Flights to Togo

Flights to Togo arrive at Lomé-Tokoin International Airport (LFW), located approximately six kilometres from central Lomé, the capital, with scheduled services from Brussels Airlines from Brussels, Turkish Airlines from Istanbul, Royal Air Maroc from Casablanca, Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa, and ASKY Airlines connecting throughout West Africa, with return fares from Europe typically ranging from $600 to $1,100 and from other African cities from $150 to $400. ASKY Airlines, headquartered in Lomé and using Lomé as its hub airport, operates the most comprehensive intra-African network to Togo and is the primary carrier for West African regional connections. ECOWAS member state nationals travel to Togo without a visa under free movement provisions, while most other nationalities obtain a visa on arrival at LFW airport for approximately $30 to $80. Lomé is one of the more connected capitals in West Africa given ASKY’s hub status, and visitors from other African cities generally find multiple routing options through the ASKY network.

Togo is a narrow coastal country in West Africa, bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, Burkina Faso to the north, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. Lomé sits on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of the country and functions as a significant West African port and commercial hub alongside its role as the national capital. ASKY Airlines’ decision to base its hub at Lomé has given the airport connections to more West African cities than its national importance alone would attract, making Togo more accessible by air than comparable small West African nations without a major hub carrier.

ASKY Airlines Flights to Lomé

ASKY Airlines, founded in 2010 and based at Lomé-Tokoin International Airport, operates the most extensive regional network connecting Togo to the rest of West and Central Africa. The airline’s hub-and-spoke model routes flights through Lomé from cities including Abidjan, Accra, Lagos, Dakar, Conakry, Ouagadougou, Cotonou, Libreville, Douala, Yaoundé, Kinshasa, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa, making Lomé a practical connecting point for passengers travelling between cities in the sub-region. ASKY is a member of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, which provides the backing and code-share network that has enabled the airline to build a route map that outpaces most West African carriers of comparable size. Passengers from East Africa can connect through the Ethiopian Airlines network to Lomé via Addis Ababa, with ASKY handling the onward connection to final destinations across West Africa.

ASKY fares within West Africa are competitive for the region, though the monopoly or near-monopoly position on many routes means prices do not always reflect the lowest available in a more competitive market. Booking directly through the ASKY website or through Ethiopian Airlines’ booking platform gives access to the current available fares, and promotional fares are periodically available on the highest-frequency routes. The ASKY hub at Lomé means that transit passengers spending a night in Lomé between connecting flights can use the city as a short stopover destination in its own right, taking advantage of the Atlantic beach, the Grand Marché, and the Voodoo heritage sites of the city and surrounding areas.

European Flights to Togo

Brussels Airlines operates the most direct European connection to Lomé, with scheduled flights from Brussels Airport (BRU) that typically make one stop in another West African city before reaching Lomé. The Brussels-Lomé routing reflects Belgium’s historical connections to West and Central Africa and makes Brussels a practical European departure point for travellers from the UK, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia connecting through Brussels. Flight times from Brussels to Lomé are approximately seven to eight hours depending on routing and stops. Fares from Brussels to Lomé return vary from approximately $700 to $1,100 depending on season and booking lead time.

Turkish Airlines connects Lomé to its Istanbul hub at Istanbul Airport (IST), providing onward connections to over 300 destinations worldwide and making Istanbul the practical connecting hub for passengers from North America, Asia, and non-Brussels European cities. The Istanbul to Lomé service operates several times weekly and typically takes nine to ten hours with a direct routing. Turkish Airlines’ competitive pricing on long-haul routes and the convenience of Istanbul’s connections make it a popular option for West Africa travellers from outside Western Europe. Royal Air Maroc operates the Casablanca (CMN) to Lomé route, connecting Togo to Morocco and providing onward connections through Casablanca to European and North American cities on the Royal Air Maroc network.

Ethiopian Airlines Connections to Lomé

Ethiopian Airlines serves Lomé from its Addis Ababa hub at Bole International Airport (ADD), providing connections for passengers arriving from East Africa, Southern Africa, the Middle East, and the long-haul Ethiopian Airlines routes from North America, Europe, and Asia that feed through Addis. The Ethiopian Airlines connection to Lomé suits visitors combining a West Africa trip with East Africa travel or arriving on intercontinental Ethiopian flights that route through Addis Ababa. Ethiopian’s extensive codeshare network means that passengers from cities not directly served by Ethiopian can often connect onto the Lomé flight at Addis through interlined bookings. The Addis Ababa to Lomé flight takes approximately five to six hours.

