Djanet Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Local transport

Taxi

Shared taxis leave for Illizi from the town centre at around 6am daily. The journey takes around six hours and costs DA1000. Taxis also head for the Libyan border at Tin Alkoum but it is currently closed to foreigners.

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Land

Bus

There are no long-distance buses to and from Djanet. Minibuses leave from the town centre to go to the surrounding villages and cost around DA15 per ride.

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Air

There is an Air Algérie (029 475032; 8am-noon & 1-4pm, closed Thu afternoon & Fri) office in the town centre. The airstrip is 35km from town. Air Algérie flies twice a week to Algiers (DA13, 500, two to three hours), and once a week to Ouargla (DA9000, 1½ hours) and Tamanrasset (DA4000, 50 minutes). Aigle Azur (www.aigle-azur.fr) operates direct international fights to Paris and Marseille (France).

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