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Blaise Diagne International Airport

Dakar, SN

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Blaise Diagne International Airport

Dakar, Senegal · Africa

A clean 2017 one-hall West African international: six bridges, a public 35,000 FCFA walk-in lounge, and almost all traffic international — undone by a 43 km toll road, a TER station that is still not in service, and a Priority Pass listing the live website does not actually have.

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6.8/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.6
Ground access6.0
Reliability6.4
Lounges6.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Blaise Diagne International Airport

Dakar, Senegal · Africa

A clean 2017 one-hall West African international: six bridges, a public 35,000 FCFA walk-in lounge, and almost all traffic international — undone by a 43 km toll road, a TER station that is still not in service, and a Priority Pass listing the live website does not actually have.

Airportist Score

6.8/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.6
Ground access6.0
Reliability6.4
Lounges6.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
4 h
before international flights
Typical security
25 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
45–90 min to Plateau / Almadies (night ~40–50 min)
Official AIBD taxi
Cheapest to city
Dakar Dem Dikk Express
6,000 FCFA HLM Grand-Yoff / 3,000 FCFA Diamniadio TER · About one hour after landing into Grand-Yoff
Lounges
4
Terminals
1

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Departure-level shops (Relay / Orane / Planet Kebab / Coffee Daily / One Minute)

Lagardère / Aelia duty-free, Relay (~100 m²), Orane Café, Planet Kebab (140 m²) and Coffee Daily on the Main Terminal departure level; One Minute bar with the duty-free checkouts

Buy a bottle

Main Terminal

airside

Reliable sealed water after screening. LAS does not list public refill fountains. Cheaper than treating a 35,000 FCFA lounge walk-in as a water stop.

Price: No published LAS bottle tariff — pay at the till

One Minute arrivals food point

Public arrivals hall food point inaugurated with the Lagardère express checkouts on 11 Nov 2023 — landside, not a gate refill

Buy a bottleMain Terminallandside

Only useful before you enter departures or after you land. Do not plan an airside refill from this address.

Price: No published LAS bottle tariff — pay at the till

Best quality

Lounge water

Odysee, Topkapı or Ultimate on the scheduled-passenger airside; not Hayoma

Free waterMain Terminalairside

Complimentary once you are in a live room. Ultimate is the only room with a public walk-in price. No published showers on the LAS lounge pages.

Price: Included with lounge access

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