Sierra Leone Trip Budget

One traveller, 7 nights in Sierra Leone

A budget traveller who lands, sleeps one night by the airport, crosses by government ferry in daylight and spends six nights in Freetown. Edit any number in the planner to match your own plans.

Trip budget planner

Built from our Arrival Cost Index (collected at our front desk, Q3 2026) and our published tariff. Ranges show low and high. Nothing you enter leaves your device.

Travellers Bags in total Nights in Sierra Leone Nights by the airport (Lungi) Room by the airport Rooms needed Your Freetown hotel, US$ per room per night How you cross Days with a taxi and driver Beach day trips (taxi) Add breakfast at the guest house

Your Freetown hotel rate is yours to set, because it depends on where you stay. Fares move with fuel and bargaining. US$1 = NLe 24.

The answer. Solo, 7 nights in Sierra Leone costs about US$545 to US$637 excluding flights, visas and most meals. Per person: the same.

The itemised budget

A budget traveller who lands, sleeps one night by the airport, crosses by government ferry in daylight and spends six nights in Freetown. Crossing: Government ferry (cheapest).

Item	Cost
Hariom Yogi Guest House, 1 night (1 room at US$50)	US$50
Airport shuttle, 1 trip (NLe 500 per trip)	US$21
Freetown stay, 6 nights at your own rate of US$45 per room	US$270
Crossing to Freetown and back (both directions)	US$51 to US$59
Taxi with driver, 1 day (about US$70 per day)	US$70
Beach day trips by taxi (2)	US$83 to US$167
Total	US$545 to US$637

Your Freetown hotel is assumed at US$45 per room per night. Change it in the planner above and everything updates. Converted at US$1 = NLe 24.

How to save

Cross by government ferry before dark if you are one to three people. It saves roughly US$40 per person each way against Sea Coach.
Book a taxi for a full day instead of by the hour if you have several stops. A day is about US$70.
Sleep by the airport the night before an early flight home. See the early-flight rule.

Other worked examples

Couple, 5 nights

US$770 to US$816

Two travellers who pay for speed: Sea Coach across the water, a mid-range Freetown hotel and two days with a driver.

Family of four, 3 nights

US$553 to US$612

Two adults and two children sharing a family room, one night by the airport, then a short Freetown stay.

Questions

How much does solo, 7 nights in Sierra Leone cost?

About US$545 to US$637 in total, including the crossing from Lungi to Freetown, rooms, a taxi with driver and day trips. Your Freetown hotel rate is the biggest variable, so adjust it in the planner.

Does this include flights and food?

No. It covers the crossing, rooms, local transport and breakfast where shown. Flights, visas, most meals and entry fees depend on you.

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Prices come from the Arrival Cost Index (last updated September 2026) and the published tariff. They are indicative and change with fuel, season and bargaining. Hariom Yogi Guest House is a humble family-run guest house; this page is travel information, not a quote. Last reviewed 2026-10-20.