Getting from the airport to the city in Algeria

• ETUSA buses serve the airport seven days a week, on the Audin, Place des Martyrs and Kharrouba lines. That is the cheap way in.
• There is a train, the Houari Boumediene Airport to Agha line, also seven days a week. Agha is a central Algiers station, which makes this the most useful option for a city arrival.
• Taxis run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to all Algerian cities.
• There is no metro station yet. The airport says its metro station "will be finalised soon", so do not plan around one.

• Ask your hotel to phone a reputable firm rather than taking whatever is at the kerb.
• Do not allow unknown passengers to join you.
• Arrange the return journey with the same driver, because taxis are not widely available, particularly after dark.
• Do not accept lifts from people you do not know.

The dépose-minute for the International Terminal is on the viaduct and is for stopping, not parking. The published tariff:

• There is no gentle middle. Eleven minutes costs a thousand dinars.
• If somebody is meeting you and the flight is late, tell them to use a car park rather than circle the viaduct.

International Terminal, P1 to P5 (4,500 spaces in total across the sub-car parks, with disabled bays):

P6 is the long-stay car park and is much cheaper for a full day: free for the first half hour, 100 DA up to 4 hours, 200 DA up to 8 hours, 500 DA from 8 to 24 hours.

• Losing the ticket costs 2,000 DA in either car park.
• Choose the car park by your departure terminal: parking 1 for the Domestic and Omra terminal, parking 2 for the Hadj and charter terminal, parking 4 for the International terminal.
• Note where you left the car, and do not leave valuables in it. Trolleys are available in the parking area.

• Arrive 3 hours before departure. That is the airport's own instruction, not a cautious estimate.
• Free wifi is provided at the international flights terminal, which is enough to call a hotel or a taxi firm before you go outside.