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Algeria - Getting There & Getting Around Getting There: By Air By water By Land Getting Around: By Rail Coach Services Self Drive / car hire |
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Getting ThereMost international flights arrive at Algiers airport (ALG). Airlines flying in include Air France, KLM and British Airways. There are no direct links between Algeria and America or Australia. Algiers (ALG)(Houari Boumediène) is 12 miles (20km) east of Algiers. Taxis are available to the city and buses run between 07:00 and 19:00 |
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Ferries run from marseille (France) and Alicante (Spain) Buses run from Tunisia and Morocco to Algeria |
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Getting AroundAlgerian railways are run by the Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires (SNTF). Daily - but fairly slow - services operate in the northern part of the country between Algiers and Oran, Béjaia, Skikda, Annaba and Constantine. The southern routes connect once a day from Annaba to Tebessa via Souk Ahras, Constantine with Touggourt via Biskra (twice a day) and Mohammadia with Bechar
Coach services run regularly along the atlantic coast and the northern part of the country, but are less frequent to the south. International driving permit is required. Car hire is available from airports and most major towns. $ x 4 is required for many desert roads. Roads in the north of the country and along the coast are tarred and generally in good condition.
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