Constantine Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Local transport

Taxi

Shared taxis leave from beside the SNTV at Boussouf for Sétif (DA200, two hours), Alger (DA900), Bejaia (DA400), Batna (DA200) and Bou Saada (DA600) among other destinations. You can, in theory, also find a shared taxi going to El-Eulma (DA150), the jumping-off point for Djemila, but in reality you may have to charter a private taxi as there is little demand.

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Land

Bus

Constantine has suffered with the privatisation of bus services. There are two gare routière. SNTV 17 Juin serves destinations to the east, including Skikda, Souk Ahras and Annaba. There is also a service to Tunis (DA1600). The larger, eastern SNTV station at Boussouf, several kilometres from the centre on the road towards Sétif, serves Sétif (DA130), Algiers (DA600), Biskra (DA270) and many other destinations. A taxi from the centre will cost DA100.

Train

The train station(031 641988/948831), a short walk from the end of the Mellah Slimane Bridge and fronted by a statue of the Emperor Constantine, is really only of use if you want the service to Algiers (6.30am and 11pm) or Annaba (4.45pm).

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Air

Constantine’s Mohamed Boudiaf Airport (031 810101; www.egsa-constantine.dz) is 21km from the centre near the village of Ain el-Bey and as there is no public transport you’ll need to go by taxi (up to DA400, depending on the time and your negotiating skills). Air Algérie (031 927070; www.airalgerie.dz; 1 place des Martyrs & 36 rue Abdane Ramdane) flies to Algiers, Ouragla, Oran, Tindouf and Tamanrasset and in France to Paris, Lyon, Nice and Marseille. Aigle Azur (office 031 810186, reservations 021 642020) flies to Paris, Lyon and Marseille.

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