Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International (ABJ, ICAO DIAP) serves Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and is a destination reached by travellers flying from across Africa. Our catalogue links 0 direct destinations out of ABJ and 4 African origins into it, served by 3 carriers.
At a glance
4 catalogued corridors touch Abidjan (ABJ / DIAP) in Côte d’Ivoire: 0 outbound and 4 inbound, flown by 3 carriers. 2 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our weekly fare cache; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 2 sectors under four hours, 1 of four to seven and 1 beyond seven.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | ABJ / DIAP |
| City | Abidjan |
| Country | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Direct destinations (catalogued) | 0 |
| Reached from (African origins) | 4 |
| Coordinates | 5.261, -3.926 |
The route mix at ABJ splits into 2 short sectors under four hours, 1 medium sector of four to seven hours and 1 long-haul sector beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 0 of the corridors here are flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.
Two codes, two uses. ABJ is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while DIAP is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.
Airlines serving ABJ
3 carriers appear on the ABJ corridors covered here; for the 3 we hold details on, checked-baggage baselines are 23 kg, and 2 of them belong to a global alliance (Oneworld 1, Star Alliance 1). That list is built from the 4 corridors this site catalogues through ABJ, so it is our coverage rather than the airport’s full published schedule.
These carriers operate the ABJ corridors catalogued on this site.
| Airline | Alliance | Checked baggage | Hajj/Umrah charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arik Air (W3) | None | 23 kg | No |
| Ethiopian Airlines (ET) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | Yes |
| Royal Air Maroc (AT) | Oneworld | 23 kg | Yes |
Alliance spread decides how easily a disruption at ABJ gets fixed. With 1 Oneworld carrier, 1 Star Alliance carrier on these corridors, a passenger stuck here can sometimes be reflowed onto a partner without a new ticket — but only within the same alliance, and only when the original ticket permits it. Between alliances, re-accommodation is a commercial favour rather than an entitlement.
Diaspora and migrant-worker baggage uplift recorded against carriers here: Royal Air Maroc +23 kg and Ethiopian Airlines +5 kg. These are carrier promotions attached to nominated corridors and fare families — they do not follow you onto a partner’s codeshare segment, and the cheapest fare buckets are usually excluded. Confirm against your own booking class rather than the table.
Top routes into ABJ
Lagos to Abidjan (LOS–ABJ) heads the ABJ list below, at about 7 flights a week on W3, ET and AT.
The USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our weekly cache recorded on the corridor across all carriers.
| Route | Carriers | Freq/wk | Block (h) | Market low (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos (LOS) → Abidjan (ABJ) | W3, ET, AT | ~7 | ~1.8 | $535 |
| Accra (ACC) → Abidjan (ABJ) | ET, AT | ~7 | ~1.0 | — |
| Casablanca (CMN) → Abidjan (ABJ) | AT, ET | ~7 | ~5.5 | $858 |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) → Abidjan (ABJ) | ET | ~4 | ~7.5 | — |
Schedule concentration is the number worth noticing: the three busiest corridors account for about 84% of the roughly 25 weekly departures our catalogue records at ABJ. A concentrated airport recovers well on its trunk routes — several rotations a day means a cancellation is a wait, not a lost day — and badly on its thin ones, where the next flight can be days away.
Corridors and typical fares from ABJ
2 of the 4 ABJ corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $535. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 2 run under four hours, 1 four to seven and 1 beyond seven.
Most ABJ corridors here serve intra-Africa and Gulf-hub business travellers. The mix is 2 short intra-Africa hops (under 4 h), 1 medium Gulf-range sector (4–7 h), 1 long-haul route (over 7 h). As rough planning ranges (editorial estimates, not observed fares): intra-Africa $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below shows the cached fare with the date it was found.
| Corridor | Cached low (USD) | Cheapest month seen |
|---|---|---|
| LOS-ABJ | $535 | $535 in Jul 2026 |
| CMN-ABJ | $858 | $328 in Dec 2026 |
The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 2 short corridors under four hours from ABJ price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 1 long-haul corridor beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.
Direct flights to ABJ — 4 routes
4 catalogued routes are listed below for ABJ, reaching 4 countries, led by Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco. Our catalogue records 0 departure and 4 arrival corridors at ABJ, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare. The list is this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable.
Every entry leads to a corridor page with the same skeleton of facts: who flies it, how often, how long the nonstop sector is scheduled to take, how far apart the two airports actually are, and what our fare cache has recorded. Routing and carrier decide the trip; the fare only decides between equivalents.
Treat the list as a catalogue rather than a timetable. Routes are included where African outbound demand justifies a guide, so charter and marginal regional services at Abidjan may be flying without being listed. Where a corridor is here, the carriers shown are the ones we have on record, and a dash in the fare column means no fare was retrieved, not that none exists.
FAQ
5 questions below answer what travellers ask most often about this page’s subject, drawn from the same route, carrier, airport and fare data as everything above. Where a figure is missing from our data, the answer says so rather than estimating.
How is ABJ airport connected? ABJ (Abidjan) is reachable on 4 direct routes in our catalogue — see the full route list above.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes for ABJ airport? The IATA code is ABJ and the ICAO code is DIAP. The airport serves Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
How can I check fares and schedules for routes through ABJ? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.
Which airlines fly from ABJ? Carriers on ABJ corridors catalogued here: Arik Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Air Maroc. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.
What is the cheapest flight from ABJ? The lowest cached fare out of ABJ in our weekly snapshot was about $535 on Lagos–Abidjan (LOS-ABJ) — a dated observation, not a current price. Open the route guide for the fare with its observation date.
Related
- Flights to Côte d’Ivoire — country landing page: 4 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.