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Tunisia

Ferry from Marseille or Genoa to Tunis, 20–24 hours. Vehicle stamped in for three months; UK insurance rarely covers it, buy at the port. State-set fuel is cheap. Check the FCDO page: parts of the south and the Algerian and Libyan borders are advised against.

Drives on the right · TND · reviewed 22 Oct 2026

Albania: diesel £1.96 a litre AM Austria: diesel £1.78 a litre AZ Bosnia and Herzegovina: diesel £1.59 a litre Belgium: diesel £1.98 a litre Bulgaria: diesel £1.58 a litre BY Switzerland: diesel £2.20 a litre Cyprus: diesel £1.67 a litre Czechia: diesel £1.63 a litre Germany: diesel £1.92 a litre Denmark: diesel £2.09 a litre Algeria: diesel £0.17 a litre Estonia: diesel £1.75 a litre EG EH Spain: diesel £1.57 a litre Finland: diesel £2.12 a litre France: diesel £1.96 a litre United Kingdom: diesel £1.99 a litre Georgia: diesel £1.43 a litre GL Greece: diesel £1.77 a litre Croatia: diesel £1.67 a litre Hungary: diesel £1.61 a litre Ireland: diesel £1.78 a litre IL IQ IR Iceland: diesel £1.99 a litre Italy: diesel £1.87 a litre JO LB Lithuania: diesel £1.85 a litre Luxembourg: diesel £1.71 a litre Latvia: diesel £1.74 a litre LY Morocco: diesel £1.20 a litre MD Montenegro: diesel £1.64 a litre North Macedonia: diesel £1.33 a litre MR Netherlands: diesel £2.06 a litre Norway: diesel £2.23 a litre Poland: diesel £1.49 a litre PS Portugal: diesel £1.82 a litre Romania: diesel £1.70 a litre Serbia: diesel £1.68 a litre RU SA Sweden: diesel £1.70 a litre Slovenia: diesel £1.59 a litre Slovakia: diesel £1.64 a litre SY Tunisia: diesel £0.55 a litre Turkey: diesel £1.45 a litre Ukraine Kosovo

Fuel this week

Diesel£0.550.66 €
Petrol 95£0.620.75 €
LPG––

Per litre, with tax. Diesel is £1.44 cheaper than at home. Indicative national average, checked 19 Oct 2026. Tunisia: state-set prices, changed a few times a year; among the cheapest you will see. Figure: globalpetrolprices.com weekly survey, converted at the ECB dollar rate.

What to know

Tolls and vignettes

The A1 and A3 motorways charge a few dinars.

Clean air zones

None.

Sleeping in the van

Campsites are few; guarded car parks, hotel car parks and the Gendarmerie's blessing do the job. The far south (beyond Tataouine) needs a permit.

Kit you must carry

Warning triangle, hi-vis vest, fire extinguisher.

Speed limits, van under 3.5 t

110 / 90 / 50

When to go

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.

Crossings

Mediterranean

Marseille / Genoa / Palermo – Tunis

CTN, GNV, Corsica Linea · 20–24 h · several weekly in season

Car €350–700 return with a cabin
Van or camper €450–900 return with a cabin

Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.