Taxis handle most trips in and out of ABJ
At Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), almost all surface access runs on taxis, but there’s no clearly advertised public Taxi Holding Lot with a posted daily rate. Instead, taxis queue along the terminal roads and at marked ranks outside T1 and T2, operating more like a rolling line than a fenced commercial vehicle yard.
This Taxi Holding Lot entry mainly matters if you run a taxi company or drive commercially. ABJ uses commercial-vehicle ranks by the arrivals curb, not a distant metered staging lot like at big US hubs such as JFK or LAX. Between trips, drivers tend to stack up on approach roads and at the terminal-side lanes, then feed into the marked taxi queues as passengers come out of baggage claim.
For passengers landing at T1 or T2, the key point is that taxis sit directly outside arrivals doors, with cars constantly cycling through the ranks rather than parking in a signed “Taxi Holding Lot” with clear daily pricing. Because of that flow, you generally walk 50–150 meters from customs to the curb and pick from the active line instead of being sent to a remote commercial parking zone.
Regulars often do something different: frequent ABJ flyers mention pre-arranging a trusted taxi or hotel driver to meet them in the arrivals hall with a sign, then heading straight to the curb together. That move sidesteps any internal queuing or staging issues and avoids haggling with a random cab from the main rank outside T1.
Practical tip: if you plan to use a taxi at ABJ and care about who’s driving, set up a pickup with your hotel or a known driver before you land, then walk directly from baggage claim to the signed meeting point near arrivals at T1 or T2.