Cheap, fast and reliable
Who his Madagascar vacation would like to spend, which has in principle of course different arrival options to choose from. However, since Madagascar is an island, it goes without saying that you will land on the island either by ship or by plane. Ships that dock in Madagascar are usually often cruise ships, and the fastest way to travel directly to Madagascar is still by plane. For Travelers from Europe there are different airlines and departure airportsthat come into question. However, direct flights are rare and are simply not offered from Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Who travel to Madagascar should therefore be flexible with regard to flight dates, check-ins and other factors. Mostly it is not possible cheap and at the same time fast flight connections to discover and often the research is very time-consuming. We would like Your vacation in Madagascar as relaxed as possible and therefore offer you not only various travel packages such as Theme Travel but help you with the basic information to find the right flight. All the important info about the most common Air travel to Madagascar can therefore be found below in this current blog article.
General information about flights to Madagascar
At the beginning it was already mentioned that direct flight connections from Europe to Madagascar difficult to book are. There are only a few European countries from which direct flights to the island depart. Due to the developments so far, these tendencies are not likely to change much in the near future. Madagascar is a poor country that has not yet been able to profit too much from the tourism boom. More information about this can be found on our portal in the background information section under the Tourism section find. The restricted flight connections understandably contribute a significant part to the limited tourism development on Madagascar with - many tourists who want to have a Trip to Madagascar could imagine in principle, fail already with the attempt a suitable flight connection into the island state to find. Then there are also different prices, baggage regulations and comfort aspects, which can further complicate a trip to Madagascar for tourists.
Flight connection from Germany
Unfortunately, there are still no direct flights from Germany, Switzerland or Austria to Madagascar. There are also no cheap charter flights that could compete with the regular airlines, the airfares are for the development of tourism in Madagascar a very inhibiting factor and for many guests the first hurdle before a planned Madagascar trip.
There are also other criteria than just the price that can play a role in the decision: Travel from home to the airport, train and/or approach connections to the airport. Number or weight of luggage allowed, it is also important to know if it is direct flights or if you have to
a lot of time waiting and checking in and out, and finally the comfort that also has a certain importance during a long-haul flight. There are numerous websites that compare the prices of different flight options, it is often very good if you have some flexibility and choose the dates that are the cheapest.
Booking early is often cheaper than waiting for a last minute offer.
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Corsair Fly
Flight connections from France:
Given the specific history that links France and Madagascar, it is not surprising that Direct flights possible from Paris are. Both Paris Orly and Paris Roissy (Charles de Gaulle) can be selected as departure airport. Corsairfly with starting point in Pariy Orly is usually the cheaper alternative. Regular flights usually depart from three times a week. One piece of checked baggage weighing up to 23 kilograms and one piece of carry-on baggage weighing up to 5 kilograms are usually permitted. In terms of comfort, the machines on these flights are adequate, even if the freedom of seating is not quite as generous.
Air France
Departure from Paris 3X per week at 10h30, arrival in Antananarivo at22h50.
There are many possibilities for connecting flights and there is also a TGV station directly under the terminal.
Return flight at night, 00h50 in Antananarivo and landing in Paris Roissy at 11 h in the morning.
Quite good service, quite punctuality and relative generosity as far as luggage is concerned: 2 X 23 kg =46 kg per person as checked luggage and 12 kg hand luggage.
In Business Class they are even more generous with luggage (2 X 32 kg per person). Overweight and extra baggage is expensive.
Contact:
https://www.airfrance.com/indexCom_en.html
Air Madagascar
Air Madagascar direct flights from Paris Roissy (Charles de Gaulle) and Marseille to Antananarivo. Similar flight dates and departure times as Air France.
Very unreliable in terms of customer respect and
punctuality.
No direct connection from Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
The subsidiary responsible for domestic flights is Tsaradia.
Contact:
https://www.airmadagascar.com/fr/vols-reservation
Air Austral
Air Mauritius
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich are served directly by Air Mauritius.
Excellent comfort and friendliness of the crew.
Contact:
https://www.airmauritius.com/book/flight
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines has been flying cheap and well to Antananarivo via Istanbul since the end of 2015.
Turkish Airlines is the partly state-owned airline of Turkey, headquartered in Istanbul and based at Istanbul Airport.
Stopovers in Istanbul and Mauritius, very good service on board and always reliable flights.
Also a very good alternative to Air France especially since the prices are also often considerably cheaper.
Contact:
https://www.turkishairlines.com/de-lu/flights/booking/
Ethiopian Airways
Ethiopia's airline based in Addis Ababa.
member of the Star Alliance aviation alliance. It is Africa's largest airline with 11 million passengers a year
This airline flies from Frankfurt or Vienna with a single stop Addis Ababa and usually has the cheapest prices.
Very good alternative to the often overpriced Air France flights.
Contact:
https://www.ethiopianairlines.com
South African Airways
South African Airways (SAA) is the national airline of South Africa. Measured in terms of performance, the routes covered and revenue, South African Airways is Africa's largest and best airline. The airline was founded in 1934 after the South African government took over Union Airlines and is one of the oldest airlines in the country.
Air Link flies daily from Johannesburg to Antananarivo.
Contact:
https://www.sa-airlines.co.za
Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways is a Kenyan airline headquartered in Nairobi and based at Jomo Kenyatta Airport International and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.
Very modern fleet, the slogan is indeed " the pride of Africa ".
Daily flights from Nairobi to Antananarivo, connecting flights all over the world, good service and often very cheap prices.
Contact:
https://www.kenya-airways.com
Domestic flights
Tsaradia / Madagascar Airways
Nosy Be, Antsiranana (Diego Suarez), Majunga, Maroantsetra, Sainte Marie, Tamatave, Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) Sambava, Toliara (Tulear), Morondava and soon Fianarantsoa and Manakara.
The flights can be booked through us under certain circumstances.
A buffer day should be built into all domestic flights, never book too tightly because flights are very often postponed.
https://madagascarairlines.com/en/index.html