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Madagascar · Vakinankaratra

Antsirabe: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Antsirabe is a city of 260,907 people in Madagascar (Vakinankaratra), 1,513 m (4,964 ft) above sea level.

Key facts

Population260,907
Elevation1,513 m (4,964 ft)
Area133 km²
Time zoneIndian/Antananarivo (UTC+3 now)
CurrencyAriary (MGA)
Dialling code+261
Driving sideRight
Plug typesAC power s and sockets: British and related types, Euro, SN 441011, Type E, Type K
UN/LOCODEMGATJ
Coordinates-19.866, 47.033
Antsirabe

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Daylight in Antsirabe runs from about 10 h 58 min a day in late June to 13 h 22 min in late December (computed for -19.87° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Antsirabe in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

Buses to Antsirabe · Driving and car hire

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Stavanger, Vacoas-Phoenix, Montluçon.

Common questions

How big is Antsirabe?

About 260,907 people live in Antsirabe, across 133 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Antsirabe in?

Indian/Antananarivo, currently UTC+3.

What currency is used in Antsirabe?

The Ariary (MGA). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Antsirabe?

Antananarivo (118 km), Toamasina (314 km), Fianarantsoa (177 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.