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Saint-Louis · Senegal

Car hire and driving in Saint-Louis

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Senegal traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.

Drives from Saint-Louis

Car rental from Saint-Louis: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Saint-Louis to LougaSenegal53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Saint-Louis to TivaouaneSenegal124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Saint-Louis to ToubaSenegal144 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Saint-Louis to ThièsSenegal144 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Saint-Louis to Thiès NonesSenegal146 km (91 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Saint-Louis to MbakéSenegal150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Saint-Louis to DiourbelSenegal155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Saint-Louis to TiéboSenegal156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Saint-Louis to RufisqueSenegal167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Saint-Louis to GuédiawayeSenegal169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Saint-Louis to PikineSenegal170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Saint-Louis to DakarSenegal179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Saint-Louis to KaolackSenegal212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Saint-Louis to MbourSenegal185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Saint-Louis to ZiguinchorSenegal384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 52 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Saint-Louis?

The right, as everywhere in Senegal.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.