Trains run from Dakar to towns en route for Bamako in Mali. There is also a service between Dakar and St Louis. There is an ongoing programme of upgrading and expansion. Children under 3 travel free. Children aged 3-9 pay half fare.
Traffic drives on the right.
Fares are usually up to CFAfr100. Long-distance services operate subject to demand only. Rates double from 0000-0600. It is cheaper to hail a taxi in the street than arrange to be collected from the hotel. Bush taxis and estate cars are good for journeys into the interior.