North Africa: Getting There

Airports Casablanca Mohamed V airport (CMN) in Morocco services nonstop flights from New York. Other North African airports include Algiers’ Houari Boumedienne Airport (ALG) in Algeria, Tripoli International Airport (TIP) in Libya, and Tunis-Carthage International Airport (TUN) in Tunisia.

Airlines Royal Air Maroc flies nonstop from New York (JFK) to Casablanca. British Airways flies nonstop from London to Casablanca, Fez, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli and Cairo. Air France flies from Paris (CDG) to Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, and Cairo. Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia all have national airlines with regular direct flights from Europe.

Flight Times 8 hours nonstop from New York (JFK) to Morocco. All other destinations require a flight to London or Paris, followed by a connection: under 3 hours to Algiers and Tunis, between 3-4 hours to Tripoli, and just under 5 hours to Cairo.