Your day, step by step
08:30
Clear the terminal and meet your driver at the exit. Walk through the port village without stopping.
08:45
Drive to Carthage (15–20 minutes): Byrsa Hill, then the Antonine Baths before the heat.
10:45
Sidi Bou Said, about 10 minutes away. Walk the main street up to the square.
12:00
Mint tea with pine nuts at Café des Nattes, then lunch.
13:15
Drive to the Tunis medina by the inner route via La Marsa (25–35 minutes), avoiding the N9.
14:00
Walk the souks. Keep cash in a front pocket.
15:30
Back in the vehicle, two hours before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Tunis medina15:30
16:00
Through the terminal gates, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Tunis medinaDriver or taxi to La Goulette, 20–30 min plus afternoon traffic and terminal security15:30
- Sidi Bou SaidDriver or taxi about 25 min, or TGM plus 1 km walk15:30
- CarthageDriver or taxi 15–20 min, or TGM plus 1 km walk15:30
- Bardo National MuseumDriver or taxi across Tunis to La Goulette15:00
- La Goulette port villageWalk to the terminal gates, then security16:00
Where people get Tunis wrong
Passengers try to see Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, the medina and the Bardo in one day and get caught in afternoon Tunis traffic.
Built from our Tunis guide, checked against 19 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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