ALG · Layover Guide
Algiers
Confirm visa rules before you plan Algiers.
Best layover: 4–16h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Visa is not cleared for your passport in our data. Check requirements before you plan landside.
Enough room in Algiers for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
Planning a stop in Algiers?
We'll alert you when fares drop through ALG.
Places to stay
Search hotelsLayoverScore™ breakdown
Score 42 · Discover 43 · Ease 17
Why Algiers scores 42
Getting there
Bus — 45 min to city center
min to center
bus- 01Bus — 45 min to city center
- 01Casbah of Algiers UNESCO medina and Ottoman-era palaces
- 02Martyrs' Memorial (Maqam Echahid) panoramic monument
- 03Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
- 04Notre-Dame d'Afrique basilica overlooking the Bay of Algiers
- 05Rue Didouche Mourad for coffee and local street life
Experiences in Algiers
Timed tours and tickets for Algiers are listed on our partner site.
Open listingsOpens in a new tab.
Need a room for your layover? Browse hotels near the airport.
Where to stay →Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
More North Africa layovers
Ready to book?
Search layovers through Algiers
