Djibouti

Getting around

The road network links all major villages in the country with the capital. The Route de l’Unité, a good sealed road, covers the 174km from the capital around the Gulf de Tadjoura. From Tadjoura to Obock and on to Moulhoulé at the Eritrean border, there’s a gravel road only passable by 4WDs.

There is public transport but it’s pretty limited. By bus you can go to Ali Sabieh and Dikhil in the south, Tadjoura in the north, and to Galafi at the Ethiopian border.

Obock and Tadjoura are accessible by speedboat or dhow from Djibouti City. The train linking Djibouti City to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia makes several stops en route. Ali Sabieh is of most interest to travellers.

There’s also a small plane that flies on a twice-weekly basis between Obock and Djibouti City.