Nouakchott Getting there & around

Getting there & away

For Nouâdhibou (about UM5600, six hours), the Garage Nouâdhibou is close to Cinquiéme Marché; for Rosso (about UM2000, 3½ hours), the Garage Rosso is almost 10km south of the centre; for Atâr (UM3500, six hours), the Garage Atâr is on the road to Atâr, about 3km north of the airport; for Ayoûn el-Atroûs (UM6000, 14 hours) and Néma (UM7500, up to two days), 4WDs leave from an open area at the corner of Rues de l’Indépendance and Rue de la Mosquée Marocaine.

Air

Airlines with offices in Nouakchott:

Air Algérie (525 2059; www.airalgerie.dz ; cnr Ave du Général de Gaulle & Ave Abdel Nasser)

Air France (525 1808, 525 3916; www.airfrance.com ; Ave Kennedy)

Air Mauritanie (525 2216, 525 8098; www.airmauritanie.mr ; Ave Abdel Nasser)

Air Senegal (525 0584; www.air-senegal-international.com ; Ave du Général de Gaulle)

Royal Air Maroc (525 3564; www.royalairmaroc.com ; Ave Abdel Nasser)

Tunis Air (525 8763; www.tunisair.com.tr ; Ave Kennedy)

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