Flights from Quebec City (YQB) and Montreal (YUL) to Banjul, Gambia

Here is what to know before booking a flight to Banjul from Quebec City and Montreal.

From Montreal, fares to Banjul usually run between $1450 and $1800. The best fare spotted recently is $1396 (about 14% below the typical price).

What this route usually costs

We have recorded a fare from Montreal to Banjul on 37 separate days, the first on August 9, 2026 and the most recent on October 22, 2026. Across those days the best fare of the day ranged from $1339 to $2172, with a median of $1352. 20 of those days came in cheaper than today. Today's $1396 is in the cheapest third of that range.

Days observed 37
Lowest recorded $1339
Median day $1352
Highest recorded $2172

These numbers are our own: one price point per route per scan day. How we collect them.

Stops from each airport

Counted on the cheapest fare we found each day. Google Flights sometimes shows the same price with fewer stops, and nonstop flights can exist at higher fares.

Montreal 1 stop on 37 of 37 days
Quebec City 2 or more stops on 15 of 15 days

The Gambia is a narrow country that follows its river inland from the Atlantic, and Banjul, the small capital on an island at the river's mouth, is only the start of it. Most visitors base themselves a short drive west on the coast, where the beaches of Kotu, Kololi and the Senegambia strip line up hotels, beach bars and fruit sellers, and where fishing pirogues come ashore at Tanji every afternoon. Head upriver and the coast gives way to mangrove creeks, more than 500 bird species, and Kunta Kinteh Island, a sobering stop on the history of the Atlantic slave trade.

When to go

The dry season, November to May, is the main travel season: sunny, rain-free days around 30 degrees Celsius, a warm sea, and the best birdwatching, as migrants from Europe spend the winter here. From December to February the harmattan can bring a dry, dusty haze off the Sahara for a few days at a time. The rainy season runs from roughly late June to October, hot and humid with heavy downpours, when the countryside turns green and some beach hotels close. Mosquitoes, and with them malaria risk, peak during and just after the rains.

Getting there from Quebec City and Montreal

There is no nonstop from Canada, and Banjul International Airport at Yundum is reached through Europe or another West African city. From Montreal (YUL), the usual pattern is one or two connections, via Brussels or another European hub, or via Dakar. From Quebec City (YQB), add a first hop to Montreal or Toronto. The airport sits inland, about half an hour by road from the Kololi and Senegambia hotels and a little longer to Banjul itself.

What to see and do

The beaches of Kololi and Kotu, with the Senegambia strip behind them
The late-afternoon fish landing at Tanji
The sacred crocodile pool at Kachikally in Bakau
Birdwatching in the Abuko Nature Reserve
A river trip to Kunta Kinteh Island and Juffureh
Albert Market and Arch 22 in Banjul

Good to know before you go

Green tourist taxis wait outside the hotels and charge posted fixed fares, while the cheaper yellow-and-green taxis run shared town trips along set routes or take a private hire if you agree on the price first; minibuses known as gele-geles cover the main roads for very little. The currency is the dalasi; cards work in the larger hotels and some restaurants, but cash rules elsewhere, and ATMs are concentrated around Senegambia and Serrekunda. English is the official language, with Wolof and Mandinka widely spoken, so French helps less here than across the border in Senegal. Drink bottled water, and expect friendly approaches on the beach from hustlers known locally as bumsters: a polite, firm no thank you is usually enough.

Entry requirements and health

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Entry rules for this spot can vary, so it's worth a quick look at what a Canadian passport needs before you book.

General orientation for a Canadian passport on a short tourist trip, not legal or medical advice. Confirm with official sources, and see a travel health clinic four to six weeks before departure.

Travel information is provided as a guide and can change. Always confirm fares, schedules and entry requirements before booking.

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