How do I get from the Canary Islands to Sal in Cape Verde?
Binter Canarias launched its weekly service from Gran Canaria (LPA) to Sal (SID) on Tuesday 5 July 2022, La Voz de Lanzarote reported on 23 June 2022. The flight left at 23:00 and the return was listed to land at 00:35 on Wednesday, but the report gave no prices.
According to AeroRoutes on 30 January 2025, a second weekly rotation joined in summer 2025, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 July to 30 August 2025. An Embraer E195-E2 flies the route, with NT1902 leaving Las Palmas at 23:00 and landing in Sal at 23:35 local time.
Cape Verde is one hour behind the Canaries, so the flight takes about 2.5 hours, and a tester from The Points of Life timed exactly 2 hours 35 minutes in September 2023. AeroRoutes gives the return flight NT1903 a departure from Sal at 00:15, but the printed arrival of 04:30 does not fit the flight time and is not treated as reliable here.
Our research could not confirm a Binter timetable for winter 2026/27. Anyone planning a trip should check days and times directly with Binter Canarias.
Since 31 October 2026, Aragón Digital reported on 23 June 2026, Binter Canarias has run a service from Zaragoza via Gran Canaria to Sal every Saturday. Fares start at 185 euros per leg and include 8 kilograms of hand luggage.
For the Gran Canaria to Sal leg, the article gives a departure at 00:05 on Sunday and an arrival at 01:30. These times cannot be squared with a flight of about 2.5 hours and the time difference, so CITA News does not present them as a timetable.
Anyone planning for the late-night times should tell the hotel about their arrival, although the late landing follows from the 2025 times and is not a confirmed rule.
How do I get from Tenerife, Lanzarote or La Palma to Sal?
Our research found no confirmed direct flight to Sal from Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera or El Hierro. Momondo shows no direct flight from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, so these islands connect via Gran Canaria, where the Binter flight to Sal departs.
Opodo lists Tenerife to Sal with Binter as “Directo” from 208 euros for 2 January 2027, which is a guide price and not a final fare. A 2023 test report, however, describes Tenerife to Gran Canaria and then Binter to Sal, so a nonstop flight from Tenerife remains unconfirmed.
One alternative runs via the mainland, where eDreams shows connections from Gran Canaria and La Palma to Sal, though the research did not open the details. TAP quotes prices from 1,206 euros for Gran Canaria to Cape Verde, and it is unclear whether that means one way or return.
For comparison, Momondo lists Frankfurt to Sal from 170 euros without a direct flight, and CHECK24 package holidays start at 1,450 euros according to our research. These are prices from Germany, not from the Canaries, and TUI serves Sal from Düsseldorf and Munich.
Are there flights or a ferry from the Canary Islands to Boa Vista?
Binter sold its Cape Verdean subsidiary, in which it held 70%, to BestFly in 2021. Bestfly Cabo Verde has stopped operating since mid-2023, according to Wikipedia (as of 15 June 2026), and our research found no Binter service to Boa Vista.
A flight from Sal to Boa Vista is therefore not documented at present either, although visa agencies list Boa Vista, Praia, Sal and São Vicente as Cape Verde's four international airports. Whether other operators, such as TUI or Condor charters, serve Boa Vista from the Canaries, the research did not establish.
There is no passenger ferry, and the only sea link found is Boluda Lines freight traffic, documented for 2017 and 2019. Anyone wanting to visit both islands should clarify the route between Sal and Boa Vista with the provider before booking.
What are the entry rules for Sal and Boa Vista?
Since 1 January 2026, nationals of countries on a list need a visa before travelling, according to ease.gov.cv. Germany, other EU states, the UK and the US are not on it according to 4stogo, a commercial site, and the official site does not confirm reports that visa on arrival was scrapped for everyone.
All travellers register online with EASE before departure, one registration per person and also for children, and each one covers a single entry. The deadline is at least 5 days before departure, and as agencies disagree on whether that means calendar or working days, the earlier date applies.
One agency quotes about 15 working days for processing and a one-year validity for the authorisation. The research names no official fee, and agencies add service fees of their own, which registering directly on the official website avoids.
The TSA airport security fee is 3,400 CVE, about €30.83 (4stogo, June 2026), and children under 2 and residents are exempt. German citizens stay up to 30 days on a passport or provisional passport, plus a child passport for under-12s; sources conflict on validity, so 6 months applies.
Transit in the airport's international area needs no EASE, but leaving the airport on a stopover does, and Cape Verde lies outside the Schengen area. EES and ETIAS affect only non-EU nationals returning to the Canaries, not EU citizens, with EES fully live since 10 April 2026 according to the official website and the ETIAS start uncertain according to Navan.
What are the climate and beaches like on Sal and Boa Vista?
Our research holds no named, confirmed beaches, access roads or beach rules for Sal and Boa Vista, and it found no conservation rules for visitors on Sal. This guide therefore names no beaches, so check access, currents and regulations locally with your accommodation or the council.
The official website puts air temperatures at about 20 to 30 degrees all year and the sea at 23 to 26 degrees. These are figures from a travel portal, not climate data from a weather service, and monthly values for rainy days and hours of sunshine are missing.
The travel blog loudavymkrokem.cz names October and November as the best time, with a warm sea and easing wind. Strong wind blows from January to April and the sea cools to about 22 to 23 degrees; for your departure point, see CITA Weather (cita.news/de/wetter.html) and AEMET for current values and warnings.
What are the dos and don'ts on Sal and Boa Vista?
The German Federal Foreign Office warns, according to a 2026 overview, of arrests at the airport over pocket knives or pepper spray in hand luggage. The official page was not available and the claim comes from the summary, so anyone wanting to be safe leaves such items at home and checks the office's advice.
Pickpocketing and bag snatching concentrate in Praia, Mindelo, Sal and Boa Vista, according to the same overview. It says no yellow fever vaccination is needed on direct flights from Europe, which is not documented for other routes.
Common mistakes named in the sources are forgetting the EASE registration or leaving it until just before departure, confusing visa-free with fee-free, and overlooking the TSA. Others are skipping a new registration for a second entry and travelling on a passport with too short a validity.
Our research could not document prices on the ground, the exchange rate or the cost of taxis and excursions. Before booking, check the Binter timetable, ease.gov.cv and the Federal Foreign Office travel advice, and note that the ETIAS start date remains open and affects only non-EU citizens.