Its no problem doing the route without a vehicle. There are CTN buses all the way to Dakhla and mercedes 240 share taxis to the border. There are at least a couple of dozen vehicles passing the border each day so a lift to Nouadhibou or to Nouakchott is no problem. There is loads of transport doing the route from Nouadhibou to Nouakchott as well.
There is also no problem going via Ayoun to Nioro and down to Bamako. A more interesting route is via Senegal, along the river to Kidira and via Kayes to Bamako.
To Timbuktu you either go via Mopti or the newer route via Douentza or from Mopti by boat (long but interesting). Staying in campsites and keeping a general look out for Euro-registered vehicles increases the chance of getting a free or cheaper lift.
I dont know the prices from Dakhla to Nouakchott but the prices in sub-saharan Africa work out at euro2.50-3.00 per 100km, more if the road is unpaved or little travelled.
Its probably hard to discribew it but there is a massive movement of people and freight traffic in Africa and lifts are no real problem, the situation has improved enormously in the last 10-15 years.
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