Ziguinchor: 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.
Ziguinchor is a city of 214,874 people in Senegal, 19 m (62 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Banjul International Airport (BJL), 95 km (59 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Ziguinchor runs from about 11 h 26 min a day in late December to 12 h 54 min in late June (computed for 12.57° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Ziguinchor is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Banjul International Airport (BJL), 95 km (59 mi) from the centre, whose 11,811-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG, 2 km), Cap Skirring Airport (CSK, 55 km).
Flights to Ziguinchor: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Ziguinchor · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dakar, 268 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Pikine, 272 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Touba, 259 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bissau, 107 km (Guinea-Bissau)
- Serekunda, 106 km (Gambia)
- Guédiawaye, 274 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Thiès, 257 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Kaolack, 177 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rufisque, 262 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Mbour, 219 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Prince George's County, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Rimini, Compiègne.
Common questions
Which airport serves Ziguinchor?
Banjul International Airport (BJL), 95 km (59 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Ziguinchor?
About 214,874 people live in Ziguinchor, across 33 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ziguinchor in?
Africa/Dakar, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Ziguinchor?
The Franc (XOF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Ziguinchor?
Dakar (268 km), Pikine (272 km), Touba (259 km), Bissau (107 km), Serekunda (106 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.