Travel to Tripoli

Flying to Tripoli

There are no direct flights to Tripoli from the UK or the USA. You can fly to Istanbul, from where Afriqiyah Airways flies to Tripoli or fly to Tunis and catch a connecting flight with Libyan Arab Airlines

Flight times

From London - 7 to 11 hours (including stopovers); New York - 15 hours (including stopover); Los Angeles - 20 hours (including stopovers); Toronto - 17 hours 30 minutes (including stopovers); Sydney - 28 hours (including stopovers).

City Airports: 
Tripoli International Airport(TIP)
Telephone:(022) 605 026
Location:

The airport is situated 35km (22 miles) south of Tripoli.


Facilities:

Facilities in arrivals include car hire, bank with exchange office (not always open in the early morning), toilets and telephones. In departures there is car hire, currency exchange office, newsstand, post office, light refreshments, restaurant, toilets, telephones and shops. There is and some duty-free shopping.


Public Transport:

No public buses serve the airport, so the only way to get into town is by taxi. The taxi rank is outside the arrivals hall.




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