Connecting at Algiers airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at ALG.

How connections work at ALG

At Algiers Houari Boumediene airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration. If you connect from an international to a domestic flight, you enter the country here: you go through immigration and collect and re-check your bags.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (International terminal (West, Terminal 4), Domestic terminal (East, Terminal 1)).

Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.

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Terminals / concourses: International terminal (West, Terminal 4), Domestic terminal (East, Terminal 1)

Getting between them: Marked outdoor walkway between the terminals (about 300 m)

The international terminal (West, also called Terminal 4) and the domestic terminal (East, Terminal 1) are about 300 metres apart, linked by a marked outdoor walkway. International-to-international passengers on one booking (or with hand luggage only) and a printed boarding pass stay in transit: they show the boarding pass, passport and a short form at the transit counter, then pass a police check and security; bags are transferred automatically. Domestic-to-domestic passengers use a connecting corridor with a security check.

International to domestic or the reverse: you leave the transit area, go through immigration, collect your bags, change terminal and check in and go through security again. No Algerian visa is needed for international-to-international transit.

  • Average transfer times: international to international 15 to 30 minutes, domestic to domestic 10 to 25, international to domestic 75 to 100.
  • A mobile boarding pass is not enough for direct transit: bring it printed.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: cestee.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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