Cote D'Ivoire Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

By plane The Felix-Houphouet Boigny International Airport has daily scheduled flights to and from Paris (Air France {1}) and Amsterdam (KLM {2}). There are also regular flights to other West-African capitals. The airport is a modern facility and increased security has shaken its old reputation as a place for travellers to be ripped off. By train The train journey between Abidjan and Ougadougou cuts through rebel territory and should not be attempted by foreign travellers. By car It is illadvised to try to enter Cote d'Ivoire from Guinea, Liberia, Mali or Burkina Faso. The Ghanaian border is fairly secure. If you enter at Elubo, you can easily catch a shared taxi to Aboisso and then a bus to Abidjan. There are about ten millitary check-points between the border and Abidjan so have your documents ready. If you do not have proper documentation of your innoculations at the border you will be forced to pay a small fine and they will give you an injection at an on-site clinic. By bus Busses run daily between Abidjan and Accra. The service is offered alternatingly by the STC (Ghana) and its Ivoirian equivalent.