San-Pédro

San-Pédro is a city of 260,000 in Southwestern Forests region of Côte d'Ivoire and the nation's second largest port.

Get in

There are two major roads leading to San Pedro from Abidjan. The more direct one is the coastal road, going through Sassandra. This road is in a bad state and often closes altogether during the rains. Public transport takes about 10 hours during the dry season. Sassandra et San Pedro is the worst section and takes about 3 hours. The quickest route passes through Gagnoa and Soubré and takes about 8 hours.

Get around

Shared taxis go between the city centre and the seaside maquis area for 200 CFA per passenger. Foreigners will be told the price is 1000 but tell the driver that you know the local rate is 200.

See

The beach is nothing special.

Buy

All the major banks have ATMs and are located on Rue de la République in the city centre.

Drink

Cold local beers XOF 500.

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Les Jardins d'Ivoire (Southwest of the city, along Boulevard Houphouët-Boigny), ☏ +225 0748296151. Close to the beach bar, restaurant and pool. (updated Jul 2024)
• 2 Hôtel Idéal (City Centre). Cheap and clean rooms. Rooms from 5000 FCFA. (updated Jan 2019)
• 3 Hotel Atlantique. Wifi, A/C, little else. Discounts for multiple night stays. XOF 15,000. (updated Mar 2020)

Go next

• Sassandra
• Taï National Park