Driving in Tunisia
Speed limits, drink-driving rules, police checkpoints, documents to carry, night driving and the south: a practical guide to getting behind the wheel in Tunisia.
Travelling Tunisia by car: the practical guide
Everything you need to plan a road trip in Tunisia: the driving rules, real road distances between cities, official fuel and toll prices, and itineraries broken down stage by stage. Every figure is sourced.
Before you drive
The practical information to know before getting behind the wheel.
Distances between cities
Road distance and driving time table between Tunis, Sousse, Sfax, Djerba, Tozeur, Douz, Tabarka and the other cities of Tunisia.
Fuel and tolls
Official petrol and diesel prices in Tunisia, car toll tariffs on the A1, A3 and A4 motorways, and how much to budget for a road trip.
Itineraries
Road trips broken down day by day, with the distance and driving time of every stage.
Tunis – Djerba road trip
Tunis to Djerba in 5 days via Kairouan, El Jem, Sfax and Matmata: stages, distances, driving times and the budget for a rental-car road trip.
Southern Tunisia loop
A 7-day loop from Djerba: the Tataouine ksour, Matmata, Douz, Chott el-Jerid, Tozeur and Nefta. Stages, distances and desert driving tips.
Cap Bon and the north
Hammamet, Nabeul, Kelibia, Bizerte, Tabarka and Dougga: a 6-day loop from Tunis through beaches, forests and ancient sites.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, and it is the most flexible way to do it: a motorway from Tunis to Gabes, paved national roads to Tozeur, Douz and Tataouine, and stages rarely longer than 3 hours of driving.
It depends mostly on rental length and distance. Fuel is cheap (regulated price of 2.525 TND per litre of petrol) and tolls are modest.