Ferries to North Africa
 

Other than Spain to Morroco, are there any other obvious routes? I have heard that there are no longer car ferries from Greece to Egypt (now my preferred route) - is this true. Is it then advisable to go Marseilles/Genoa to Tunis and drive thru Libya to Egypt?
thanks

With no RoRo currently going to Egypt, Marseille or Genoa to Tunis is your only choice.
I beleive there may be Tripoli ferries from Malta or something, but Tunis is an easy and regular run, and cheaper than going down Italy anyway.

CS

Thanks Chris

Do you know what the road is like from Tunisia through Libya to Egypt along the Med?

There is one service still running, but it looks inconvenient: http://www.grimaldi-freightercruises.com/inden.htm

Strangely, passengers are not allowed to get on or off in Alexandria, but it looks like vehicles can.

The timetables are too strange for me to understand.

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Salut from Southern France, the bikers' paradise,

Peter.

Are you sure , Chris Scot ?
Is sailing by ferry from Genua to Tunis cheaper then driving down to Palermo ?
And with the ferry from Palermo to Tunis ?
Peter

Some two years ago we travelled from Genoa to Tunis. The trip was booked through Tunis Travel in Amsterdam. They have send me their brochure for 2004.

A pdf-copy is available at:

http://home.tiscali.nl/ffweg/Downloa...1579%20kB).pdf

I hope this works.

Safe travels,

Jan Nouwens.

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