Dakar, Senegal

Getting around Dakar

How to travel around Dakar — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Yango

The dominant ride-hailing app in Dakar, with the fare fixed in-app.

Watch outDrivers asking to cancel and settle cash, which removes the fixed price and the record.

2. TER regional train

The fast line from the centre to Diamniadio and on toward the airport.

Cost: XOF 500–1,500

3. Cars rapides

Blue and yellow painted minibuses — being retired, but still the city's visual signature.

4. Dakar Dem Dikk

The public bus network, including the airport route.

5. AIBD airport transfer

Blaise Diagne is about 45km out, so budget an hour and agree the fare before leaving.

Watch outKerbside drivers quoting in euros at several times the metered equivalent.

Booking apps in Senegal

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

Yango

The dominant ride-hailing app in Dakar, with fares fixed in-app.

Coverage: Dakar and the surrounding region.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

Heetch

French operator with a substantial Dakar presence.

Coverage: Dakar.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

Dakar Dem Dikk

The public bus network, including the airport corridor.

Coverage: Dakar.