The city is about 240km from Mali's capital Bamako.
You can travel by river easily to Mopti, continuing on towards Gao, Wednesday's are your best bet.
Segou is on the main road therefore it is easy to get buses on the route between BamakoCFa 2000 and MoptiCFa 4500. Timetable for buses in/out of Segou (http://www.tourisme-segou...) - click on the box "Horaires des Autocars".
