Kolda: 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.
Kolda is a city of 103,574 people in Senegal, 17 m (56 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Kolda runs from about 11 h 24 min a day in late December to 12 h 55 min in late June (computed for 12.89° 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 Kolda in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Kolda · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dakar, 336 km — buses · car rental
- Conakry, 398 km (Guinea)
- Camayenne, 398 km (Guinea)
- Pikine, 336 km — buses · car rental
- Touba, 241 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bissau, 135 km (Guinea-Bissau)
- Serekunda, 198 km (Gambia)
- Guédiawaye, 338 km — buses · car rental
- Thiès, 301 km — buses · car rental
- Kaolack, 186 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Kolda?
About 103,574 people live in Kolda (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kolda in?
Africa/Dakar, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Kolda?
The Franc (XOF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kolda?
Dakar (336 km), Conakry (398 km), Camayenne (398 km), Pikine (336 km), Touba (241 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.