Destinations
Burkina Faso: cities and how to get around
7 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Burkina Faso has 7 cities on this site, including the capital, Ouagadougou. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalOuagadougou
Population19.8 million
Area274,200 km²
CurrencyFranc (XOF)
Dialling code+226
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Type E
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843
Official languagesBissa, Dioula, Mooré
Internet domain.bf
Cities in Burkina Faso
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouagadougou | Centre | 2,415,266 | OUA (3 km) | 118 |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Hauts-Bassins | 904,920 | BOY (5 km) | 6 |
| Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 160,239 | OUA (94 km) | — |
| Saaba | Centre | 136,011 | OUA (11 km) | — |
| Ouahigouya | Nord | 124,587 | — | — |
| Kaya | Centre-Nord | 121,970 | OUA (94 km) | — |
| Banfora | Cascades Region | 117,452 | BOY (74 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Niger, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali.
Common questions
Which cities in Burkina Faso are covered?
Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Saaba, Ouahigouya, Kaya, Banfora.
What currency does Burkina Faso use?
The Franc (XOF).
Which side of the road does Burkina Faso drive on?
The right.
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.