Transport & Directions

Distance from Djerba Airport to Houmt Souk is about 9 kilometres. It takes 15 minutes to get to the centre of Houmt Souk by car or taxi.

Taxi

Taxi Djerba

Houmt Souk – Taxi driving past a mosque

Taxi is the quickest and most comfortable way to get from the airport to your hotel.

It’s a very inexpensive way to travel around Djerba Island. Starting price is about 0,15€, and 1 kilometer will cost you around 0,3€.

So it will cost you around 3€ to get from the airport to centre of Houmt Souk (9 km ride).

Bus

Buses are very cheap way of traveling on Djerba, but only natives know their schedule. One way ticket costs 0.25€. The central station for local and inter-urban buses is in Houmt Souk. There are daily lines that links capital city to Medenine, Gabes, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis etc.

Rent a car

You can rent a car directly at the airport or you can book it prior to your vacation.

Train

There are no railways on Djerba Island. If you want to explore continental Tunisia by train, you would have to travel to the nearest railway station, which is in Gabes, about 2 hour drive by car from Djerba Island.

Parking

If you are arriving by car, there are over 650 parking lots available directly on the airport.