AFTU/ TATA

AFTU (Association de Financement des Professionnels du Transport Urbain):

General Description:

Long distance buses with a varying number of seats due to some designs purposefully giving away seating space for standing space.

Price:

100-400 (for local travel)

Notes:

There are many different models of AFTU busses, but all the designs are created under one of two main designs either the Tata (pictured on the left) or the King Long(pictured on the right). One should note that the AFTU busses are more commonly called “Tatas” in Dakar. The AFTU buses were originally designed to replace the Car Rapides in around 2006/2007, but as of today (June, 2016) the Car Rapides are still just as present as ever in Dakar.