Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Brazzaville Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
BZV Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Brazzaville Maya Maya Airport.
What to Expect
Brazzaville Airport (code: BZV) has a small, recently built terminal. Facilities include a few food stands and a duty-free shop. WiFi is available in the airport lounge, which economy class passengers can pay to enter. See Airport Lounges in the guide below for its location and rates.
Sleeping in Brazzaville Airport
We do not yet have any sleep-related airport reviews. For uninterrupted sleep, nearby hotels offer shuttle service. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos. You can also visit the airport’s web site for current information. For more airport information continue scrolling down to explore more in our Brazzaville Airport Guide.
In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Lounges
Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships
Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter through a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and to also find out how you can gain lounge access with just an economy class ticket!
- Salon Ebene – Location: Airside. Hours: open 24 hours. Lounge Access: Pay at the Door • Lounge membership programs.
Related Pages: Brazzaville Airport Lounges
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport:
With Covid restrictions constantly changing, we recommend that you confirm shuttle availability prior to booking and/or prior to your arrival.
- Pefaco Hotel Maya Maya – (3 minutes from the airport) This new hotel is located directly in front of the airport, in the future Airport Village. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Airport WiFi/Internet
WiFi is available in Brazzaville Airport in the Salon Ebene lounge. [ see Airport Lounges above ]
More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport
ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? An ATM is available in the Arrivals area. Hours: 24 hours. Fees may apply, so be sure to check your bank’s fee schedule and your daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans.
Bank – Banque Commerciale Internationale provides banking services. The office has an ATM machine as well. Location: Ground floor, arrivals. Hours: 8:00AM – 8:30PM ( Mon, Wed, Fri) • 8:00AM – 2:30PM ( Tue, Thur) • 1:00PM – 7:30PM ( Sat).
Currency Exchange – Serfin provides services Landside in the Arrivals area. Hours: 8:00AM – 10:00PM everyday except Sunday when it closes at 12:00PM.
Duty Free & Shopping – Duty Free shopping is available. Hours: 6:00AM – 10:00PM everyday except Sunday when it is open 6:30AM – 2:30PM.
Food & Drink – At the time of this update, there are no 24 hours food concessions available. At the airport you will find:
» Landside: Servair Congo Food Stand (2 locations) • L’Escale Bantu.
» Airside: Le Mayi • Servair Congo Food Stand
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Pharmacy – Espace Maya – Location: Airside. Hours: 8:00AM – 7: 00AM
Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport Hours
The airport is open 24 hours.
Airlines
Brazzaville airport is served by the following airlines: Air Côte d’Ivoire • Air France • ASKY • Canadian Airways Congo • Ceiba Intercontinental • Ethiopian Airlines • Mauritania Airlines • Royal Air Maroc • Rwandair • TAAG Angola • Trans Air.
Transportation
Car Rentals
Europcar has an office on site on the ground floor.
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Taxis
Green-colored taxis are readily available for hire in the ground transportation area. For safety reasons, do not accept a ride in a taxi that already has people in it. There are no meters, so negotiate a fare with the driver before starting your journey.
Last updated: 2023-03-21
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.
