There are 5 ways to get from Algiers to Nouakchott by plane, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport
best- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane ALG - NKC
7h 37m$356–1,120Drive 3,259.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Algiers to Nouakchottcar 3,259.4 km
2d 12h$94–136Taxi to Bou Chekif Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Algiers to Bou Chekif Airport (TID)taxi
- Fly from Bou Chekif Airport (TID) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane TID - NKC
17h 51m$434–1,148Bus to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Algiers to Béjaïabus
- Fly from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane BJA - NKC
14h 3m$432–1,527Bus to Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Algiers to Jijelbus
- Fly from Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane GJL - NKC
15h 27m$335–1,285
Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Nouakchott (NKC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Algiers to Nouakchott is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Algiers to Nouakchott is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $350 - $1,200.
The distance between Algiers and Nouakchott is 2834 km. The road distance is 3259.4 km.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Algiers to Nouakchott, including transfers.
Nouakchott is 1h behind Algiers. It is currently 9:34 AM in Algiers and 8:34 AM in Nouakchott.
Yes, the driving distance between Algiers to Nouakchott is 3259 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Algiers to Nouakchott.
There are 81+ hotels available in Nouakchott.
What companies run services between Algiers, Algeria and Nouakchott, Mauritania?
Air Algérie and Tunisair fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Nouakchott (NKC) once daily.
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Nouakchott
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Bou Chekif Airport to Nouakchott via Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport to Nouakchott via Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport to Nouakchott via Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- [email protected]
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Algiers to Béjaïa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–210
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
Bus from Algiers to Jijel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–260
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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