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Tunisia travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Sidi Bou Said
Sidi Bou Said. Photo: Mohamed Moslem Mosbah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2h 45mflight from London
Tunisian dinarcurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type C, Eplugs

Blue-and-white villages, Carthage and Star Wars sets

Don't miss

  1. Sidi Bou Said
  2. Carthage
  3. Sahara and Tatooine sets
Good forHistory & ruinsBeachesDeserts

Best time to visit Tunisia from the UK

Best value: Oct–Mar. Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct. Busiest and priciest: Apr–Sep.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Tunis, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Tunis for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: October and NovemberThe warmest of the best-value months (16–21°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Apr–SepUsually 16–28°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Warmest: August (28°C) · coolest: February (11°C)A 17°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
11.311.213.316.119.624.327.527.824.52116.112.6

Festivals and events

  • Sahara Festival Dec · Douz
  • Carthage International Festival Jul–Aug · Carthage

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 2h 45m
Distance
1,834 km
Main airport
TUN

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Tunisian dinarCapital: Tunis
Type C, E · 230VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
197
EmergencyAmbulance 190
Safe in citiesBottled elsewhere
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against travel to parts of TunisiaCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersFCDO warns of sexual assault or harassmentTake extra care at night and with drinks.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Tunisia, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 24 July 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Tunisia before you book and again before you go.

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