Tripoli Flights

There are two ways to get here. 1)A plane. I would like to visit Tripoli again, so I checked resent possibilities. The best connection from Europe offers KLM. 2) Take a taxi or minibus from Tunisia. It's well known way.
I think the best way to see the city is walk around, but you may take a taxi (negotiate price first!)

Not that any visitors are going to need this for a while to find where that nice little hotel they read about is but the link here is a clear map of the city that anyone following the situation in Libya might find interesting.

Al Misabah al Khadra (the long "square" near the old city) is Green Square. The somewhat triangular group of streets fanning out from there towards Garden City is the Italianate section of the city, built during the years of Mussolini's occupation.

The main street leading into Green Square from the south-west is named for Omar al Mukhtar, the leader of the long and bitter rebellion against Italian rule. Like the current uprising, that rebellion came out of the Benghazi region.

Click on the link to the Naval map at the bottom of the street map page for an interesting aerial view of the Medina - the old walled city. The walls still ring the Medina today though the warren of streets and houses depicted in the map has many gaps and open spaces now, and the city of the 21st century extends far beyond the area shown.
The Oea link shows a plan of the Roman city.

The Musheer link shows an interesting perspective looking across Green Square through the walls into the Medina, whilstv the other links show the castle and a street in the Medina. The photo I have included is a view of the Medina and port taken from the Corinthia hotel.

This is a dark hour for Tripoli and the people who live there. Politics are not the business of VT but I hope anyone reading this will take a moment to read some of the pages written about Libya on VT by those members who have visited and come to know the country and her people and will say a prayer for the many brave and hospitable people who call it home.

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Hello
I'm female, originally from tripoli, Libya, and I have some tips on some things.
In general when you arrive to Libya will find that it is the principal means of transport here is either a taxi or bus, usually taxi at the airport there is the most common forms of rapid movement anywhere and the color of the car is black and white,Ask a taxi driver if he knew where u want to go ,if he know u discuss the asking price to take u There.
((Note: the type of money here is the deal the Libyan dinar))
Uh, for there are many hotels
There are no major hotels in the city's claims in Arabic (al madena) near the coast and there are also some old houses in the Old City had been restored to become a hotel and the prices reasonable.
Of course, if you want a cheaper way to move then you can use the bus, you just question the station you want to go to ride the right bus.
and i Will tell you later on some words that will make things easier for you and the names of some areas that should u know ,and some areas you sould visit.
And, of course, Welcome to Libya Especially Tripoli (bride of the sea and the river) at any time.

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I generally walked to the office or came back walking; I used sometimes the taxi. Just weave your hand at the black and white cabs (the others, the yellow ones are shared taxis, and they may not stop) and tell where you want to go; in my case I told “Funduq Safwa” (Hotel Safwa), and then, if the taxi does not know where it is, and if like in my case your Arabic language knowledge is very limited, “speak” with your hands; to the contrary of other countries spoiled by tourism or my recent Central Asia experience, the taxi drivers of Tripoli are very helpful and I never experienced a cheating attempt; so, it is not that difficult to get around here, and quite cheap (10 Libyan Dinar (approx 5Euros) for a 3 km ride)

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You can see most of Tripoli's attractions on foot. If you need to travel farther afield, you can flag a taxi easily. The black-and-white taxis are everywhere and you shouldn't have to pay more than 2 LD to go anyhere in the central area.

Tripoli is compact enough to walk around. In the oldest areas transport is more a hindrance than a help. But be careful when crossing the roads as the drivers do not work on a conventional traffic system. We met their Minsiter for transport who said that Libyans did not have the right temperment for drivign. A little harsh perhaps, but it is defintely an interesting mix of Italian and Egyptian techniques!