Transportation in Libya

If we want to write something about transportation in Libya, we should talk about the history of transportation.

The History of Transportation

In the past there were various ways or types of transportation. More than 100 years ago the fastest transportation system was horses, camels and donkeys. Messengers rode along important roads from one city to the next. This was usually a distance of tens of kilometers. At that time there were small boats that used to carry people and goods from place to another.

About 60 years ago things really started to change when the telecommunication revolution began. By that time, a few people had own car and there were public buses and taxis.

Transportation Today

Today a lot of people own cars and there are a lot of buses and taxis in the larger towns. You can negotiate the price.

There are many ports and harbours; Zuwara, Khoms, Brega, Tripoli, Musrata, Tobruk, etc.

Transportation Problems

The total distance of the highways is nearly 83,200km. 47,590km of them are paved and 35,610km unpaved. The most important is the coastal road between Ras Igder and Amsaad.

What are the problems faced by road transport in Libya?

Road transport here in Libya is facing a number of problems, like the following:

1. There have been no operational railways in Libya since 1965.

2. Buses are not comfortable, expect some of them. On international roads buses are particularly good, with air conditioned vehicles and a good service.

3. There is very little attention of road safety and application traffic law.

In the Future

1. We hope to make a huge railway network between cities.

2. We hope people will pay more and more attention to a road safety and traffic laws.

Written by: Nihad