Arrive · Praia
Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)
RAI to the Plateau: one airport taxi at a fixed-zone fare or a pre-booked hotel pickup, 10–25 minutes — the risk is late arrivals when few taxis wait, not the distance.
Default ride
Airport taxi or pre-booked hotel pickup to the door
Ride time
15–30 min
p50–p90
Fare
CVE 600
Late night after
21:00
on demand
Rules in force · 5Steps, slopes and uneven paving between the Plateau and t…
- Cape Verde ↗Check entry rules and any pre-arrival registration for your passport on official Cape Verde government sources before you fly.
- Cape Verde ↗Confirm ferries and inter-island flights the day before; sea conditions and schedules change at short notice.
- Santiago area ↗Confirm the Fogo ferry or flight the day before and keep a buffer day before your international flight.
- Praia ↗Steps, slopes and uneven paving between the Plateau and the lower districts: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Praia ↗Quiet streets and stairways are not for walking alone after dark; take a taxi door to door.
Map of the airport
Add your hotel to get directions from it. · stays in this browser; shared with the pocket card.
Lock your path to bed
Take Airport taxi or pre-booked hotel pickup to the door at 23:00. Bed by ~23:33 (p90).
Sleep area not decided? Check the area first.
Zero-brain vs precision
- Daytime default
- Airport taxi from the rank outside arrivals, or a hotel pickup arranged in advance, straight to the door.
- Precision
- Small terminal; taxis usually meet scheduled flights, but fewer wait after the last arrival (field-verify).
- Late-night threshold
- 21:00
Steps from landing
5 / 10 min
Gate to immigration
all arrivals20 / 45 min
Immigration (complete the online pre-arrival registration first)
only intl checked, intl cabin15 / 35 min
Baggage claim + customs
only intl checked, domestic checked10 / 20 min
SIM/cash, then the taxi rank
all arrivals15 / 30 min
Airport taxi or pre-booked hotel pickup to the door
on demand, any hour · CVE 600
If it breaks
- Complete the official online pre-arrival registration for Cabo Verde before you fly and keep the receipt; the official portal is linked from the tourism site.
- Message the hotel your flight number and ask for a pickup, or use the taxi rank outside arrivals; agree the fare before you get in.
- Carry some euros or escudos in small notes for the first ride.
- If no taxi is available, ask a hotel to send a car: do not walk the airport road at night.
Other flights
Sources
| Field | Value | Source type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary.yen | CVE 500–800 | secondary | 40% |
- officialASA Cabo Verde airports (official)
- officialCabo Verde tourism (official)