Jijel: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Jijel is a city of 131,513 people in Algeria, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Jijel runs from about 9 h 41 min a day in late December to 14 h 44 min in late June (computed for 36.82° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Jijel is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,874 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA, 63 km), Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 98 km), Ain Arnat Airport (QSF, 81 km).
Flights to Jijel: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Jijel · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Algiers, 239 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Tunis, 392 km (Tunisia) — flights
- Constantine, 91 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Annaba, 178 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Blida, 265 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Batna, 145 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bab Ezzouar, 230 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Djelfa, 329 km — buses · car rental
- Sétif, 77 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Biskra, 219 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Jijel?
Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Jijel?
About 131,513 people live in Jijel, across 62 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Jijel in?
Africa/Algiers, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Jijel?
The Dinar (DZD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Jijel?
Algiers (239 km), Tunis (392 km), Constantine (91 km), Annaba (178 km), Blida (265 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.