Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport

Introduction

Houari Boumedienne Airport (ALG) (website in French) is located near Algiers.
Air Algerie is the national airline, flying to destinations in Algeria like Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Adrar, Ghardaïa, Hassi Messaoud, Tamanrasset, Tébessa, Tlemcen and Zarzaïtine.
International airlines that fly to Algiers include Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, Iberia, Alitalia and Royal Air Maroc.

For more information about other airports throughout the world, also see the list of airports.

Getting there and away

The distance to the centre of Algiers is 20 kilometres and you can use the route N5 following directions of Bab Ezzouar. Taxis are available, but regular buses connect the airport to downtown Algiers as well. The Algiers Metro Line 1 will connect the airport with the centre of Algiers. This connection is planned to be completed by 2010.

Getting around

Airlines, Destinations and Terminals

For more information about airlines, also see the list of airlines and the details about flying with budget airlines.

• Aigle Azur - Basel/Mulhouse, Lille, Marseille, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Toulouse
• Air Algérie International - Abidjan, Amman-Queen Alia, Bamako, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Beirut, Berlin-Schönefeld [seasonal], Bordeaux, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Dakar, Damascus, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Lille, London-Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Metz/Nancy, Milan-Malpensa, Montréal-Trudeau, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis; Domestic - Adrar, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Bordj Mokhtar, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Golea, El Oued, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Jijel, Laghouat, Mascara, Oran, Ouargla, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt
• Air Berlin - Cologne/Bonn
• Air France - Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
• Air Méditerranée - Montpellier
• Alitalia - Rome-Fiumicino
• British Airways - London-Heathrow
• EgyptAir - Cairo
• Emirates - Dubai
• Iberia - Madrid
• Jetairfly - Brussels-South Charleroi
• Libyan Airlines - Tripoli
• Lufthansa - Frankfurt
• Qatar Airways - Doha
• Royal Air Maroc - Casablanca, Oujda
• Royal Jordanian - Amman-Queen Alia
• Saudi Arabian Airlines - Jeddah
• Spanair - Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia
• Syrian Air - Damascus
• TAP Portugal operated by Portugália - Lisbon
• Tassili Airlines - Constantine, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Oran
• Tunisair - Tunis
• Turkish Airlines - Istanbul-Atatürk

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