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Lungi International Airport (FNA)
FNA to your bed: pre-book the airport pickup and the crossing to Freetown before you fly — the estuary is the risk, not the distance, and the crossing may not run after dark.
Key facts
- Default ride
- Pre-booked transfer: airport pickup, crossing, car to the door
- Ride time
- 120–240 min
- p50–p90
- Fare
- SLE 1,500
- Late night after
- 22:00
- on demand
Rules in force · 8Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on…Plan every crossing and every cross-town ride in daylight
- Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
- Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
- West Africa ↗Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on any West African trip: several countries on the coast road demand it of every arrival, and the rest demand it after you have passed through a neighbour.
- West Africa ↗Cross land borders and drive between cities in daylight only; plan each crossing as a full travel day with cash for fees and passport copies for checkpoints.
- Sierra Leone ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Sierra Leone government sources before booking.
- Sierra Leone ↗Book the Lungi–Freetown crossing (water taxi or ferry) before you land, and check how the operator handles late arrivals.
- Freetown ↗Plan every crossing and every cross-town ride in daylight; do not walk between areas, and go back to your hotel before dark.
- Freetown ↗Use a driver from your hotel or a trusted contact for each leg; agree the fare before the ride.
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Map of the airport
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Plan
Your landing time, your bags, your bed
Lock your path to bed
Take Pre-booked transfer: airport pickup, crossing, car to the door at 17:00. Bed by ~21:03 (p90).
Sleep area not decided? Check the area first.
On the groundHideSteps from the gate, and what to do if it breaks
On the ground
Step by step from the gate, and what to do if it breaks
Zero-brain vs precision
- Daytime default
- Pre-book the hotel transfer including the crossing; do not cross after dark unless your operator confirms in writing.
- Precision
- The crossing (water taxi or ferry) has no timetable in these notes: confirm the operator, the last crossing and the drop-off point (field-verify).
- Late-night threshold
- 22:00
Steps from landing
5 / 10 min
Gate to immigration
all arrivals30 / 75 min
Immigration (visa on file where required)
only intl checked, intl cabin20 / 45 min
Baggage claim + customs
only intl checked, domestic checked15 / 30 min
SIM/cash, then the pickup
all arrivals120 / 240 min
Pre-booked transfer: airport pickup, crossing, car to the door
on demand, any hour · SLE 1,500
If it breaks
- Book the hotel transfer and the crossing before you fly, and send your flight number; do not count on finding a boat at night.
- Ask the operator for the last crossing time and what happens if your flight is late; if the answer is unclear, sleep near Lungi.
- Use only operators with life jackets; do not cross in bad weather.
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Sources
| Field | Value | Source type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary.yen | SLE 1,000–2,000 | secondary | 30% |
- secondaryVoykit – Freetown guide