Freetown: 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.
Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone (Western Area), 38 m (125 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Lungi International Airport (FNA), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre. It is a port city: Port of Freetown. Our booking partner lists 64 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Freetown runs from about 11 h 40 min a day in late December to 12 h 39 min in late June (computed for 8.49° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Freetown is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Lungi International Airport (FNA), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 10,498-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Freetown: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Freetown · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 64 places to stay in Freetown. Of the 46 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (26). Across 12 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 2,998 reviews in total.
Hotels in Freetown: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Conakry, 127 km (Guinea) — ferries
- Camayenne, 127 km (Guinea)
- Monrovia, 363 km (Liberia) — flights · ferries
- Kenema, 235 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bo, 175 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Manéah, 140 km (Guinea)
- Dubréka, 148 km (Guinea)
- Kindia, 179 km (Guinea) — flights
- Dixinn, 128 km (Guinea)
- Koidu, 250 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Banjul, Conakry, Ganzhou, Hartford, Kansas City, Kingston upon Hull, Makeni, New Haven, Hefei.
Common questions
Which airport serves Freetown?
Lungi International Airport (FNA), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre.
How big is Freetown?
About 802,639 people live in Freetown, across 357,000,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Freetown in?
Africa/Freetown, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Freetown?
The Leone (SLE). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Freetown?
Our booking partner lists 64 places to stay in Freetown, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Freetown?
Conakry (127 km), Camayenne (127 km), Monrovia (363 km), Kenema (235 km), Bo (175 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.