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Flights to Banjul

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Availability of flights to Banjul varies depending on the time of year.

Tourist flights
During the wintersun tourist season (November to April) cheap flights are available from Charter carriers.

Scheduled flights
There are fewer flights out of season (May to October) and these are more expensive than Charter services.

 

Tourist flights

The cheapest flights from London to Banjul are Charter Flights operated by
-  Astraeus Airlines
-  Excel Airlines
-  First Choice
-  Monarch
-  Thomson
-  Thomas Cook Airlines

Charter flights only operate during The Gambia’s wintersun tourist season, from November to April.
Some of these flights are available at less than 300GBP.

 

 

First choice logo
First Choice fly direct to Banjul from four UK airports.

Season 2007-2008
First Choice operate from:
London Gatwick
Thursdays. 1 Nov 07 to 24 Apr 08
Manchester
Fridays. 2 Nov 07 to 25 Apr 08
Bristol
Tuesdays. 6 Nov 07 to 29 Apr 08
Nottingham East Midlands
Tuesdays. 6 Nov 07 to 29 Apr 08

Book your flight with First Choice 

 

 

Thomson logo

Thomson fly direct to Banjul from two UK airports.

Season 2007-2008
Thomson flights operate as follows:
London Gatwick
Tuesdays. 6 Nov 07 to 29 Apr 08
These flights are operated by Monarch
Manchester
Tuesdays. 6 Nov 07 to 29 Apr 08
These flights are operated by Astraeus

Book your flight with Thomson  

 thomas cook logo

Thomas Cook fly direct to Banjul from four UK airports.

Season 2007-2008
Thomas Cook flights operate as follows:
London Gatwick
Wednesdays. 10 Oct 07 to 30 Apr 08
Fridays. 2 Nov 07 to 25 Apr 08
Bristol
Tuesdays. 6 Nov 07 to 29 Apr 08
Manchester
Mondays. 5 Nov 07 to 28 Apr 08
Tuesdays 9 Oct 07 to 6 Nov 07
Nottingham East Midlands
Tuesdays. 6 Nov 07 to 29 Apr 08

Book your flight with Thomas Cook 

 

 Excel logo

Excel fly direct to Banjul from two UK airports.

Season 2007-2008
Excel operate from:
London Gatwick
Saturdays. 3 Nov 07 to 26 Apr 08
Manchester
Saturdays. 3 Nov 07 to 26 Apr 08

Book your flight with Excel   

Monarch logo 

Monarch fly direct to Banjul from London Gatwick.

Season 2007-2008
At the time of writing, it is not yet possible to book 2007-2008 flights on the Monarch website.

Book your flight with Monarch   

GambiaFlights logo 

This website offers flights from four UK airports. Most flights are provided by Astraeus Airlines and the remainder by other Charter Carriers.
This is the flights website of the Gambia Experience holiday company.

Season 2007-2008
Flights are available from:
London Gatwick
Tuesdays. Monarch. All year.
Fridays. Monarch. All year.
Bristol
Tuesdays. First Choice.
6 Nov 07 to 22 Apr 08
Fridays. Astraeus.
2 Nov 07 to 18 Apr 08
Saturdays. 20 Oct 07 and 27 Oct 07
Manchester
Tuesdays. Astraeus.
6 Nov 07 to 22 Apr 08
Fridays. First Choice.
2 Nov 07 to 18 Apr 08
Saturdays. 20 Oct 07 and 27 Oct 07
Nottingham East Midlands
Tuesdays. Thomas Cook.
6 Nov 07 to 22 Apr 08
Fridays. Astraeus.
2 Nov 07 to 18 Apr 08

Book your flight with GambiaFlights.co.uk
 

 

Scheduled flights

 Astraueus logo

NOTE: I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ASTRAEUS HAVE SUSPENDED THEIR FLIGHTS INTO BANJUL (WITH EFFECT FROM MAY 2008). HOWEVER, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO BOOK WITH ALTERNATIVE AIRLINES USING THE GAMBIAFLIGHTS WEBSITE BELOW.

Astraeus Airways fly direct from London Gatwick to Banjul on Tuesdays and Fridays.
This route operates from May to October only and tends to be priced between 450-550GBP.
Book your flight with Astraeus 

During the tourist season, flights with this carrier (from up to six UK airports) can be booked from the flights website of the Gambia Experience holiday company, GambiaFlights.co.uk.
Book your flight with GambiaFlights.co.uk  

 

 

SN Brussels logo

SN Brussels airlines (formerly known as Sabena) operates flights on Sundays and Thursdays (this information correct for the 2006-07 season). From London this route has two stops, in Brussels (Belgium) and Dakar (Senegal). These scheduled flights will generally cost at least 700GPB.

Book your flight with SN Brussels 

 

 

It is also possible to book on this route using flightbooking websites such as ebookers or Opodo. For increased flexibility these websites will offer the UK to Brussels section with alternative airlines such as British Airways, bmi and Lufthansa. It is usually possible to find a flight from a choice of Heathrow, Gatwick or City Airports in London, or other UK airports.
 

ebookers logo
Book your flight via ebookers

 

opodo logo
Book your flight via Opodo

 
 

Trailfinders logo
Or if you prefer to book by telephone, try Trailfinders on 0845 058 5858

The SN Brussels route currently operates on Sundays and Thursdays. You can use Opodo to find flights on the remaining days of the week via other cities in Europe and North Africa. These usually cost more than 1000GBP. 

 

 

Alternative Routes

Numerous airlines fly to destinations in West Africa.

BA logo
For example, British Airways fly direct from London to:
Dakar (Senegal) @ approx 450GBP
Freetown (Sierra Leone) @ approx 580GBP

Book your flight with British Airways

 

Onward flights to Banjul are available from a number of airlines including Air Senegal and Slok Air International. Timetables for flights between West African cities can be found on the Amadeus website. However, I am currently unaware how to purchase tickets on these airlines from outside West Africa. Please let me know if you find out.  

 

 

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