Tunisia Getting There
Getting There by Air
Approximate Flight Times
Main Airports
Monastir (MIR) (Skanes) is 8km (5 miles) west of the city. To/from the airport: Buses and taxis are available to the city centre.
Tozeur (TOE) (Nefta) is 4km (2.5 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis are available.
Facilities: All the above airports have bars, restaurants, both incoming and outgoing duty-free shops, banks/bureaux de change and car hire.
For more information on airports in Tunisia, contact the Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airport Authority (OACA) (website: www.oaca.nat.tn).
Getting There by Water
SNCM (tel: 0825 88 80 88; website: www.sncm.fr), CTN (tel: 71 341 777; website: www.ctn.com.tn) and Viamare Travel (tel: (020) 8206 3420; website: www.viamare.com) run ferry services from France and Italy to Tunisia. The major routes are Marseilles-Tunis (journey time - 21 hours) and Genoa-Tunis (journey time - 22-24 hours). Ferries also run from Tunis to Palermo (Sicily), Cittavecchia, Naples (from June to September), Salerno and Livorno. Cruises in the Western Mediterranean also stop in Tunisia.
Getting There by Road
Entry by road from Libya is at Ras al-Jedir, east of Ben Guerdane. There are daily buses to Tripoli from Tunis (journey time - 16 hours), and louages from Tunis, Sfax, Gabès, Medenine, Houmt Souq and Ben Guerdane.
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