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Car rental in Houmt Souk
- from 90 DT/ day
- delivered to your address or collected at the agency
- pay at the handover, no card online
Dropping the car off at a different location is only available from 7 days of rental.
Availability depends on your rental dates. The rate is the same across the zone: only the handover place changes.
The fleet
Cars offered — Houmt Souk
A sample of the fleet. Enter your dates to see the vehicles actually available, their rate and any applicable extras.
2025
2023
2022
Arrival and handover
You choose when you book: we bring the car to where you are, or you collect it from the partner agency. Both options are already included in the price shown.
Delivered to your address
The car is brought to your hotel or rental, in the centre or out along the Midoun road. Part of the old centre is pedestrianised, so the meeting point is a drivable street a short walk away.
Collect at the agency
Collecting in person is easiest in Houmt Souk: most of the island's rental desks are in town, minutes from the harbour.
Bring to the handover: a valid driving licence and an ID document. Payment is made on the spot.
- From Djerba-Zarzis Airport
- 25km
- Drive time
- 30min
- The road from Mellita skirts the lagoon to the south-west: one lane each way, but light traffic outside the high season.
- If you land late, delivery to the hotel saves hunting for a desk still open in town.
Taking the road
- Central Houmt Souk is hard to park in: the lanes around the souks are narrow and often pedestrian. The car parks along Avenue Habib Bourguiba and by the harbour are the sensible choice.
- On market days, Monday and Thursday, traffic thickens through the morning around the market square.
- The coast road towards Midoun is the pleasantest drive on the island; allow a little more than the stated time, it passes through several villages.
- Two ways off the island: the El Kantara causeway to the south-east, always open, and the Ajim ferry to the west, shorter but tied to its timetable and queues.
| Destination | km | min |
|---|---|---|
| Djerba-Zarzis Airport (DJE) | 25 | 30 |
| Midoun | 22 | 25 |
| Erriadh (Djerbahood) | 9 | 12 |
| Aghir | 30 | 35 |
| Ajim (ferry to Jorf) | 25 | 30 |
| Zarzis, via the Roman causeway | 48 | 55 |
Indicative road distances and drive times, outside heavy traffic and excluding stops.
Exploring Houmt Souk
Houmt Souk is Djerba's main town and the island's beating heart: covered souks, old fondouks turned into charming hotels, a working fishing harbour, and the Borj el-Kebir fort guarding the entrance to town.
The best base on the island
Djerba is flat, the roads are good and everything sits within an hour: Midoun and the resort strip to the east, the south-eastern beaches around Aghir, the Ghriba synagogue at Erriadh to the south, and Ajim with its mainland ferry to the west. From Houmt Souk none of these is more than thirty minutes away.
Practicalities
The old centre and the souks are walked, not driven — park on the edge of the centre rather than trying to approach the lanes. Two ways off the island: the Roman causeway at El Kantara in the south-east, permanently connected, and the ferry from Ajim, shorter but tied to sailings. If you plan to leave the island, check the agency's conditions for mainland trips on the listing.
Returning the car
Fuel and toll prices in Tunisia- You return the car where you collected it unless you say otherwise when booking: plenty of travellers hand it back at the airport rather than coming back into town.
- Allow thirty minutes to the airport, plus the usual margin before a flight.
- The last filling station on the Mellita road is on the way out of Houmt Souk: that is where you top up before handing the car back.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is Houmt Souk a good base for exploring Djerba?
The best on the island: Midoun, the south-eastern beaches, the Ghriba at Erriadh and Ajim are all under thirty minutes away. Djerba is flat with good roads, so a regular car is fine everywhere.
Can I drive through the souks?
No — the old centre and souks are explored on foot. Park on the edge of the centre rather than trying to reach the lanes.
How do I leave the island by car?
Two options: the Roman causeway at El Kantara in the south-east, permanently connected, or the ferry from Ajim, shorter but tied to sailings. Check the agency's conditions for mainland trips on the listing.
How does booking work?
Online, with a 3-day minimum: you upload your licence and ID at checkout, then pay the agency directly at pick-up. Deposit and agency-specific conditions are on each listing.
