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Houari Boumediene Airport

Algiers, DZ

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Houari Boumediene Airport

Algiers, Algeria · Africa

Algiers’ three-hall hub: international lives in 2019 Terminal 4, the SNTF train is 80 dinars, Uber is not a thing, and more than 10 million is 2025 traffic — not T4’s 10-million capacity leftover.

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6.8/ 10

Solid

Ease of use6.8
Comfort & amenities7.0
Food & retail6.4
Ground access7.6
Reliability6.4
Lounges6.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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ALGDAAGModerate

Houari Boumediene Airport

Algiers, Algeria · Africa

Algiers’ three-hall hub: international lives in 2019 Terminal 4, the SNTF train is 80 dinars, Uber is not a thing, and more than 10 million is 2025 traffic — not T4’s 10-million capacity leftover.

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6.8/ 10

Solid

Ease of use6.8
Comfort & amenities7.0
Food & retail6.4
Ground access7.6
Reliability6.4
Lounges6.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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4 h
before international flights
Typical security
20 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
20 min
SNTF Agha–Aéroport
Lounges
3
Terminals
T4 international (2019); T1 domestic/Omra; T2 charter/Omra. No live T3.
Passengers / year
more than 10 million (2025)

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Editorial guide tricks

The markdown guide's highest-signal tactics before the data-backed tips below.

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Do not quote leftover 9,151,517 as 2025 traffic, leftover 10 million as 2024 actuals, leftover 8.8 million as the airport, or leftover T4 10 million / 22 million as a year. Sit more than 10 million (2025) for the airport and 9,151,517 only as 2024 ACS.

Terminal 4 is the 2019 international hall. Leftover blogs that call the CSCEC building “T1” and put domestic in “T3” are leftover-wrong. Confirm the airline’s terminal the day you fly — SGSIA announced Transavia, ASL Airlines France, Volotea, Vueling, Pegasus and AJet moving from T4 into T1 from September 2026. This pass could not find a post-move confirmation, so do not assume leftover T4-as-only-international after that date.

Priority Pass does not list ALG. airportloungelist / ThisLounge leftover “Airport Authority Lounge” and “Première Classe” as PP are leftover-wrong.

SNTF 80 DA is the public-transport win. Station sits between the older halls; traveler leftover ~15 minutes walk to Terminal 4. Keep the ticket — it is checked on the way out. Child leftover 40 DA from the 29 April 2019 launch communiqué.

Uber and Bolt are not in Algeria. Yassir (and Heetch) exist; traveler leftover says Yassir wants an Algerian SIM. Typical official-taxi leftover 2,000 DZD to the centre (Feb 2025 traveler note); SGSIA’s CEO called 2,500 DA excessive in April 2024. Agree the price at the official rank, not with touts in the hall. Cash in dinars.

There is no live metro to the airport. TSA: El Harrach–airport systems work launched 15 July 2025, delivery June/July 2027. 2019 Commons “métro” photos are the SNTF railway station, not a metro.

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NavigationTraveler Tips & Hacks

Terminal 4 is the 2019 international hall

International check-in is Terminal 4 / Terminal Ouest. Terminal 1 is the older domestic/Omra campus. Terminal 3 is not live.

T4 opened 29 April 2019 (first flight AH 1002 to CDG). SGSIA announced Transavia, ASL, Volotea, Vueling, Pegasus and AJet moving into T1 from September 2026 so T4 keeps long-haul — confirm the airline’s terminal. Leftover blogs that number the CSCEC hall as T1 are leftover-wrong.

Pro

T4 is a real 2019 international hall with the Hyatt next door.

Watch-out

A T4 boarding pass cannot walk airside to the T1 Gate 21 lounge.

02

SecurityTraveler Tips & Hacks

Visa before you fly — Air Algérie desks die at 90 minutes

Algeria is not a general visa-on-arrival country. Air Algérie ALG counters open 4 hours out; international HLE is 90 minutes.

Apply at an Algerian consulate (MFA / UK FCDO). Exceptional south-Sahara regularisation is not an Algiers city VOA. Yellow-fever certificate only from WHO risk countries (or >12 h transit). Foreigners declare cash above €5,000. Air Algérie web check-in 24 h–3 h; the receipt is not a boarding pass.

Pro

The French Air Algérie FAQ table is explicit: ALG 4 h open, 90 min international HLE, 45 min domestic, gate 30 min.

Watch-out

There is no VOA desk that will save a missing visa.

03

TransportTraveler Tips & Hacks

SNTF 80 DA — not metro, not Uber

The airport train is 80 dinars. ETUSA buses are 50. Uber and Bolt are not in Algeria. The metro is 2027.

SNTF Agha–Aéroport opened with T4 on 29 April 2019. Typical taxi leftover 2,000 DZD to the centre; agree at the official rank. Yassir leftover wants an Algerian SIM. Parking P1–P5: 30 min free then 100 DA to 1 h. El Harrach–airport metro delivery is June/July 2027.

Pro

80 DA rail is the public-transport win if you can walk leftover ~15 min from the station to T4.

Watch-out

Uber will not open. 2019 ‘métro’ photos are the SNTF railway station.

04

LoungeTraveler Tips & Hacks

No Priority Pass — Air Algérie T4 or pay SGSIA

prioritypass.com has no ALG lounge this pass. J/F uses the T4 Air Algérie room. Walk-in leftover 2,700 DA HT.

Live and Let's Fly (17 Nov 2022) found showers, stale pastry and 0.2 Mbps Wi-Fi in the Air Algérie Hall 2 room. SEO aggregators leftover-claiming Airport Authority / Première Classe as Priority Pass are leftover-wrong. T1 Gate 21 is a different building.

Pro

The T4 Air Algérie room had a shower stall in 2022.

Watch-out

A Priority Pass card will be turned away.

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