Highways

total:
2,890 km

paved:
364 km

unpaved:
2,526 km (1996 est.)
Major roads include N1 west from Djibouti 246 km via Ouê'a and Mouloud to Dikhil, then north via Yoboki to Ethiopia, designated part of the Ndjamena-Djibouti Trans-Africa Highway 6;
N2 east from Djibouti along the coast to Somalia at Layado;
N9 from N1 122 km north and east to Tadjoura, where a secondary road continues along the coast;
and a secondary road from Djibouti south-west via Holhol and Ali Addé to Ali Sabieh, then north to join N1.
There is one road to Somailand at Layado;
three roads to Ethiopia: south from Ali Sabieh parallel to the railway to Dewele, N1 to Deda'i on Ethiopia No 2, and an unimproved track north-west from Balho to Ethiopia No 2;
and two to Eritrea: an unpaved track overland from Tadjoura via Randa and Assa Gaila to Aseb, and a coastal track from Obock to Aseb;
Sources: Michelon 745 Africa North East, Arabia 2007
GeoCenter Africa North East 1999
Maplanida.com

Ports and harbors

Djibouti’s improved natural harbor consists of a roadstead, outer harbor, and inner harbor. The roadstead is well protected by reefs and the configuration of the land. The inner harbor has five outer and six inner berths for large vessels. A quarter of Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

’s imports and half of its exports move through the port. Car ferries ply the Gulf of Tadjoura

Gulf of Tadjoura

The Gulf of Tadjoura is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa. It lies south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, or the entrance to the Red Sea, at . Most of its coastline is the territory of Djibouti, except for a short stretch on the southern shore, which is part of the...

 from Djibouti city to Tadjou.

Merchant marine

total:
1 ship (with a volume of or over) totaling /

ships by type:
cargo ship

Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

 1 (1999 est.)

Airports

In 2004, there were an estimated 13 airports, only 3 of which had paved runways as of 2005. Ambouli Airport, about 6 km from the city of Djibouti, is the country’s international air terminal. There are local airports at Tadjoura

Tadjoura

Tadjoura is the oldest town in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah region. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a population of around 25,000 inhabitants.Tadjoura has an airstrip and is linked by ferry with Djibouti City...

 and Obock

Obock

Obock is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The population in 2003 was about 8,300 inhabitants....

. Air Djibouti

Air Djibouti

Air Djibouti, also known as Red Sea Airlines, was the national airline of Djibouti between 1963 and 2002.-History:Air Djibouti was established in 1962 as Air Somali. Operations commenced in April 1963 under the Air Djibouti name, and in the 1960s the airline operated Douglas DC-3s, a Beechcraft...

, partly government-owned and partly owned by Air France

Air France

Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...

, provides domestic service to six centers and flies to a number of overseas destinations.

Airports - with paved runways

total:
2

over 3,047 m:
1

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total:
10

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
5

under 914 m:
3 (1999 est.)