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In northern Tunis, an ambulance journey may start in La Marsa, Carthage or Gammarth and end at a hospital, Tunis-Carthage Airport or another region. Provide the exact municipality, full address and required arrival time. EMS arranges planned transport 24/7 and provides a quote before confirmation.
Greater Tunis covers four governorates, and routes differ significantly between municipalities. Gammarth and Mornag, for example, have different motorway access and traffic patterns. Specify La Marsa, Carthage or Gammarth, the full address and a known landmark to plan departure.
Mongi Slim Hospital is located in La Marsa. For admission, consultation or discharge, specify the exact ward and a contact if available. For transfer to another Greater Tunis facility, receiving ward acceptance and an agreed admission time are essential. See our interhospital transfer service.
Provide the floor and whether a lift is available. In some buildings it is absent or too small for a stretcher. Describe steps, door widths and parking access. Someone present with keys makes access easier for the crew.
Tunis-Carthage Airport is approximately 8 km from central Tunis, around 20 minutes by road outside peak hours. For medical repatriation, EMS handles ground transport at the handover point agreed with airport personnel. For departure, give the flight number and check-in time; for arrival, the scheduled time and assistance contact. See our airport transfer service.
The Radès–La Goulette bridge, opened in 2009, often allows access to La Goulette, Carthage or La Marsa without crossing the city centre. In summer, traffic on northern coastal roads is heavier, especially in the evening. Allow extra time for planned transport.
The return to the Sahel uses the A1. Indicative driving times from central Tunis, excluding loading, breaks and congestion:
From northern Tunis, add the time needed to cross the urban area. Once discharge is known, prepare the hospital report and actual departure time. See long-distance patient transport.
Call +216 48 024 000 or contact EMS via WhatsApp with both addresses, date, required arrival time and patient mobility. A coordinator calls back within 10 minutes. For Greater Tunis see our private ambulance in Tunis page and request a quote.
EMS is a private patient transport service and does not replace SAMU. For life-threatening emergencies, call 190 first.
In a life-threatening emergency or an acute deterioration, contact the competent public emergency services immediately. A request sent by form or WhatsApp does not confirm a transport booking.
Yes, EMS arranges transport across Greater Tunis subject to availability. Provide the municipality and full address.
About 8 km and 20 minutes by road outside peak hours.
The sending and receiving wards, agreed admission time and patient needs.
Often, using the Radès–La Goulette bridge. The exact route depends on traffic and time.
Yes. Northern coastal roads are busier in summer, especially in the evening. Allow extra time.
In Tunis, patient transport often comes down to a few heavily congested kilometres: between two hospitals in Bab Saadoun, from a flat in La Marsa or out to Tunis-Carthage Airport. It can just as well mean a long run down the A1 motorway towards the Sahel. This page covers the whole of Greater Tunis, namely the governorates of Tunis, Ariana, Ben Arous and La Manouba.
Find out more02An inter-facility transfer involves two institutions, each with its own timetable and constraints. EMS handles the link between them and moves the patient from one ward to the other.
Find out more03When a patient has a flight to catch or has just landed, the ground leg has to be coordinated precisely with the flight schedule. EMS handles that link between the airport, the care facility and the address concerned.
Find out more04A journey between two regions is not organised like a trip across town: the duration, any stops and the patient's comfort weigh as heavily as the route itself. EMS prepares these transports case by case.
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