San: 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.
San is a city of 103,227 people in Mali (Ségou), 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in San runs from about 11 h 23 min a day in late December to 12 h 57 min in late June (computed for 13.3° 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 San in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to San · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Bamako, 342 km — buses · car rental
- Ouagadougou, 379 km (Burkina Faso)
- Bobo-Dioulasso, 244 km (Burkina Faso)
- Sikasso, 235 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Koutiala, 118 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ségou, 148 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mopti, 153 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Koudougou, 298 km (Burkina Faso)
- Kalaban Koro, 349 km — buses · car rental
- Saaba, 391 km (Burkina Faso)
Twin towns and sister cities: Chaumont.
Common questions
How big is San?
About 103,227 people live in San, across 155 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is San in?
Africa/Bamako, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in San?
The Franc (XOF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near San?
Bamako (342 km), Ouagadougou (379 km), Bobo-Dioulasso (244 km), Sikasso (235 km), Koutiala (118 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.