Flights to The Gambia

Scheduled & Chartered flights to Banjul, West Africa, are approximately 6 hours from London and other EU airports and you are unlikely to get jet lag as Banjul time is GMT. A good 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 and the weather is much more tolerable too.

The standard airline connections from the UK are charter airlines with all year direct & regular departures from the airports of London Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol, Birminghamand during the tourist season includes (Nottingham) East Midlands and Glasgow. The busiest time for most international charter flights to The Gambia from the UK operate over the winter holiday season in the months - November, December (2009), January, February, March and April's spring break (2010) - so this is the best time to buy an Economy Class cheap deal for your flight.

Prices Guide:

On some charter flights all seats will have been pre-booked by the same tour company, therefore the prices of fares for these flights tend to be more costly than from other airports where there is more competition. Sometimes you get the best deal making a reservation directly from the airline, and at other times the lowest prices can be found through an online travel agency.

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 transit connection to Banjul (Yundum) Airport. You can board from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen or Brussels airports.

USA:

Flying from the US usually involve scheduled airlines which often connect with the flights from Spain or Brussels. Another possibility, is to fly to Dakar in Senegal and then catching an Air Senegal south to Banjul.

From BJL >> Outbound

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, Brussels Airlines, Thomas Cook & Thomsonfly

Flights from Holland (Nederland) & Sweden are with Mytravelairways.

Brussels Airlines of Belgium.

North American Airlines (temporarily ceased).

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.

Note:

It has become increasingly difficult to work out which company is actually selling you your trip due to the various horizontal and vertical alliances, takeovers and mergers over the years. Consumer choice has been reduced for traveller's particularly in Europe as independent travel agents have been marginalised.

Agents Selling Tickets to The Gambia


	Airtours.co.uk Airtours provides holidays and flights for couples, family holidays, groups and single people including some late deals to Gambia.

	Charter Flight Centre
	Scheduled or charter bookings agent for Atol holders with a fast online searchable database.

	Airflights.co.uk
	You can use their Online Systems to search for Charter Flights, Schedule Flights, & Package Holidays.

	Direct Line Holidays [UK]
	The website gives you the chance to opt for flights only air ticket deals to Gambia.

	Flightline.co.uk
	ABTA & Atol protected flights they offer online airline ticket bookings and accept all major credit cards from Visa, Mastercard, Delta, Solo, Switch & American Express with departures from Gatwick, Stansted, Heathrow & other major airports airports.

	Genie Travel Agency
	Located in Lancing in the County of West Sussex, United Kingdom, they offer a range of package holidays as well as flights only.

	Flights & Airfares
	Find air ticket or holiday packages to Gambia using the latest method of an eticket. There is also the option to check the availability for an "open jaw" as well as travel insurance included.

	Olympic Holidays
	Prices are inclusive of taxes & duties and transfers where applicable. Trading under Travelworld Vacations Ltd. Departures on a Friday between November 2009 to April 2010.

	Pack Your Bags
	They claim you can save 5% when you book online during the 2009 to 2010 winter season.

	Travel House
	Located in Wembley, London, they claim to offer cheap flights with or without a hotel. Their search facility allows you to browse through and book either direct or in-direct.

Airlines flying to The Gambia


	Cheap Flights The website offers late deals on budget winter & spring flights from London Area (all airports) to The Gambia.

	First Choice Airways Based at Manchester Airport & London, Gatwick. Online flight bookings available for couples, family holidays, groups and single travellers.

	FlightStats (tool) Information tracking the status of arrivals and departures due over the next 12 hours to give you early notice of any possible delays.

	Flight On Time (tool) Check a chartered & scheduled airline's past punctuality record at UK airports by year including 2008.

	Just The Flight Search for scheduled and charter flights from UK airports to Banjul airport as well as compare air ticket prices.

	Monarch Airlines Monarch Airlines, operating for 40 years now, allows you to book for flights directly online, by telephone, or alternatively by contacting your travel agent.

	MyTravel Airways The charter airline's main hub is Manchester Airport with permanent flight crews in London, Gatwick and other UK locations.

	Thomas Cook Airlines Charter flights based in Manchester.

	Thomsonfly Thomson Fly flies from 20 UK airports to over 80 worldwide destinations. The website gives you the flexibility to you design your own holiday.

	Viking Airlines To and from London-Gatwick and Manchester.

Other Airlines Flying to The Gambia

	Afrinat Headquarters based in Banjul Airport and flies to the West African destination of Guinea, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone & Mali.

	Air Guinee Express Conakry Its international flight destinations are from Conakry to Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Cotonou, Dakar, Freetown, Kinshasa, Lagos and Monrovia.

	Air Senegal The airline is a regional carrier making domestic as well as regional flights to other West African countries. Yundum (BJL) to Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International are daily on flight numbers are V7301 and V7300 using a Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 designed for short-haul journeys. For medium to long-haul it uses a Boeing 737-700.

	Arik Air Flights from Lagos, Nigeria, to destinations including Banjul, Dakar, London, Johannesburg, Cotonou, Freetown.

