Sousse Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The train stations are conveniently central, making train the best way to travel. The station for Sfax and Tunis is just northwest of Place Farhat Hached, whereas trains to Monastir and Mahdia (US$2, 1½ hours, half-hourly), via the airport (20 minutes), leave from Bab Jedid station at the southern end of Ave Mohammed V. Watch out for pickpockets – several travellers have reported having stuff stolen here.

The bus and louage stations are at Souq el-Ahad, 1km southwest of the medina on the road to Kairouan. There are buses to/from El Jem (US$3, one hour, three daily), Tataouine (US$15, 6½ hours, one daily), Matmata (US$11, 5½ hours, one daily), Jerba (US$14, seven hours, one daily), Douz (US$14, seven hours, one daily), Tunis (US$6, 2½ hours, 10 daily), Nefta (US$13, six hours, one daily) and Tripoli (Libya; US$23, one Monday, Tuesday and Friday). There are louages to the same destinations for around the same fares, as well as to Kairouan (US$3, 1½ hours), Gabès (US$10, three hours) and Sfax (US$6, 2½ hours).