Cheap flights from Warsaw to Dakar

September is the cheapest month on this route, so if your dates are flexible, start there and work outwards. Fares also appear for October, November, December, January, February, March, April and June, which shows the quiet and busy stretches are not where you would guess — both winter and spring show up. Midweek departures, Tuesday to Thursday, tend to cost less than weekend ones, and a longer connection is often cheaper than a short one. Book a few months ahead for the cheaper months and later for the peak ones; around Christmas and the New Year, and around the main school breaks, fares climb quickly at both ends.

No airline flies Warsaw to Dakar non-stop, so every option here is a connecting itinerary. The low-cost side of the list is Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta, which keep the base fare low and charge for what you add, such as checked baggage and seat selection. The rest are full-service carriers — TAP Portugal, Ethiopian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its KLM Cityhopper partner, Austrian, Braathens Regional Aviation, Air Dolomiti and LOT Polish Airlines — where a checked bag and food on the long leg usually come with the ticket. Which one works out cheapest depends less on the brand than on where you change planes and how long you wait there.

Dakar has two airports and they are not in the same place. Leopold Sedar Senghor sits right by the city, so the ride into the centre is short. Blaise Diagne International lies well outside Dakar and the transfer takes considerably longer, so check which one your flight lands at before you book a hotel. Taxis are the usual way in from both, with car hire and shuttle services as alternatives. Agree the fare before you get into the taxi, and give yourself extra time in the evening when the roads into the centre are busiest.

Currency

XOF (F)

Power sockets

Type C, E, G, K · 230 V

Language

Badyara, Balanta, Wolof, French

Emergency number

17, 18

Driving side

right

Calling code

+221

Internet domain

.sn

Population of Dakar

1.4 M (2021)

Time zone

UTC+00 (Africa/Dakar)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether you leave from F. Chopin or Modlin — Warsaw's two airports sit on opposite sides of the city.
• On a low-cost ticket, add checked baggage and seat selection before comparing the total with a full-service fare.
• Make sure a connection is on one ticket, or leave a generous gap if you buy the legs separately.
• Confirm your passport is valid well beyond your travel dates and check the current entry rules for Senegal.
• In the cheaper months, book early; over the holidays, book earlier.
• Match your arrival airport to your hotel, since one is close to the city and the other is far out.