	Arke Fly
	The website of a Dutch airline making journeys from Holland's Amsterdam Schiphol to Banjul. Online bookings available.

	Bellview Airways Nigeria Flying to domestic, west coast and international airport destinations including Gambia, Lagos, Accra, Dakar, Monrovia, Abidjan, Douala Libreville, Port Harcourt, Freetown, London, Johannesburg.

	Brussels Airlines Operates flights from Belgium departing from Brussels Airport with boarding time is 60 minutes before departure.

	Condor Airlines Germany Its main base is at Frankfurt International with a hub at Munich. Works in conjunction with Relax Travels on Kairaba Avenue.

	Elysian A carrier flying to most African destinations on the West Coast including Liberia (Harper, Zwedru, Greenville, Monrovia), Guinea (Conakry, Labe, Nzerekore, Kissidougou, Kankan, Sierra Leone (Hastings, Freetown, Bo, Kenema, Makeni), Gambia & Cameroon. Soon to include Cote d'Ivoire & Senegal.

	Gambia International Airlines Yundum

	Mahfooz Aviation Domestic & Saudi Arabian The carrier was commissioned & licensed to operate by the Gambia civil Aviation Authority & as a result became the first recognised Gambian airline authorised to carry a designator code of M2 by IATA. They offer a variety of leasing options ranging from comprehensive ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, & Insurance) to structured contracts.

	Mauritania Airways Nouakchott International To Dakar return. Suitable if you make the journey to Senegal and embark from there.

	Slok Air Gambian registered The airline goes to Monrovia, Dakar, Freetown, Accra, Bamako, Abidjan.

	Spanair Spain Flights from Madrid and Barcelona.

	TACV Cabo Verde Airlines Cape Verde associated with partners in different sectors of activity and has established various protocols and code sharing with the objective of providing passengers with their most appropriate level of service.

	Thomas Cook - Scandinavia Taking off from Denmark, Norway and Sweden

	Transavia.com (English) Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport Transavia is a low-cost airline whose main base is located in the Netherlands and is a Dutch affiliate of Air France. It has subsidiary departure spots at Rotterdam and Eindhoven airports.

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Flights to The Gambia

Prices Guide:

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 transit connection to Banjul (Yundum) Airport. You can board from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen or Brussels airports.

USA:

Flying from the US usually involve scheduled airlines which often connect with the flights from Spain or Brussels. Another possibility, is to fly to Dakar in Senegal and then catching an Air Senegal south to Banjul.

From BJL >> Outbound

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, Brussels Airlines, Thomas Cook & Thomsonfly

Flights from Holland (Nederland) & Sweden are with Mytravelairways.

Brussels Airlines of Belgium.

North American Airlines (temporarily ceased).

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.

Note:

Agents Selling Tickets to The Gambia

Airtours provides holidays and flights for couples, family holidays, groups and single people including some late deals to Gambia.

Scheduled or charter bookings agent for Atol holders with a fast online searchable database.

You can use their Online Systems to search for Charter Flights, Schedule Flights, & Package Holidays.

Direct Line Holidays [UK]

The website gives you the chance to opt for flights only air ticket deals to Gambia.

ABTA & Atol protected flights they offer online airline ticket bookings and accept all major credit cards from Visa, Mastercard, Delta, Solo, Switch & American Express with departures from Gatwick, Stansted, Heathrow & other major airports airports.

Located in Lancing in the County of West Sussex, United Kingdom, they offer a range of package holidays as well as flights only.

Find air ticket or holiday packages to Gambia using the latest method of an eticket. There is also the option to check the availability for an "open jaw" as well as travel insurance included.

Prices are inclusive of taxes & duties and transfers where applicable. Trading under Travelworld Vacations Ltd. Departures on a Friday between November 2009 to April 2010.

They claim you can save 5% when you book online during the 2009 to 2010 winter season.

Located in Wembley, London, they claim to offer cheap flights with or without a hotel. Their search facility allows you to browse through and book either direct or in-direct.

Airlines flying to The Gambia

The website offers late deals on budget winter & spring flights from London Area (all airports) to The Gambia.

Based at Manchester Airport & London, Gatwick. Online flight bookings available for couples, family holidays, groups and single travellers.

FlightStats (tool)

Information tracking the status of arrivals and departures due over the next 12 hours to give you early notice of any possible delays.

Flight On Time (tool)

Check a chartered & scheduled airline's past punctuality record at UK airports by year including 2008.

Search for scheduled and charter flights from UK airports to Banjul airport as well as compare air ticket prices.

Monarch Airlines, operating for 40 years now, allows you to book for flights directly online, by telephone, or alternatively by contacting your travel agent.

The charter airline's main hub is Manchester Airport with permanent flight crews in London, Gatwick and other UK locations.

Charter flights based in Manchester.

Thomson Fly flies from 20 UK airports to over 80 worldwide destinations. The website gives you the flexibility to you design your own holiday.

To and from London-Gatwick and Manchester.

Other Airlines Flying to The Gambia