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Travel to Tunisia

Flying to Tunisia

Flights to Tunisia are served by the national airline, Tunis Air (TU) (www.tunisair.com). British Airways (BA) also serves the country (www.ba.com). The best flight prices are generally found in the October to March, when the weather’s not always at its best.

Flight times:

The flight time from London to Tunis is 2 hours 30 minutes. There are no direct flights from the US. Indirect services from New York can take anything from 11 hours 30 minutes upwards.

Departure tax:

None.

Travel by rail

The simplest way of reaching Tunisia from mainland Europe without flying is to travel by train to either Marseille or Genoa before catching a ferry. From within Africa, a rail line exists from Algeria, but no services currently operate.

Getting to Tunisia by boat

Main portsTunis .

Ferry operators:

Main ports: Tunis (La Goulette), Bizerte, Sfax and Gabes.

SNCM (tel: +33 (0)825 88 80 88; www.sncm.fr) is the French ferry company sailing the Marseille to Tunis and Genoa to Tunis routes. Some cruise ships stop in Tunisia.

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