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ROAD
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SEAT-BELTS ARE COMPULSORY. DRIVING IS ON THE RIGHT HAND
SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OVERTAKING ON THE LEFT. SPEED LIMITS
ARE THE FOLLOWING:110KPH ON MOTORWAYS, 100KPH ON MAIN ROADS
AND 40 TO 60KPH IN TOWNS AND CITIES. SIGNS ARE NOT WRITTEN
IN ARABIC.
ROADS TEND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. MOST OF THE MAIN ROADS
ARE SURFACED, BUT SOME ARE NARROW AND DANGEROUS. DIRT TRACK
DRIVING IS ALSO COMMON IN THE SOUTH OF THE SAHARA, WHERE
SURFACED ROADS ARE NOT YET AS COMMON.
CAR HIRE - CAR HIRE AGENCIES ARE LOCATED IN THE MAJOR TOWNS,
AT THE AIRPORTS AND IN MOST HOTELS. CARS NEED TO RESERVED WELL
IN ADVANCE. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HIRE A CAR IN ALGERIA.
TRAFFIC IS HEAVY AND YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO HIRE A
CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN CAR.
BUSES - BUSES ARE NORMALLY CROWDED AND NOISY. INTERCITY
BUSES ARE RUN BY SNTV, THE NATIONAL COMPANY AND ARE
POPULAR AND CHEAP. AIR-CONDITIONING IS RARE ON ALGERIAN
BUSES.
TAXIS - YELLOW CITY CABS ARE EXPENSIVE AND NOT EASY TO
FIND. CHECK THAT THE METER IS RUNNING, BEFORE YOU SET OFF.
GREEN AND YELLOW MINI-BUSES CALLED TAXI-BUSES RUN THROUGH
THE CITY OF ALGIERS.
SHARE TAXIS - THESE OPERATED BETWEEN TOWNS AND CITIES,
WAITING TO FILL THE CAR BEFORE LEAVING. PRICES ARE SET AND
TEND TO BE REASONABLE.
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RAIL
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SNTF LINES CONNECT MOST NORTHERN MAIN CITIES, SUCH AS
ALGIERS, CONSTANTINE AND A FEW OTHERS. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW
NORTH TO SOUTH LINES SUCH AS ALGIERS - DJELFA. TRAIN PRICES
DO NOT DIFFER MUCH FROM BUSES, BUT THE TRAIN TEND TO MAKE
THE JOURNEY SLOWER.
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AIR
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SEVERAL AIRLINES CONNECT ALGIERS WITH MOST OTHER LARGE CITIES.
THESE FLIGHTS LEAVE SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND ARE QUITE
FREQUENT. PLANES ARE MODERN AND COMFORTABLE, WITH RATES
BEING REASONABLE. FLIGHTS IN ALGERIA, OFTEN DEPEND ON
WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SANDSTORMS.
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SEA:
REGULAR SHIPPING LINES SERVE ALGIERS FROM MEDITERRANEAN
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