In Salah Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Local transport

Taxi

There are 4WD taxis between In Salah and Tamanrasset costing DA2130. Taxis run regularly from In Salah to Reggane (DA600, three hours), 270km west along the road to Adrar, and from there you can catch a daily bus to Adrar.

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Land

Bus

The gare routière is out in the east on the main Tamanrasset to El-Goléa road, about 20 minutes’ walk from the centre. It is actually just a shopping centre (most of it unoccupied), and the bus office is inside towards the back.

There are buses to Adrar, Ghardaïa and Tamanrasset. The Ghardaïa buses leave at 4pm every day and it is essential that you book in advance as the buses come up from Tamanrasset. There are stops along the way (including a meal at Arak), but basically you need to be prepared with a bit of food and water.

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Air

The Air Algérie(029 360239) office is on the main street, next to a bank. The airport is 8km to the northeast, to the right of the El-Goléa road.

There is a weekly flight to Algiers (DA9800, three hours) and one to Tamanrasset (DA5400, one hour).

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