Travel to W Africa

[madherb]

I would appreciate any advice on the best way to travel commercially from Johannesburg to Freetown (SL), Conakry and back. I need to spend a couple of days in each location. I thought perhaps via Dakar?

Thanks

M

[napoleon]

Go to the UK on Nationwide then from Gatwick to SL only practical way. Must get the Visa in London

[kq777]

kenya airways to freetown via nairobi!

[napoleon]

Where you gonna get a visa....not so easy these days.

[madherb]

Originally Posted by napoleon

Where you gonna get a visa....not so easy these days.

Don't know - usually the company would fix this up. I see there is no diplomatic representation of SL in SA. Would UK be best?

Thanks for the info so far!

M

[napoleon]

UK only solution and have your story right before going there.

[Jacobest]

Hey Jetdriver, another post that should be locked, got nothing to do with aviation!

[Rani]

there's also this option:

JNB-LOS VK or SA
LOS-FNA B3

Would save u some time, if u fancy that...

[napoleon]

As I said you need a visa even as crew. You will have to go inperson to London.

[mactheknife]

Can get SL visa from SA Home Affairs in Pta (got mine there 2 years ago).

Can consider SAA to Accra, Abidjan or Lagos.
Bellview to Freetown (and Conakry??).

Used Ghana Airways previously Accra to Freetown - DC9

[Kissmet]

Travel to Freetown

You can fly direct to Freetown with Kenya Airways, You do not have to apply for a visa as you can get one on arrival for about 110.00 USD. Avoid going via London

[napoleon]

Strange this visa on arrival business. A good friend of mine is an advser to a Govt dept in SL and even he has to get a visa every time he goes there. The RSA home affairs issues visas for SL??????????????????????????????

[Kissmet]

I went up to SL about three months ago and I did not apply for a visa from SA. I got it on arrival. You have to be carefull as the people there can be a bt croockery as they charge anything for a visa.

[soups]

Via DKR
SAA then SLOK/B3

Via NBO
KQ/KQ

Via ACC
G0/SAA Then SLOK or B3 or KQ

Via LOS
VK,SAA then B3

via CDG for CKY (AF)
via LHR for FNA(BA/BMED)

[airfrank]

Via DKR with SAA
then DKR to CKY with V7 ( Air Senegal) there is a daily flight.

[madherb]

Originally Posted by Jacobest

Hey Jetdriver, another post that should be locked, got nothing to do with aviation!

Ah - excuse me - am I asking about sea travel here? Aviation=air travel. Legitimate request I thought. Thanks to all the people who took the trouble to assist a fellow aviator. No thanks to Jacobest.

M