AIR: 
The national airline is Tunis Air (TU) (website: www.tunisair.com). There are regular direct flights to Tunisia from all over Europe, but no direct flights from the USA, Asia, South America and Australasia. Tuniter also runs services to Malta and Hassi Messaoud in Algeria (see Travel – Internal section).

Approximate flight times: From London to Tunis is 2 hours 30 minutes, to Djerba is 3 hours, to Monastir is 3 hours and to Sfax is 3 hours 15 minutes.

International airports: Tunis (TUN) (Carthage International) is 8km (5 miles) northeast of the city (travel time – 15-30 minutes). There is a duty-free shop open both to incoming and outgoing passengers. Banks are open all day for currency exchange, and at least one remains open for night flights. An airport–city coach and buses are available. Return is from Hotel Africa Meridien (city air terminal). Taxis are available; a surcharge is levied at night.
Monastir (MIR) (Skanes) is 8km (5 miles) west of the city. Buses are available to the city centre.
Djerba (DJE) (Melita) is 8km (5 miles) from the city.
Sfax (SFA) is 15km (9 miles) from the city.
Tozeur (TOE) (Nefta) is 10km (6 miles) from the city.
Tabarka (TBJ) is 2km (1.25 miles) from the city.
All the above airports have bars, restaurants and both incoming and outgoing duty-free shops. Taxis are available at all the airports.

Note: A new airport at Enfidha, 100km (62 miles) south of Tunis, is currently under construction and is expected to be operational by mid-2004.

Note: Tunisian currency is not valid in duty-free shops.

Departure tax: None for visitors. TD45 for residents and nationals only.

SEA: 

Tunisia has seven major ports. SNCM (Ferry Terranée) runs ferry services from France and Italy to Tunisia. For more information contact their main office in France (tel: (08) 9170 1801; fax: (04) 9156 3586; e-mail: confo@sncm.fr; website: www.sncm.fr). The major routes are Marseilles–Tunis (travel time – 21-24 hours) and Genoa–Tunis (travel time – 21-24 hours). A hydrofoil service is available from Sicily between May and September. Costa Cruises offer summer cruises from Genoa to Tunisia.

ROAD:
 Entry into the country is better avoided. Theoretically, there are several points of entry by road from Algeria, normally served by buses and long-distance taxis: Annaba (in Algeria) to Tabarka (following the coast road); Souk Ahras (in Algeria) to Ghardimaou and El Oued (Algeria) to Gafsa. However, political unrest means that it is difficult for tourists to cross the border. Entry by road from Libya is via the coast road at Gabès, via Ben Gardane and Ras Ajdir.