Getting from Tunis Carthage International Airport to the city

A bus every 30 minutes at peak

• TRANSTU launched the line on 29 April 2024 between the Tunis Marine station and Tunis Carthage, by way of Perle du Lac and Avenue du leader Yasser Arafat.
• A titre d'essai was TRANSTU's phrasing at launch: a trial, with one departure every 60 minutes in each direction. Its 2026 timetables give a bus every 30 minutes at peak.
• From the airport, the first bus is at 06:00 and the last at 20:45 on the summer 2026 timetable, 19:45 on the winter 2025-2026 one.
• From Tunis Marine, the first is at 05:30 and the last at 20:15.
• It calls at the freight terminal and the pilgrims' terminal, so the ride is not direct.

Why the frequency matters more than the fare

• A bus that stops running before 21:00 is not an airport shuttle. A flight that lands at 21:30, or one hour late, has no bus.
• Most European charters and the Gulf carriers arrive in the evening. Check your landing time against the last bus before you plan on it.

Tunis Marine, and what it connects to

• Tunis Marine is the terminus of the TGM, the light railway out to Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and La Marsa.
• It sits at the bottom of Avenue Habib Bourguiba, which is the walkable centre of Tunis and the edge of the medina.

The taxi, and the money

• Insist on the meter or agree the fare before the bags go in.
• You cannot have brought dinars with you. Importing and exporting Tunisian dinars is prohibited outright, so your first transaction in the country happens at an airport exchange desk or a cash machine.
• Declare foreign cash above the equivalent of 5,000 TND on arrival. If you do not, the excess is confiscated when you leave, months later, when the arrival is a distant memory.

The airport itself

• Tunis Carthage is one of seven international airports run by OACA, the Tunisian civil aviation and airports authority. Monastir and Enfidha are run separately, under concession.