Getting There By Air:Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)
Tel: (071) 754 000.
Website:
www.oaca.nat.tn The airport is located 7km (4 miles) east of Tunis city center. Facilities in arrivals include car rental, 24-hour currency exchange offices, ATMs, bars, a travel agent, toilets and telephones. In departures there is car rental, 24-hour currency exchange offices, ATMs, post office, restaurant, bar, toilets and telephones and shops and an ATM. There is a VIP lounge in departures, and a
small tourist office on the first floor.
Regular public buses run to the city and Tunis Marine train station. Yellow metered taxis are available at the taxi rank outside the terminal, all other taxis are better avoided as they often overcharge.
Getting There By Water:Several ferries connect Tunis with Europe, a good option if you want to bring in your car. The
SNCM ferry does two weekly crossings from Marseille in the south of France to Tunis (website:
www.sncm.fr).
Grandi Navi Veloce (website:
www.gnv.it) operates regular ferries from Civitavecchia, Palermo and Genoa in Italy to Tunis. Reservations are essential, particularly in summer. The ferries arrive in the port of La Goulette, 12km (7.5 miles) from the city center. Only use the official yellow metered taxis waiting outside the port, the private taxis waiting inside the port often overcharge.
Getting There By Road:Tunis is well connected by road to other Tunisian cities. A good motorway connects Tunis with Bizerte in the north, and Hammamet, Monastir and Sousse in the south. The road network in the north is dense but good, while roads in the south are fast being updated, and all major cities and sites are easily reached. A tarmac road leaves Tunis to Tabarka, and then on to Annaba in Algeria. Communal taxis run between Tunis and Annaba, Constantine and Algiers in Algeria.
There is no emergency breakdown service available, although major international car rental companies will provide a replacement car.
The capital has two main bus stations in Tunis. Gare Routière Nord (SNTRI) Bab Saadoun, on the road to Bizerte (tel: (071) 562 299/562 532) has departures to the North and the Northwest of the country, including Bizerte, Tabarka, Sousse, Hammamet and Nabeul. It can only be reached by taxi, the bus stop is too far away if you are carrying luggage. The Gare Routière Sud, Bab el-Fellah (tel: (071) 399 391) has departures for the south, and can be reached by taxi or tram from the center.
Getting There By Rail:Tunis Gare Centrale is located on place de Barcelone (tel: (071) 345 511/334 444). Daily services depart from the centrally located railway station to major Tunisian towns including Hammamet, Nabeul, Sousse, Monastir, Sfax, Gabes, Béja, Tozeur and Bizerte. There are no international train connections with Tunis, a connection between Annaba in Algeria and Tunis has long been announced.
The national railway company is the
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) (tel: (071) 345 511) and timetables are available at the stations, tourist office and the local newspapers. Tunisian trains are punctual, clean, efficient and relatively inexpensive.
Getting Around:Public TransportCity
buses are inexpensive and efficient, but difficult to use, as the destinations are written in Arabic, and so is the bus map. The two main companies are
SNT (tel: (071) 259 422) and
TCV (tel: (071) 780 783), a private bus company with more expensive green-and-white buses. Tickets are bought on the bus.
The Métro Léger is a
tramway with five lines departing from the railway station: no.1 goes to Tunis Marine, the TGM station; no.2 runs along the city’s north-south axis; no.3, 4, 5 go near the North bus station; and no.4 also serves the Bardo Museum.
Tickets are available at the kiosks at the stops, but there are no discounted passes available.
The TGM, a small and efficient
train, leaves from Tunis Marine at the end of avenue Habib Bourguiba, with regular departures to La Marsa stopping at Carthage, La Goulette and Sidi Bou Said.
TaxisTaxis can be hailed on the street or at ranks at the railway/bus station. Only yellow metered taxis should be used, making sure the meter is switched on. Taxi drivers are allowed to take a maximum of three passengers, and at peak times people share taxis.
Car HireCar hire companies have offices at the airport and in the city center. Companies at the airport include
Avis (tel: (071) 750 299; website:
www.avis.com),
Europcar (tel: (071) 940 100; website:
www.europcar.com),
EasyCar (website:
www.easycar.com),
Hertz (tel: (071) 231 822; website:
www.tunisieautotourisme.com), and
Sixt (tel: (070) 729 292; website:
www.e-sixt.com), while in town there are offices of
Avis, Avenue De La Ligue Arabe (tel: (071) 787 167; website:
www.avis.com),
EuropCar, 81 Avenue de la Liberté (tel: (071) 794 432; website:
www.europcar.com) and
Sixt, Tunis Ariana, Charguia (tel: (071) 942 535; website:
www.e-sixt.com).
The Columbus World Travel Guide has been published for 26 years and is sold in over 90 countries worldwide.
Related Tunisia Content
The Columbus World Travel Guide has been published for 26 years and is sold in over 90 countries worldwide.
Word Travels is a comprehensive travel guide covering hundreds of cities and holiday resorts in more than 125 countries.
Tunisia Airport Guides:
|
Tunisia City Guides:
|
| Tunisia Attraction Guides: |
|
|
|
|
