Somalia Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

There are two options regarding plane travel to/from Somalia. Daallo Airlines is the only international carrier to fly to Somalia. They operate 2-3 services per week from Djibouti using an Ilyushin-18 aircraft. Jubba Airways is a Somalian airline that operates from Mogadishu to/from: Dubai, Bossaso and Jeddah. The Jubba website also indicates that flights are available to/from: Galkayo, Hargeisa and Sharjah - but there do not appear to be any current schedules to these destinations. Their aircraft is also IL-18. Both Daallo Airlines and Jubba Airways use Mogadishu International Airport which re-opened in August 2006. Prior to this, both airlines used an airport many miles from the Mogadishu due to security fears over the city's main airport. By car Somalia has not had an effective government for 15 years. As one can imagine this has had a negative effect on the roads. The stop lights are out of order, and there is no form of traffic police; speed limits (wherever signs remain) and road markings (the few which have not quite faded from the ashphalt) are widely ignored. Ashphalt itself on the roads is a rarity with most of it worn off long ago. Also since there is no government, license plates from previous governments exist on some cars, but they serve no real purpose since you can't report a number because there is no database and there is no one to report to either. Insurance is also rare. Driver licenses have not been issued in some time either, so be careful. By boat There are ports in Boosaaso, Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca, and Mogadishu.