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Sao Vicente airport Arrivals and Departures

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Good to know

Distance to Mindelo4.8km
Distance to Ponta do Sol41.1km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Sao Vicente Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Sao Vicente Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Mindelo arrivals information

Sao Vicente Airport is 4.8km from the centre of Mindelo. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Sao Vicente Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Cape Verde by hiring a car.

Car hire from Sao Vicente Airport

If you want to see more of Cape Verde after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Sao Vicente Airport. Providers like Transmello have pick-up spots at VXE Arrivals – find out more here.


Sao Vicente Airport FAQs

Yes, transavia operates to and from both Sao Vicente Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Transmello and Ocidente Rent a Car pick-up points in or near to Sao Vicente Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Sao Vicente Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Sao Vicente Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Sao Vicente Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Sao Vicente Airport’s departure lounge.
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Sao Vicente Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Sao Vicente Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Sao Vicente Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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