There are 3 ways to get from Mauritania to Mali by bus, car, or plane
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Nouakchott (NKC) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mauritania to Mali is to bus which costs $90 - $100 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Mauritania to Mali is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $260 - $500.
The distance between Mauritania and Mali is 1449 km. The road distance is 1431.9 km.
The best way to get from Mauritania to Mali without a car is to bus which takes 22h and costs $90 - $100.
It takes approximately 22h to get from Mauritania to Mali, including transfers.
The best way to get from Mauritania to Mali is to bus which takes 22h and costs $90 - $100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $260 - $500 and takes 13h 14m.
Yes, the driving distance between Mauritania to Mali is 1432 km. It takes approximately 20h 49m to drive from Mauritania to Mali.
There are 83+ hotels available in Mali.
What companies run services between Mauritania and Mali?
Sonef Transport Voyage operates a bus from Nouakchott to Bamako once daily. Tickets cost $72 and the journey takes 21h 42m. Alternatively, Air Senegal, ASKY, and three other airlines fly from Nouakchott (NKC) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO) twice daily.
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Conakry
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,900
Flights from Nouakchott to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Conakry
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,900
Flights from Nouakchott to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Phone
- +227-90-90-12-39
- contact@sonef.net
- Website
- sonef.net
Bus from Nouakchott to Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- sonef.net
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