Flights

The French national airline Air France operates daily non-stop flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Bamako. Tour operator Point Afrique offers direct charter flights from Paris and Marseille to Mopti (approximately 130km from Djenné) or Bamako (approximately 450km from Djenné). Also, Royal Air Maroc (via Casablanca) and Compagnie Aérienne du Mali have flight connections between Paris and Bamako.

Point Afrique
Air France
Compagnie Aérienne du Mali
Royal Air Maroc

Local transport

The trip from Bamako to Djenné takes at least eight to nine hours, so be sure to leave Bamako early in the morning. You can take the bus at Sogoniko, the bus station near Bamako. There are several buses to Mopti, that pass Djenné. Ask the bus driver to drop you off at le carrefour de Djenné; the intersection at the turn off to Djenné, which is about 30km from the Sandcastle. Here you can take a taxi or bus to town (they run very irregularly!). The Sandcastle is just across the river, as you leave the ferry. You may also call us, so we can send a van to pick you up.