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Landscape on the road from Asmara to Keren, Eritrea

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Travel to Eritrea

Flying to Eritrea

The national airline is Eritrean Airlines (B8) (website: www.ertra.com).

Flight times:

From London to Asmara is 7 hours.

Departure tax:

US$20.

Getting to Eritrea by boat

Main portsMassawa port in Eritrea is the largest deep-water port in the Red Sea. The other main port in Eritrea is Assab.

Ferry operators:

There are very limited scheduled passenger services. There is a weekly ferry service from Massawa to Jeddah.

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