Saint-Louis: 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.
Saint-Louis is a city of 254,171 people in Senegal, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level. It has 1 railway station on record, including Gare de Saint-Louis, Sénégal.
Key facts
Open Saint-Louis in Google Maps
Daylight in Saint-Louis runs from about 11 h 13 min a day in late December to 13 h 7 min in late June (computed for 16.02° 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 Saint-Louis in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Gare de Saint-Louis, Sénégal. Trains to Saint-Louis
Buses to Saint-Louis · Driving and car hire
What people come for
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Island of Saint-Louis.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Saint-Louis
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dakar, 179 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nouakchott, 236 km (Mauritania)
- Pikine, 170 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Touba, 144 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Serekunda, 288 km (Gambia)
- Guédiawaye, 169 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Thiès, 144 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kaolack, 212 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rufisque, 167 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Mbour, 185 km — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Lille, St. Louis, Fez, Liège, Bologna, Toulouse.
Common questions
How big is Saint-Louis?
About 254,171 people live in Saint-Louis (GeoNames).
What time zone is Saint-Louis in?
Africa/Dakar, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Saint-Louis?
The Franc (XOF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Saint-Louis?
Dakar (179 km), Nouakchott (236 km), Pikine (170 km), Touba (144 km), Serekunda (288 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.