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Lungi Airport Hotels Compared: Price, Distance, Shuttle (2026)
Freetown's airport is in Lungi, across the estuary from the city. If you land late, leave early or miss a crossing, you sleep on the Lungi side. Here is what each place near the airport offers, taken from their own sites and public listings on 15 October 2026, with road distances measured to the terminal passengers use today.
| Property | Road distance to the current terminal* | Price | Airport shuttle | Breakfast | Pool | Own booking site | Guest rating** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hariom Yogi Guest House (this site) Kasongha, opposite the New Airport Gate | About 2.2 to 2.8 km by road, 6 min; the New Airport Gate is about 200 m away | US$50 to US$100 per room per night (published ladder) | Free for stays of 2+ nights; NLe 500 per trip for 1 night | Optional, US$10 per person | No | Yes, book direct (deposit online or WhatsApp) | 4.8/5 Google (51 reviews) |
| Africa Waka Waka Airport-Ferry Road, Lungi | About 5.5 km, 10 min | From US$115 (rooms US$115, 125, 145 on its site) | Free airport shuttle (its own site) | Included | Yes (its own site) | Yes | 4.1/5 Google (10 reviews) |
| Lungi Gateway Hotel 2 Fatima Bio Street, Lungi | About 10.5 km, 18 min | About US$128 to US$153 per night (two booking-site snapshots) | Airport pick-up/drop-off listed on its site (price not stated) | Buffet, free for adults (Trip.com) | Not listed | Yes (lungigatewayhotel.com): availability form | 4.0/5 Google (155 reviews) |
| Hotel Airport View 20 Main Old Airport Road, Lungi | About 6.2 km, 11 min | About US$222 per night average on Trip.com (snapshot, check live rate) | Guest review mentions one; not in its amenity list: ask | Free English breakfast (Trip.com) | Not listed | No official site found in our search | 8.7/10 Trip.com (17 reviews) |
| Tariq's Resort & Restaurant Hawa's Cove, Rosint / Airport-Ferry Road, Lungi | About 9.7 km, 13 min | About US$127 per night average on Trip.com (snapshot) | Not stated publicly: ask | Free, cooked to order (Trip.com) | Swimming pool with bar and grill (Fambul listing) | Yes (tariqresort.com): enquiry form, no live prices or online booking | 8.9/10 Trip.com (16 reviews) |
| LIA Hotel (Lungi International Airport Hotel) Tulun Road, near the airport | About 6.3 km, 12 min | US$80 to US$180 (rates on its own site) | Google Maps lists an airport shuttle: ask | Not stated publicly: ask | Lists a swimming pool, gym and bar | Yes, with an online booking form | 3.4/5 Google (105 reviews) |
| Airport Lodge Lungi Humper Street, Lungi | About 6.2 km, 12 min | From about US$73 (snapshot) | Not stated publicly: ask | Not stated publicly: ask | Not listed | No official site found | 4.0/5 Google (30 reviews) |
| ISA Guest House Lungi | Not found on maps: ask | From about US$57 (snapshot) | Not stated publicly: ask | Not stated publicly: ask | Not listed | No official site found | Not checked |
*Road distance from each property's Google Maps pin to the passenger terminal now in use, using OpenStreetMap routing on 15 October 2026. Real routes and traffic vary, and Google Maps shows our own distance as about 2.8 km, so treat every figure as approximate and check it on Google Maps yourself. **Ratings come from different platforms (Google Maps on 4 October 2026, Trip.com on 15 October 2026) and are not directly comparable. We publish this page, so every cell is sourced: click a property name for the page it came from. Prices are US dollars per room per night, change by date, and listings can be out of date. "Not stated publicly" means we could not find it, so ask the property. Also listed near the airport: Mk2 Guest House and Luxe Lagoon (Kasongha) and D-KobieS Guest House. Distances come from each listing's own measurement and differ between sites. If something is wrong, tell us on WhatsApp and we will fix it.
The airport entrance moved
Passengers now use the New Airport Gate on the Port Loko road, and Hariom Yogi Guest House is opposite it, about 200 m away. The older terminal and gate, roughly 4 km west of us by road, are no longer the passenger entrance. Several Lungi hotels grew up around that old side and are still described as "near the airport". Measured by road to today's terminal, they are about 6 to 10 km away. You can check this yourself: search each hotel on Google Maps and get directions to the airport terminal.
Which one suits you
Late arrival or early flight, on a budget
A guest house on the Lungi side. Hariom Yogi Guest House rooms start at US$50, reception is open 24 hours and it is about 6 minutes from the terminal.
You want a pool and a restaurant
Africa Waka Waka and Tariq's Resort list a pool; Africa Waka Waka also states a free airport shuttle, from US$115. Our shuttle is free too on stays of 2+ nights, from US$50. We have no pool, so if that matters to you, book there.
You need the shortest ride to today's terminal
Of the places measured here, ours is the shortest: about 2.2 to 2.8 km and 6 minutes, with the New Airport Gate about 200 m away. Africa Waka Waka is next at about 5.5 km.
Group of five or more
We take 10% off 5+ room-nights per night on stays of 3 nights or more. Message us with your dates.
Why people book Hariom Yogi Guest House
- Direct price. Book on this site or WhatsApp and you pay the published rate, with no booking-site fee added.
- Answers at any hour. WhatsApp +232 72 120 659 and 24-hour reception.
- Help with the crossing. Our ferry checker and transfer guide cover the Lungi to Freetown leg so you do not get stranded.
- Plain information. Distance measured to the current terminal, prices published, no pool claimed.
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Questions
Which hotel is closest to Lungi International Airport?
Of the properties we measured, Hariom Yogi Guest House: about 2.2 to 2.8 km (6 minutes) by road from the passenger terminal now in use, and about 200 m from the New Airport Gate. Africa Waka Waka is about 5.5 km, Hotel Airport View, Airport Lodge Lungi and LIA Hotel about 6 km, Tariq's Resort about 9.7 km and Lungi Gateway Hotel about 10.5 km. Many hotels are still described as near the airport because they sit by the old terminal side, which is no longer the passenger entrance. Check any of this on Google Maps.
What is the cheapest place to stay near Lungi airport?
Published rates change by date. At the time of this comparison Hariom Yogi Guest House lists rooms from US$50, ISA Guest House from about US$57 and Airport Lodge Lungi from about US$73. Africa Waka Waka starts at US$115 and LIA Hotel lists US$80 to US$180.
Which Lungi hotels have a pool?
Africa Waka Waka lists an outdoor pool, LIA Hotel lists a swimming pool on its website, and Tariq's Resort is listed with a pool, bar and grill. Hariom Yogi Guest House has no pool.
Is airport pick-up free?
Africa Waka Waka states a free airport shuttle on its website. At Hariom Yogi Guest House the shuttle is NLe 500 per trip. For the other properties, ask before you book.
Do I need the ferry if I stay on the Lungi side?
No. The ferry or water taxi is only for travelling on to Freetown. Check current crossing times with our ferry checker before you plan an early or late move.
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