There are 7 ways to get from Douala to Freetown by plane, ferry, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Douala International Airport to Conakry, ferry
best- Fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Conakry (CKY)plane DLA - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
13h 8m$846–2,349Bus, ferry via Apapa
cheapest- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Take the bus from Maza Maza International to Cotonoubus
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Gare Nord Adjamébus
- Take the bus from Abidjan to Conakrybus
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
3d$304–670Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Lomébus
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Gare Nord Adjamébus
- Take the bus from Adjamé Nouvelle Gare to Gare de Bambetobus
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
2d 18hDrive 3,417.8 km
- Drive from Douala to Freetowncar 3,417.8 km
2d 6h$468–676Fly Douala International Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)plane DLA - FNA
- Take the taxi from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Freetowntaxi
13h 14m$633–1,773Bus to Yaounde, fly to Conakry, ferry
- Take the bus from Douala to Yaoundébus
- Fly from Yaounde (NSI) to Conakry (CKY)plane NSI - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
16h 33mBus, ferry via Camayenne
- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Lomébus
- Take the bus from Lomé to Abidjanbus
- Take the bus from Abidjan to Conakrybus
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
3d 1h$309–663
Douala International Airport (DLA) to Conakry (CKY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Douala to Freetown is to bus and ferry via Camayenne which costs $300 - $700 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Douala to Freetown is to fly and ferry which takes 13h 8m and costs $800 - $2,400.
The distance between Douala and Freetown is 2791 km. The road distance is 3417.8 km.
The best way to get from Douala to Freetown without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Douala to Freetown, including transfers.
Freetown is 1h behind Douala. It is currently 08:55 in Douala and 07:55 in Freetown.
Yes, the driving distance between Douala to Freetown is 3418 km. It takes approximately 2 days 6h to drive from Douala to Freetown.
There are 77+ hotels available in Freetown.
What companies run services between Douala, Cameroon and Freetown, Sierra Leone?
There is no direct connection from Douala to Freetown. However, you can take the bus to 10099, walk to Douala International Airport (DLA) airport, fly to Conakry (CKY), take the taxi to Kaloum, then take the ferry to Aberdeen. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bd de la Liberté to Aberdeen via Lomé, Gare de Lomé, Gare Nord Adjamé, Adjamé Nouvelle Gare, Gare de Bambeto, and Kaloum in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Conakry via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Yaounde to Conakry via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Yaounde to Conakry via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Yaounde to Conakry via Lome, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Conakry via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Yaounde to Conakry via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Conakry via Abuja, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Douala International Airport to Conakry via Yaounde, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Yaounde to Conakry via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Lome, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Bd de la Liberté to Lomé
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Bd de la Liberté to Lagos Maza Maza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $81–86
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Bd de la Liberté to Lomé
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Phone
- +227 23 23 02 02
- info@stmvoyageurs.com
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Gare de Lomé to Gare Nord Adjamé
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Cotonou to Gare Nord Adjamé
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
- Phone
- +227-90-90-12-39
- contact@sonef.net
- Website
- sonef.net
Bus from Adjamé Nouvelle Gare to Gare de Bambeto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- soneftv.com
- Phone
- +237 695-478-893
- bucavoyages.yaounde@gmail.com
- Website
- Buca Voyages
Bus from Douala to Yaoundé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Buca Voyages
Bus from Maza Maza International to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- chiscotransport.com.ng
- Phone
- +225 2736881296
- Website
- ot-ci.ci
Bus from Abidjan to Conakry
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $77–78
- Schedules at
- ot-ci.ci
Bus from Abidjan to Conakry
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $77–78
- Schedules at
- ot-ci.ci
- Phone
- +227 92 92 85 15
- Website
- ematransportvoyageur.com
Bus from Lomé to Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- ematransportvoyageur.com
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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