Algeria Transportation

Taxi

by JLBG

The road network is close to 100,000 km. There are few highways, only around the main cities (Algiers, Oran, Annaba) but there are 20,000 km of national roads (main roads), usually in good condition but with a very heavy traffic of cars and trucks. There are often accidents. To drive 200 km will often require at least 3 hours. There are many taxis, either in towns or for long distance connections.

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	The train Tip Rating:

By JLBG on December 8, 2005

Annaba train station

by JLBG

The railway system extends to 4500 km, with 200 stations, such as this one in Annaba. It runs only in the northern part of the country. It is a good mean of transportation; cheap but usually not very fast. If you have a limited time, you will prefer to fly. If you have enough time, the train is for you.

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By JLBG on December 8, 2005

Over Annaba

by JLBG

It is easy to fly to Algeria that has 31 airports, especially in the desert part (south). Out of them 13 have international lines. Air Alg?rie is the national carrier and has a fleet of very well maintained planes. Beware, most flights are almost full and do not wait the last time to book you seat !

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By JLBG on December 8, 2005

Algeria has 13 harbors that hold most of the foreign trade. Ferries link with France (Marseille, Sète), Italy (Genoa) and Spain (Alicante) to Algiers, Oran, Bejaia, Skikda and Annaba. The sailing is between 24 and 36 hours.

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	Off-road with four wheel drive Tip Rating:

Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003

Descent to Moula Naga

by sachara

If you go offroad in the desert you need a good four wheel drive and a very good driver, who knows the area.

From Djanet we were 14 days off road. The second part we visited for 9 days the Tadrart in the most south east corner of Algeria country near the border with Libya and Niger.
The most fabulous desert landscape I ever saw.

At the picture:
Spectacular descent to Moula Naga in the Tadrart.

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	desert roads Tip Rating:

Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003

by sachara

During our trip rounding the Grand Erg Occidental, we travelled by normal car on tarred or gravel roads. If we had a choice we did it in the late afternoon.

At the point where we had to choose to go further south to Tamanrasset or return to the north to El Golea was a small place to get tea. So time for a tea-stop before we returned to the north.

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	Big transport Tip Rating:

Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003

in a hurry

by sachara

Sometimes we drove many hours without seeing any vehicle or that something happened.
And then very suddenly a big truck appeared behind us and passed our car very fast besides the road with a lot of dust.
It was a fascinating sight and the happening of that day of our desert journey.

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	Warning for sanddunes Tip Rating:

Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003

sanddunes

by sachara

We travelled with a normal car without 4x4 drive. The roads rounding the Grand Erg Occidental were rather good.

At some places were warnings for sanddunes. A few times we had to pass some on the road. During our jouney we had no real problems.

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	Warning for crossing camels Tip Rating:

Updated By sachara on August 10, 2003

where is that camel?

by sachara

When we were rounding the Grand Erg Occidental we saw regularly the sign that warned for crossing camels.
We liked to see those camels, but most of the time we saw only a complete emptiness.

Where have all the camels gone?

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	Walking! Tip Rating:

By djennewein on April 9, 2003

walking, walking, walking

by djennewein

Well, when you are hiking through the Sahara, then you use your own two legs! The camels carried all of our backpacks, food, etc. and took a different route than we did. Then we would always meet up with them at the end of the day.

On one of the last days, a camel ran off with my backpack. The backpack was hanging from a rope, so the camel dragged it about 2 km before it broke loose. The camel never came back. And my backpack was tough. It was just a little dirty, but not damaged.