Sousse Transportation

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In addition to buses you can always take a Louage.

white taxi cars that go between two places or city´s from special louage stations and are shared with others, there are no time tables, the car leavs when it is full or if you pay for the empty seats. Warning, many louage drivers drive like crazy and have many working hours and litle sleep behind them. And there is not much room for big people and there luggage in the car. Being born American its allowed for me to say that ;0)

Petit Taxi´s = yellow small taxi cabs.

They are driving around picking up people that hawl then down on the street, I dont think its possible to call a taxi unless u have a cell number to a driver, wich is good to have by the way during the busy summer months when it at times can be hard to find a taxi.
So in the beginning of your stay, if u find a nice, safe , good , honest driver :0) tip him abit extra and ask for his cell number and if he is interested to drive u on a regular basis. In Sousse I know that after 8pm there is an extra night charge to the main fare. think its 30% more. but I am not sure. What I am sure of is that it is against Tunisian Law to drive a taxi without a working/fuctioning Taxameter, so always ask and then also check so that the couter/taxameter is working, if not tell the driver to stop and change cabs, I know I always do. And this especialy aplies to taxis from the airport to your accomodation.

Yellow taxi´s with a blue stripe on them and a taxi sign onmy in arabic is something like a louage but goes between too areas or towns in the regions area, so these can not be taken like a petit taxi (yellow cab) from one adress to the other.

These are road-trains which run from Sousse to the purpose-built tourist resort of Port El Kantaoui.

They are called 'Noddy' trains because of 'Noddy', a character in popular UK children's books written by Enid Blyton.

Although they take longer to get back than taxis (because they stop off at various hotels), and they are very bumpy, they do have the huge advantage of being open-sided,. so on a hot day you get a refreshing breeze as you travel.

Trains go roughly every half-hour from the beach end of Avenue Bourguiba, and terminate at the caleche/taxi/road tain stop in PEK, although they will stop at various places on the way if you ask the driver. One-way fare in July 2010 was 2.5 dinar. There are several different operators, so if you buy a return ticket you have to make sure you use the same colour 'train' going back.

The Tuc Tuc is an experience. Without windows (other than a windscreen), this machine buzzes around through traffic, and stops to pick up extra passengers (to a max of 6). You have to smile, without thinking of the safety or reaching for the seat belt.
You MUST do it (just lock your foot against the door and it will be fine, probably.)

Two hours drive Tunis airport-Sousse. Taxi for you only about 20 DT (€12). Pre-book the night before if you have an early flight from Tunis-Carthage airport.
You my find heavy traffic getting into Tunis city between 8-9 am.

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To be honest, I never tried this type of transportation in Sousse. I meant to, but there was no time for that. If you find these cabs romantic... don't forget the smell...
The poor horses usually spend the whole day in the heat waiting for a client. I haven't seen them to be fed but I saw the washing procedure.
I suppose you need to bargain with the driver.

Coloured train is similar to Tuk-Tuk but with more seats. The ticket from Sousse to Port El Kantaoui costs 3,50 TD. On stops it is written that it is a two-way-ticket, but I never tried to use the ticket again. If you are getting off on the way, not on the final stop, the ticket may cost less.

Tuk-Tuks are opened vans with 9 seats for passenger travelling the 9km distance from Sousse to Port El Kantaoui and back for 2 TD oneway. It leaves once it is full and this makes it the cheapest way to get to Sousse or Port El Kantaoui, resp, if you are alone. If not, consider taking taxi.
It drives you to your hotel if is on the way Sousse - Port El Kantaoui.

This is valid for all places in Tunisia: yellow taxis are used inside the town, white once - between towns.
Taking a yellow taxi in Sousse, ask the driver to switch the meter on. He may refuse, then you need to bargain or to get off. There are many taxies, so it is not a problem at all to get one or look for another.
Most of the drivers are polite but there are exceptions. Don't expect that they speak English.
The prices are not very high. I noticed that the initial tax vary but usually it costs 2 TD for 5 km, for example.
While walking through the street if a free taxi passes away it usually beeps to invite to you to take it.