Madagascar connecting flights & visa

Connecting flights to/from Madagascar

Most international airlines  that have connected Madagascar before the pandemic are now back to Madagascar.

Madagascar connecting flight routes

Weekly connecting flights:

– Paris CDG -Antananarivo4 flights
– Milan-Nosy Be-Antananarivo2 flights
– Mauritius-Antananarivo8 flights
– Reunion Island -Antananarivo7 flights
– Addis-Ababa – Antananarivo4 flights
– Reunion-Tamatave3 flights
– Dzaoudzi-Majunga2 flights
– Nairobi – Antananarivo2 flights
– Instanbul – Antananarivo3 flights

Airlines

We will be delighted to provide you information about the best routing and the best available flight ticket rates. Contact us

 

Weekly connecting flights:

Air Madagascar’s domestic flights – TSARADIA

Air Madagascar has been rebranded and become MADAGASCAR AIRLINES. Its sister company TSARADIA is the one that connect the domestic lines. 

The service and punctuality have been drastically improved but one should still expect changes and delays like anywhere else.  As a local tour operator, we are here to optimize the use of your time as we are able to amend the tour program if necessary until the last minutes of your journey.

 

Important facts and News

. Sout African Airlink is not yet connecting to Antananarivo since the pandemic

. Ethopian Airlines started connecting Addis Abeba – Antananarivo

. Most travellers reaches Madagascar from the UK via Nairobi with Kenya Airways as it connects Nairobi-Antananarivo, two times week.

. From Asia and Australia, it is suggested to fly via Bangkok with Air Madagascar/Thai Air or via Mauritius with Air Mauritius. Air Austral also flies from Perth to Saint Denis, La Reunion, then continue to Antananarivo for 1h flight.

. From Russia, most people now reach Madagascar via Mauritius and connect to Antananarivo with Air Madagascar or Air Mauritius itself.

. From Europe,
 it is quite easy to reach Antananarivo. Most flights are via Paris – Charles de Gaule Airport, Orly Airport and Marseille. Air France and Air Madagascar are operating in code sharing and covers 8 flights a week.

. From Germany [Munich] , some passengers fly via Johannesburg to Antananarivo.

. Air Madagascar has stopped connecting to Guangzhou 

. Air Seychelles does any longer fly to Antananarivo.

VISA FORMALITIES

The visa is delivered on arrival or applied online.  A 72-hour PCR test certificate is still required and an antigen one is processed on arrival.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The visa fees to enter Madagacar is Eur 35. It is to be paid cash on arrival in Eur, in Usd or in Malagasy Ariary (MGA).

The eVisa to Madagascar can now be applied online. The link:


PASSPORT

A six-month valid passport beyond arrival with at least one blank page is required as well as a return or onward ticket and sufficient funds for the duration of the stay is also required – otherwise you will risk immediate expulsion upon entry.