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Note: Foreign travellers are advised not to visit Algeria (except the Sahara Desert and mountainous regions to the south of the country, which are normally safe) unless on essential business, owing to the current political climate. For further advice contact your local government travel advice department.
AIR: Algeria’s national airline is Air Algérie (AH) (www.airalgerie.dz). Other airlines serving Algeria are Alitalia, Balkan, Egyptair, Royal Air Maroc, Saudia, Syrian Arab Airlines and Tunis Air.
Approximate flight times: From Algiers to London is 2 hours 15 minutes.
International airports: Algiers (ALG) (Houari Boumediène) is 20km (12 miles) east of Algiers. Buses and trains operate to the city 0600-1900 (travel time – 30 minutes). Taxis are also available. Airport facilities include a bank and bureau de change (0730-1900), left luggage, shops, post office, tourist information, restaurants and car hire.
Oran (ORN) (Es Senia) is 10km (6 miles) from the city. Taxis are available to the city. Airport facilities include a bank, limited catering and car hire.
Annaba (AAE) (Les Saline) is 12km (7.5 miles) from the city. A bus service departs to the city every 30 minutes. Coach service is available on request and taxis are also available. Airport facilities include a restaurant, bank and car-hire facilities.
Constantine (CZL) (Ain El Bey) is 9km (6 miles) from the city. There are bus and taxi links with the city and limited airport facilities.
Departure tax: None.
SEA: The main ports are Algiers, Annaba, Béjaia, Oran and Skikda. Regular shipping lines serve Algiers from Mediterranean ports. Algérie Ferries runs passenger services connecting Algeria to Marseille (France) and Alicante (Spain) (website: www.algerieferries.com).
RAIL: There is one daily train connecting Algiers with Tunis in Tunisia via Constantine and Annaba. A reservation is required for this route. First-class carriages are air-conditioned; the train also carries a buffet car and couchettes. Another daily train runs between Algiers and Marrakech in Morocco. Stops en route are Oran, Fès, Mèknes, Rabat and Casablanca. Reservations are required and a supplement is charged. Air-conditioned coaches and light refreshments/buffet car are available. At present, services are interrupted owing to the closure of the border between Algeria and Morocco and through trains are not operating.
ROAD: Owing to border closures, land crossings between Morocco and Algeria are not possible at present. The main road entry points are Maghnia (Morocco), Souk-Ahras, Tebessa and El Kala (Tunisia), Fort Thiriet (Libya), In Guezzam (Niger) and Bordj Mokhtar (Mali). There is a good network of paved roads in the coastal regions and paved roads connect the major towns in the northern Sahara. Further south, the only substantial stretches of paved roads are on the two trans-Saharan ‘highways’, one of which runs to the west through Reggane and up through Morocco to the coast, while the other runs through Tamanrasset and Djanet on its way to Ghardaia and Algiers. The precise route taken by trans-Saharan travellers often depends on the season. Please note that many desert ‘roads’ are up to 10km-wide (6-mile) ribbons of unimproved desert and are suitable only for well-maintained four-wheel-drive vehicles. Coach: Services are run by SNTF and Altour with international routes to Tunisia and Morocco. Documentation: International Driving Permit required.
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