up wherever you want. Passengers who prefer private shuttles for travelling to the airport from the city center can get support from their hotel in order to arrange these shuttles. Private shuttle and car rental can be a wise choice for passengers who are not close to the airport. Passengers close to the airport can opt for taxis which are one of the most practical means of transportation that can be used in this route.

Taxi

Travelling to Lome Airport from the city center is completed within minutes. When you come to the airport terminal by taxi, the fare you need to pay is about 4,000 CFA franc for those coming from the city center. Passengers coming from the places outside the city can pay 20 thousand CFA franc and this amount can increase or decrease according to the distance. Those who want to pay less when travelling by taxi can bargain about the fare.

Car Rental

It cannot be said that Lome city center is very rich in terms of international car rental alternatives. For this reason, you can rent your car in the city center by choosing one of the local car rental companies and travel to Lome Airport with this car. Car rental comes to the forefront as an appropriate alternative to reach the airport especially if you plan to travel to a large number of destinations in the city center and nearby places.

Private Shuttle

Another option offered to the passengers travelling to Lome Airport from the city center is private shuttle. The shuttles that carry passengers to the airport with a comfortable travel by picking them up anywhere in the city center are among the alternatives that can be preferred. The biggest difference between private shuttles and other alternatives such as taxi and car rental is that they operate with reservation system. If you are considering to use this option, you need to make a reservation in advance. Private shuttle is also an ideal choice for passengers travelling to the airport from outside the city. The private shuttles that can be preferred as alternatives to car rental having limited options and taxi which can be very expensive for out-of-city distances are in the service of passengers with their comfortable vehicles.

Airport Information

Lome Airport is located near Lome which is the capital of Togo, an African country. The airport offers service for its passengers with its terminal that can be described as small sized. At the airport, there are standard services such as check points, recreational areas, waiting areas and information desks. At Lome Airport, there are also buffets where you can buy snacks before or after your flight. If you wish, you can buy gifts before leaving the terminal.

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.