Direct flights from Europe to Ouagadougou airport leave from Paris and Brussels. If you're flying in from the USA you'll have to transfer at Paris, Dakar or Abidjan. The airport is only about 8km (3mi) from the city centre and you can usually get a taxi or bus from the terminus.

Because Burkina Faso is landlocked, getting in and out of the country by land is usually fairly cheap and the options are plentiful. Buses and vans are called

Burkina Faso has one of the better infrastructures in West Africa so getting around the country shouldn't be too much of a hassle. Buses and cars leave from most major towns, as do minibuses and bush taxis. There's a surprisingly good train, the Étalon, that runs between Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso three times a week. Hitching in Burkina Faso is uncommon; most drivers will expect payment for a lift unless you luck upon a western traveller with their own car.