Domestic Travel

DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

Covid-19

We are updating the information on this page weekly, usually Wednesday. Latest update – 04 August 2021

Most islands have an airport served by scheduled flights, with the exception of Santo Antão and Brava. The internal flights 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.

Special Notice: Internal flights are operating, but some routes are still not up to normal frequency. Bestfly took over internal flights on 17 May 2021, but currently there is no means of booking online. The TICV (Binter CV) website still exists, but there is no flight information on it. At the moment booking with Bestfly appears only to be possible in Travel Agents in Cape Verde. For more information and the timetable, visit CV Connect Services website. There are Covid requirements for internal travel between islands, which include Covid tests prior to travel and temperature checks. We recommend checking locally in advance of your trip.

Bestfly

This is now the main domestic airline for the Cape Verde Islands. It seems that flights can only be booked through agencies, but for more information visit CV Connect Services.

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. However, new routes have been introduced recently, especially to the island of Maio. When a new map is available we will add it to this page. Ferry services are subject to change and so you should always check with the operator. Ferry tickets can be purchased through CV Interilhas.

Special Notice: Ferries are operating on most routes. There are Covid requirements for internal travel between islands, which include Covid tests prior to travel and temperature checks. We recommend checking locally in advance of your trip.

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 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.