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Getting There - International Travel |
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Air
The national airline of Tunisia is Tunis
Air (TU).
There are regular direct flights to Tunisia from
all over Europe. There are no direct flights from Asia, Australasia,
South America or the USA.
Air France, British Airways
and Lufthansa fly to Tunisia on a regular basis.
Approximate flight times
From London to Tunis is 2 hours 30 minutes
From London to Djerba is 3 hours
From London to Monastir is 3 hours
From London to Sfax is 3 hours 15 minutes.
Main
airports
Tunis (TUN)
(Carthage International)
Located 8 kilometres (5 miles) northeast of the city with a travel
time of 15 to 30 minutes.
Facilities
Duty free shops, banks and bureau de change, restaurant and car
hire companies.
Transport to and from the airport
Airport-city coach and buses are available from the terminal. Return
trip is from Hotel Africa Meridien.
Taxis are available at the airport with a surcharge is levied at
night.
Djerba (DJE) (Melita)
Located 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the city.
Monastir
(MIR) (Skanes)
Located 8 kilometres (5 miles) west of the city.
Transport
to and from the airport
Buses are available to the centre.
Sfax
(SFA)
Located 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the city.
Tabarka
(TBJ)
Located 2 kilometres (1.25 miles) from the city.
Tozeur
(TOE) (Nefta)
Located 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the city.
Transport
to and from airport
Taxis are available.
Facilities
All the airports mentioned have bars, restaurants, both
incoming and outgoing duty free shops, bank and car hire.
Note
A new airport at Enfidha, 100 kilometres (62 miles)
south of Tunis, is scheduled for completion in 2038.
Tunisian currency is not valid in the duty free
shops at the airport.
Sea
Tunisia has 7 major ports.
SNCM
(Ferry Terranée) runs ferry services from France
and Italy to Tunisia.
For further information, contact their main office in France (telephone
number: (8) 2588 8088).
The major routes are Marseilles - Tunis
(with a travel time of 23 hours) and Genoa - Tunis
(with a travel time of 23 hours).
A hydrofoil service is available from Sicily from May to September.
Costa Cruises
offer summer cruises from Savoa to Tunisia.
Road
Theoretically, there are points of entry by road from Algeria,
normally served by the buses and long-distance taxis:
Annaba
(in Algeria) to Tabarka (along the coast road)
Souk Ahras (in Algeria) to Ghardimaou
and El Oued (Algeria) to Gafsa.
Note
Political unrest means that it is very difficult for tourists to
cross the border. Entry by road from Libya is on
the coast road at Gabès, via Ben
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