Plan your Tunisia road trip & know the cost
Chain your stops from Tunis to the Sahara and get real driving distances, time behind the wheel, fuel and toll estimates, and how many days to set aside — before you book a car.
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No credit-card deposit, free airport & hotel delivery, pay on arrival. One car, the whole loop.
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Tunisia is compact and made for self-driving. From Tunis you can reach the Sahel beaches (Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia) in two hours, the holy city of Kairouan and the Roman amphitheatre at El Jem in a day, and the Sahara oases of Tozeur and Douz or the island of Djerba over a longer loop. Good motorways (the A1 running south) make the distances easy, and tolls are cheap.
Use the planner above to line up your stops in order — it estimates the driving distance, time, fuel and toll cost for each leg, and suggests how many nights to spend where. Then rent one car for the whole route: no credit-card deposit, free airport or hotel delivery, and you pay on arrival.
Popular Tunisia road-trip routes
Classic North · 5–7 days
Tunis → Sidi Bou Saïd → Hammamet → Kairouan → Sousse. Medinas, mosaics and beaches.
Sahara & South · 7–10 days
Tunis → Kairouan → El Jem → Sfax → Matmata → Tozeur → Douz. Roman ruins to desert dunes.
Islands & Beaches · 7 days
Tunis → Sousse → Mahdia → Djerba → Zarzis. Coast, fishing towns and the island of Djerba.
Driving in Tunisia: what to know
- • Drive on the right. Speed limits are 50 in town, 90 on open roads, 110 on motorways.
- • Motorway tolls exist but are inexpensive; keep small cash. Fuel is cheap by European standards.
- • Police checkpoints are routine — slow down, keep your licence and papers handy.
- • An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your national licence.