Sousse: 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.
Sousse is a city of 221,715 people in Tunisia (Sousse Governorate), 24 m (79 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Train station of Sousse. It is a port city: Port of Sousse.
Key facts
Daylight in Sousse runs from about 9 h 47 min a day in late December to 14 h 38 min in late June (computed for 35.83° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Sousse is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,678 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE, 33 km).
Flights to Sousse: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Train station of Sousse, Sousse Bab Djedid, Sousse Zone Industrielle Sidi Abdelhamid, Sousse Mohamed 5, Sousse Dépôt, Sousse Sud. Trains to Sousse
Buses to Sousse · Driving and car hire · Ferries
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sousse Archaeological Museum | 11,376 | 2015 |
The busiest is Sousse Archaeological Museum at 11,376 visitors in 2015. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Medina of Sousse.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Sousse
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Tunis, 118 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Palermo, 352 km (Italy)
- Constantine, 366 km (Algeria)
- Annaba, 283 km (Algeria)
- Sfax, 121 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Az Zāwīyah, 391 km (Libya)
- Tébessa, 232 km (Algeria)
- Zawiya, 392 km (Libya)
- Skikda, 354 km (Algeria) — ferries
- Sukrah, 122 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Brunswick, Constantine, Ljubljana, Marrakech, Latakia, Van Nuys, Quebec City, İzmir, Saint Petersburg, Miami, Serpukhov, Boulogne-Billancourt.
Common questions
Which airport serves Sousse?
Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Sousse?
About 221,715 people live in Sousse, across 45 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sousse in?
Africa/Tunis, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Sousse?
The Dinar (TND). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Sousse?
Tunis (118 km), Palermo (352 km), Constantine (366 km), Annaba (283 km), Sfax (121 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.