Tunis-Carthage Airport, Tunisia (TUN) | AirMundo (2024)

FAQs

How early should I arrive at Tunis airport? ›

The general guidance is to arrive at Tunis Carthage at least two hours before scheduled departure for a shorthaul flight and three hours before departure for a longhaul flight.

In 1997, the airport terminal was expanded to 57,448 m² (618,365 sq ft); it consists of two floors (departure and arrival) and has a capacity of 4,400,000 passengers per year. In 2005, the terminal was expanded another 5,500 m² (59,202 sq ft), and now has a capacity of 500,000 more passengers annually.

Taking a Tunis airport taxi is the most convenient option, as it takes just 60 minutes to reach Hammamet and costs around €16 (50 TUN). There's also a STRGN bus that leaves once a day at 13:30, which takes 1 hour and 20 minutes and costs €10 (30 TUN) one-way.

Yes, you should be able to board your flight if you reach the airport 1 hour before departure and you have done web check-in. It is recommended to reach the airport at least two hours before departure for domestic flights.

Whether your journey is domestic or international greatly alters the timings of your airport arrival. A good rule is that an optimal arrival time at the airport is at least one hour in advance of domestic flights and at least two hours in advance of international ones.

If you are a U.S. citizen and have established your citizenship, you have the right to enter the U.S. This means that you can decline to answer the officer's questions, though doing so may delay your entry to the U.S. If you are a visa-holder or LPR, you have the same right to remain silent, but if you refuse to answer ...

Refusal by non-citizen visa holders and visitors to answer questions may result in denial of entry. If the officers' questions become intrusive or improper, you should complain and ask to speak to a supervisor. (This goes for citizens, lawful permanent residents, or non-citizen visa holders and visitors.)

Officials will likely ask you questions (as deemed necessary by the process or official). What is the nature of your visit? How long are you staying? Where will you be staying?

Passengers with hand luggage only proceed directly to the boarding gate in all airports but Tunisian airports. Passengers departing from Tunisian airports must proceed to the « Web & Mobile Check-in » counters to drop-off their luggage and receive their boarding pass.

What is difference between Hammamet and Sousse? ›

Sousse is more of a working town - warts and all. Hammamet is smaller and would say more tourist/holiday resort. PEK/Yasmine Hammamet are purpose built tourist resorts which to some can be bit sterile. Depends which more important to you - being closer to Tunis or El Jem/Monastir.

At the international level, the ambiguous status of ridesourcing companies has created disruption in the transportation sector, most notably in the case of Uber, which does not operate in Tunisia.