The international flight
Antananarivo is the main airport of entry. The airport publishes the list of airlines serving it and their stopovers. You confirm your itinerary directly with them.
Antananarivo Airport: airlines and flightsGetting to Toliara,
step by step.
THE ITINERARY
Three stops, one direction.
- 1 · DEPARTUREYour continent
A flight to Antananarivo.
- 2 · THE STOPOVERAntananarivo
The country’s point of entry.
- 3 · ARRIVALToliara
By air from Antananarivo, or by the national road.
THE CONNECTIONS
Each leg, with its source.
The domestic flight
Madagascar Airlines runs regular flights between Antananarivo and Toliara. Book early, then confirm the schedule, seat and baggage with the airline the day before and on the day of travel.
Madagascar Airlines: Toliara destinationThe road
Official advice recommends checking track conditions and travelling by day.
France Diplomatie: Madagascar security guidanceBEFORE YOU LEAVE
What to check before you leave.
- 1
Entry requirements for your nationality: passport, visa, health.
- 2
The international and domestic flights, with the airport and the airlines.
- 3
Track conditions and local conditions, the day before a road journey.
- 4
Recommended vaccinations and malaria prevention, with a travel health clinic.
- 5
Some ariary in cash for arrival: ATMs are scarce beyond Toliara.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Frequently asked questions
I am coming from a continent other than Europe. Which way?
Flights to Antananarivo often run through Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg, Mauritius, Réunion or a European stopover. The airlines present at Antananarivo Airport list their routes: that is where to confirm.
Which currency, and where to change money?
The ariary (MGA). Cash is the safest means of payment outside the larger hotels. Change money on arrival in Antananarivo or in town, and check the day’s rate.
Ready to go?
Pick a route, book online.