Information Guide
Flights to Banjul are approximately 6 hours from London and other EU
airports and you are unlikely to get jet lag as
Banjul time is GMT.
The most expensive time to fly is during the tourist season which runs
from October - April when a lot of
tour operators & travel agents have
bulk booked seat allocations with the charter airlines.
UK
The standard airline connections from the United Kingdom are charter
airlines with all year direct & regular departures from the airports
of London Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol and during the tourist season
includes Nottingham in the East Midlands. The busiest time for airline
flight bookings is for the months of October, November, December and
January. Return air tickets prices
(£180 to £500) can vary widely depending on whether you are travelling
in the low season or high season.
Europe
The majority of European
countries have direct flights to 1 or 2 West African airports, Dakar
being the best choice, which can be used to make an onward connection
to Banjul (Yundum) Airport.
USA
North America Airlines makes
direct regular flights connections from Baltimore in Washington though
the alternatives are to make a connection link via London to Banjul or
the other major European departure points.
Air Ticket Websites
Airline Websites
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Banjul Airport Tax
An
airport tax is normally included
in the cost of your air ticket for scheduled or charter.
Tourist Flights
Airlines flying to Gambia from the UK are Astraeus, Condor, SN
Brussels Airlines, Thomas Cook & Thomsonfly
Flights from Holland (Nederland) & Sweden are with
Mytravelairways.
SN Brussels of Belgium.
North American Airlines from USA
See also airport for
flight schedules to and from Banjul International Airport at
Yundum.
Carbon Offset Schemes
Over the past
year climate change has hit the headlines in a big way and
increasing numbers of tourist are concerned about off-setting
their carbon emissions from their return flights and to be more responsible
travellers.
The
way such schemes work is that you contribute a relatively small
sum of money which is invested into schemes uses to for example
plant trees or promote greater energy efficiency.
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