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 will go between the city centre and the seaside maquis area for 200 FCFA.

Buy

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

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Les Jardins d'Ivoire (Southwest of the city, along Boulevard Houphouët-Boigny), ☏ +225 34 000 448, info@lesjardinsdivoire.net. Close to the beach, on-suite bar, restaurant and pool. (updated Apr 2017)
• 2 Hôtel Idéal (City Centre). Cheap and clean rooms. Rooms from 5000 FCFA. (updated Jan 2019)

Go next

• Taï National Park