• 4.0058339.7194441 Douala International Airport (DLA  ^IATA). Serves as the main entrance point in the country. Camair-Co (national carrier) is the main service provider to the city of Douala. Other airlines also fly from Europe - Air France (Paris), Royal Air Maroc (Morocco), Brussels Airlines (Brussels) and Turkish Airlines (Istanbul). Several airlines provide links from African destinations. Flights to Douala with major airlines are not available daily, hence a flexible schedule and a timely reservation is required. On flights out of Douala a cash-only airport tax of FCFA 10 000 is payable after you have checked in but before passport control.  

Passenger services are operated by Camrail. There are several daily services from the capital Yaoundé, brand new Intercity trains takes 3 hr 45 min to complete the journey. There's also a slower service from Kumba twice a week. The central station in Douala, 4.0538949.7113062 Bessengue station (Gare de Bessengue) is located just off Blvd. de la Réunification.

The Route Nationale 3 (N3) from Yaoundé to Limbe and the Route Nationale 5 (N5) from Bafoussam to Douala are the two main roads linking Douala to other cities of the country.

There are passenger ferries, usually one sailing per week, from Bata and Malabo, both located in Equatorial Guinea.

• Nice Cream, Bd de la Liberté. A very cozy diner serving pizza and ice cream, just what every traveler needs after melting in the sun. Plus shawarma and milk shakes. +237 6 90 03 03 44

• Mediterranee, Bd De Liberte. Greek and pizza, so exciting because it's open 24 hours. +237 6 99 98 09 30
• Saga Africa, Bd de la Liberte. Regional fare. +237 2 33 42 23 81
• Aladdin (Lebanese), +237 2 33 43 28 27
• La Sorento, Carrefour de l'Air, Bonapriso. Italian pizzas. +237 6 99 91 01 66

• Le Dernier Comptoir Colonial, Rue de Verdun. Fish, prawns. +237 6 77 76 04 05

• 4.0530289.6952871 Planet Hotel, Akwa, west of the city, ☏ +237 33 43 31 31. Modern and marginally maintained hotel which is convenient for airport. Wireless internet works well, air conditioners do not. Rooms are generally clean and have TV with a few English channels. If you need entertainment, there is a nightclub across the street. FCFA 41245 (Mar 2022). 
• 4.0840449.7352272 Peninsula Plaza Hotel, Voie Makepe Est (North side of the city), ☏ +237 347 1741. A modern hotel which is on the northern side of the city. Rooms are quite good, with air conditioning. Internet might not work and hot water from in room boiler may not work. FCFA 22117 (Mar 2022). 
• 4.026489.703213 Loumia Residency, ☏ +237 6 53 89 43 92. Kind of geared for more long-term stays, with accommodations in the form of apartments. No pool or restaurant, but it does have a gym plus private balconies and wifi and is close to restaurants in the Bonapriso neighborhood. FCFA 37471. (updated Aug 2020)
• Hotel Vallee Des Princes, Boulevard de la République, ☏ +237 2 33 40 37 45. Indoor splash pool. FCFA 38256 (Mar 2022). (updated Mar 2022)

• ibis Douala, 184 Rue Pierre Loti, ☏ +237 6 99 99 99 43. Outdoor pool with lots of vegetation around and restaurant on premises. FCFA 55591 (Mar 2022). (updated Mar 2022)
• 4.0497559.6954364 Hôtel Akwa Palace, 920 Boulevard de la Liberté. FCFA 58580 (Mar 2022). 
• 4.033889.6838735 Hotel Sawa, 488 Rue de Verdun. Strikingly yellow exterior. FCFA 53798 (Mar 2022). 

• 4.0352789.683076 Pullman Douala Rabingha, 35 Avenue Des Cocotiers. (updated Oct 2017)
• 4.026819.700417 Hôtel La Falaise Bonapriso, Rue Njo-Njo, ☏ +237 2 33 43 99 12. A new luxury highrise for those who want to spend big money in Douala. Looks like a big concrete monolith rising up from the flats. Has a gym and outdoor pool and restaurant/bar/Sunday brunch, plus a/c, wifi, and airport shuttle. It's close to some other restaurants in the happening Bonapriso neighborhood. Tres cher. FCFA 83087. (updated Aug 2020)