Abidjan Transportation

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The Gare de Bassam is right in the middle of Treichville. Rather than take cab to Grand Bassam 30 USD or whatever we paid you can go via public bus. The ride is about 45 min and the buses leave every 40 min to an hour during the day but check in advance and the cost is less than .50 cents. There are also shared vans cars going south. The bus was fine and if you can get on early you can get the two back seats in the bus on the rights side where you have enough room to keep your packs in front of you and stretch your legs.

ABJ has been recently renovated and is sparklingly new. For the most part it's a decent airport. Don't expect much facilities though while you wait for your departure flight - do all your banking/postal needs before you go through immigration. ABJ's website is quite good - www.aeria.ci.
The network of roads are excellent - the freeways with interchanges make for getting around quite fast. Taxis are everywhere and quite cheap. Didn't take a bus but they seem abundant. There's a ferry service that traverse the lagoon from 3 different points. Fare is cheap, but figuring out where the ferry goes was a bit confusing for me. Ask first before you get on - I ended up getting to Treichville, but had to take a cab back to Le Plateau.

I was lucky my hosts let me bollow a driver with car , he spoke very little english but we got by

There’re several bus stations (gare routière) spread around the city, each with its specific destination.
Departure times are quite exact and the drivers aren’t F1 pilots.

Taxis are metered and inexpensive, and drivers are more than willing to rendezvous with you at an appointed time, ensuring a safe return to your hotel.