Flights from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Senegal
Dakar
Dakar is the only destination from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport that allows travelers to reach sub-Saharan Africa. It is neither an economical destination nor suitable for last-minute travel due to limited flights and the long journey time of about five hours and fifty minutes, with an airport located more than 60 km from the city center, requiring longer and more expensive transfers compared to European destinations. Blaise Diagne International Airport is Senegal’s main hub and connects the country with West Africa and some intercontinental routes. From Bergamo, connections are weekly and do not favor flexibility or low prices. The city and its surroundings offer powerful cultural and natural experiences such as Île de Gorée with the Maison des Esclaves and its testimony to the slave trade, the African Renaissance Monument overlooking the city from its 52-meter height, and Lake Retba, known as the Pink Lake, whose saline waters take on pink-mauve hues, creating a unique landscape among dunes and salt mounds. Senegal is not part of the EU or the Schengen Area and uses the CFA franc.
Flight Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport - Dakar: key facts
- Country: Senegal
- Currency: CFA franc
- In the European Union: no
- In the Schengen Area: no
- Areas served by the airport: Dakar and all of Senegal
- Suitable for Low Cost: no
- Suitable for Last Minute: no
- Flight availability: weekly
- Main airlines: Neos
- Estimated flight time from BGY: 5h 50m
- Airport distance from city center: 62 km
- What to visit: Île de Gorée, African Renaissance Monument, Lake Retba