Cape Verde: Getting There & Getting Around
TACV is the national airline, it operates to several European capitals. Amílcar Cabral (SID) on Sal in 3 km from Espargos. Taxis are available to the city and to nearby resorts. Praia International airport is on Santiago Island, there are 2 new international airports being built onSaint Vincent and Boa Vista.
Mindelo and Praia are the main ports, but Sao Vincente also receives some passenger ships.
TACV (Cabo Verde Airlines) is the domestis carrier, there are flights between all of the inhabited islands except for Brava and San Antao.
If you fly to Cape Verde with TACV they offer a special discounted domestic flights.
There are daily ferries between Mindelo, Sao Vincent and Santo Antao. Sea travel is quite difficult around the islands due to submerged islands.
Traffic drives on the right. International driving permits must be held and proof of insurance must be on display in the car. There are over 2,250km (1,400 miles) of roads on the islands, of which one-third are cobbled. There is a road improvement programme underway to convert cobblestone roads into asphalt. Road conditions and driving standards are generally of a reasonable quality, although paved roads are mostly narrow and winding.
Car hire is available but is generally cheaper if pre-booked. Children under 12 must sit in the back.