Travel Smart
Honest, sourced guidance so you travel confident. Most of any country is calmer than the headlines suggest.
Safety
Countrywide advisory (Government of Canada)
Exercise increased cautionExercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) Regional advisories apply; see the source for zone-level detail.
Source: Government of Canada · Verified 2026-07-26
Algiers and Northern Coast
Exercise increased cautionCapital and coastal cities are generally stable with standard urban crime concerns.
Avoid: Certain neighborhoods in Algiers after dark; avoid large gatherings and protests.
Common scams: Taxi overcharging without meters; unofficial money changers; inflated prices for tourists.
Source: UK FCDO · Verified 2026-07-06
Central Sahara (Hoggar, In-Gall)
Reconsider travelRemote desert regions with residual militant activity and kidnapping risk.
Avoid: Tamanrasset region, Tin Guezzam, Djanet, and Agadez approaches.
Source: UK FCDO · Verified 2026-07-06
Eastern Border Regions (Tebessa, Annaba)
Reconsider travelProximity to Libya and extremist networks creates ongoing security challenges.
Avoid: Border areas with Libya, Tunisia near Gafsa-Tataouine-Djerba corridor.
Source: UK FCDO · Verified 2026-07-06
4 zones rated separately against Government of Canada, UK FCDO. Oldest check on this page: 6 July 2026.
Emergency Contacts
Police
police
UK FCDO gives both numbers for police. In rural areas and on the roads it is the Gendarmerie Nationale that has jurisdiction rather than the urban police.
SourceAmbulance
ambulance
The ambulance number published by UK FCDO. The number 15, which appears in a good deal of material about Algeria and is the ambulance line in several neighbouring countries, is not what the Foreign Office gives here.
SourceProtection Civile, fire
fire
The fire number published by UK FCDO. Note that it is 14 rather than the 18 used across much of francophone West Africa.
SourceCHU Mustapha Bacha
hospital · Algiers
The main public teaching hospital in central Algiers, listed by the British Embassy among medical facilities in Algeria. CHU Nefissa Hamoud on 021 495656 and CHU Mohamed Lamine Debaghine on 023 16 38 08 are the other central Algiers teaching hospitals on the same list.
SourceSOS Ambulance Algiers, private emergency transport
hospital · Algiers
The private emergency service on the British Embassy list, worth having alongside the public 1021 line because private transport is often the faster way into a hospital in Algiers. It is a paid service.
Source