The combination of the Ethiopian Airlines hub connection and the ASKY Airlines West African network, with both airlines linked through the Ethiopian Airlines Group, means that Lomé is accessible from a wider range of African cities with a single connection than most West African capitals of comparable size. Visitors to Togo arriving from southern Africa — Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cape Town, or Dar es Salaam — typically have a straightforward routing via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines with an onward connection to Lomé on the same ticket, often bookable as a single itinerary through the Ethiopian Airlines reservation system.

Lomé-Tokoin International Airport

Lomé-Tokoin International Airport (LFW) sits approximately six kilometres north of central Lomé, a 15 to 20 minute taxi or minibus ride from the city centre under normal traffic conditions. The terminal building was renovated and expanded to accommodate the growth in traffic driven by ASKY’s hub operations and handles both international and domestic arrivals on a single terminal level. The arrivals hall has a visa-on-arrival counter, a currency exchange facility, and a tourist information desk, and taxis and shared minibuses to the city centre depart from the forecourt outside the arrivals exit. The airport runs 24 hours to accommodate the range of ASKY connecting flights, night-stop layover passengers, and international arrivals on Turkish Airlines and Brussels Airlines services that sometimes land in the late evening or early morning.

The airport’s proximity to the Ghanaian border — Lomé is effectively a border city, with the Ghana frontier running through the western suburbs — means that some visitors use Accra’s Kotoka International Airport in Ghana as an alternative arrival point, as Accra has more European direct connections than Lomé. The road distance between central Accra and central Lomé is approximately 165 kilometres, a drive of two to three hours on roads that cross the Ghana-Togo border at Aflao/Kodjoviakopé, one of West Africa’s busiest land crossings. ECOWAS nationals cross this border without documentation beyond their national identity card.

Entry Requirements for Togo

Citizens of all ECOWAS member states — Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Benin, Niger, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cabo Verde, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau — enter Togo without a visa under the ECOWAS free movement protocol, using a national identity card or passport. Citizens of most other nationalities obtain a visa on arrival at Lomé-Tokoin International Airport and at the main land border crossings, paying approximately $30 to $80 depending on nationality and intended duration of stay. The visa-on-arrival counter in the arrivals hall at LFW is generally efficient for passengers who arrive with the correct fee in USD or euros, a passport photograph, and a completed arrival form.

Passengers intending to stay for longer periods or to work in Togo should apply for a visa in advance through the Togolese Embassy or High Commission in their country of residence, as visa-on-arrival grants are typically limited to 30 days. The Togolese franc (XOF), shared with seven other West African franc zone countries, is the national currency. It is pegged to the euro at a fixed rate of 655.957 XOF per euro, making currency conversion from euros straightforward. West African CFA francs from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, or Burkina Faso are interchangeable with the Togolese franc and accepted without conversion.

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Getting from Lomé Airport to the City

The taxi journey from Lomé-Tokoin International Airport to central Lomé takes 15 to 20 minutes under normal traffic conditions and costs approximately 3,000 to 5,000 CFA francs ($5 to $8) in a yellow taxi. Negotiating the fare before entering the taxi is standard practice in Lomé, and agreeing on a price at the arrivals exit rather than accepting a metered or per-kilometre rate avoids fare disputes on arrival. Shared minibus services (zemidjan motorcycle taxis and shared taxis) operate from the airport road and provide a lower-cost option for single travellers comfortable with the local transport system. Most hotels in central Lomé and on the Atlantic beach strip offer airport transfer services that can be pre-arranged through the hotel reservation.

The main hotel and tourist accommodation areas in Lomé are the Boulevard de la Marina waterfront strip along the Atlantic coast, the Quartier du Port area near the container terminal, and the residential neighbourhoods to the north of the city centre. Lomé’s main attractions — the Grand Marché (one of West Africa’s largest markets), the National Museum, the Fetish Market of Akodessewa (the world’s largest voodoo market, located at Bè), and the beach — are all within 30 minutes of the airport by taxi. The beach areas of Lomé are accessible directly from the Atlantic Boulevard strip and provide an immediate orientation to the coastal character of the city on the day of arrival.