Domestic Travel

DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

Most islands have an airport served by scheduled flights, with the exception of Santo Antão and Brava. The internal flights in Cape Verde are now operated by BestFly (this is from 17 May 2021). Some routes do not have scheduled services every day and flight times are subject to change on occasion. Flight times vary between the islands with the shortest only 15min (Santiago to Maio) and longest being about 45 min. Check-in closes 40 mins before the scheduled departure time.

Covid Documents Cape Verde

Proof of vaccination will be required for internal travel between the islands and possibly a passenger locator form completed. Alternatively an antigen test (taken within 48 hours) is required. These tests cost €10. You can ask at your accommodation where you can get this test. You should check requirements locally prior to travelling.

Bestfly

This is the domestic airline for the Cape Verde Islands. The BestFly Cabo Verde schedule is available on their website. BestFly Cabo Verde tickets can also be purchased on their website. It should be noted that there aren’t flights to each island every day. Some islands only have two flights a week.

CAPE VERDE FERRIES

The ferries are operated under one company – CV Interilhas (Inter-island), the link to which is below. The islands of Brava and Santo Antão can only be reached by ferry. The main ferry routes are shown on the map below. Ferry services are subject to change and so you should always check with the operator. Ferry tickets can be purchased through CV Interilhas. As with internal flights, ferries do not operate on each route every day, with one or two exceptions, such as São Vicente to Santo Antão. Ferry sailings can also be subject to cancellation because of rough seas. Some crossings can also be quite choppy, so if you are inclined to be ill on boats, we would suggest you take the flight where possible.

Covid Documents Cape Verde

Proof of vaccination will be required for internal travel between the islands and possibly a passenger locator form completed. Alternatively an antigen test (taken within 48 hours) is required. These tests cost €10. You can ask at your accommodation where you can get this test. You should check requirements locally prior to travelling.

CV Interilhas

CV Interilhas covers all the internal Cape Verde ferry routes. Tickets for ferries can be booked through their website. Timetables for the various routes are also available on their website.

Marine Traffic – live arrivals and departures

This site provides live departures and arrivals for the main ports in Cape Verde. These include Praia (Santiago), Mindelo (São Vicente), Porto Novo (Santo Antão), Sal Rei (Boa Vista), Palmeira (Sal). On this site you can see the location of shipping in port and at sea, together with a map of the port and expected arrivals and departures.

Port information

Enepor is the port authority in Cape Verde. Information on the various ports in Cape Verde can be found here. In addition there is information on tides, cruise traffic, cargo, tariffs and regulations relating to shipping.