Driving in Senegal: routes, distances and real costs
Journeys actually driven and checked, with the tolls, the real durations and the type of car they call for. Every figure is dated. When we do not know, we say so.Journeys actually driven and checked, with the tolls, the real durations and the type of car they call for. Every figure is dated.
4 routes published Last updated 26 September 2026Updated 26 September 2026
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As a couple · 4×414 min
Dakar to Kédougou by 4x4: it’s not the road that demands it, it’s what you do afterwards
Seven hundred kilometres. That is the distance from Dakar to Kédougou, and it is also the longest journey you can make in Senegal without leaving the country. Everyone will tell you that…
As a couple4×414 min
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Among friends · Double-cab pick-up12 min
Dakar - Cap Skirring by road: the bridge solved one problem, the last 70 kilometres created another
Ten years ago, driving from Dakar to Cap Skirring with friends was a decision you made with your eyes open. You had to cross the Gambia River on a ferry, with queues…
22 Sep 2026
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Family · SUV / crossover12 min
Dakar to the Sine-Saloum with the family: what the new motorway changed, and what it didn’t
If you have ever taken children into the Sine-Saloum, you know the moment. The one where, somewhere past Mbour, someone asks for the fourth time how much longer there is to go,…
22 Sep 2026
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Every fact is cross-checked against several independent sources and dated at the foot of the article. Rental prices appear nowhere: they depend on the owner, and we invent none. When sources contradict each other, we give a range; when we have found nothing, the article says so in plain words.Every fact is cross-checked and dated at the foot of the article. No rental price appears here: it depends on the owner. When we have found nothing, the article says so.
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