Editing Transport in Libya (section)

==Highways==
[[Image:Tripoli Libya Flyover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[Overpass|flyover]] on an urban highway in the capital Tripoli]]

''Total:''
83,200&nbsp;km
<br>''Paved:''
47,590&nbsp;km
<br>''Unpaved:''
35,610&nbsp;km (1996 est.)

There are about 83,200&nbsp;km of roads in Libya, 47,590&nbsp;km of which are surfaced. It 2020, there were an estimated 490 vehicles in use per 1000 residents,<ref name="oica.net">{{cite web |url = https://www.oica.net/wp-content/uploads/Total-World-vehicles-in-use-2020.pdf |title = Total World Vehicles in Use |website = oica.net |access-date = 10 Nov 2024}}</ref> the highest rate in Africa. The best roads run along the coast between [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] and [[Tunis]] in [[Tunisia]]; also between Benghazi and Tobruk, connecting with Alexandria in Egypt. A fairly efficient bus service operates along these routes, with two main bus transport companies. One covers long-distance, international routes, while the other is chiefly engaged in shorter trips between towns. Bus fares are low and the standard of comfort, particularly on international routes is good, with air-conditioned vehicles and good service. 

[[taxicab|Taxi]]s are available in the larger towns and are usually hired on a shared basis, although individual hire can be negotiated. The driving skills of taxi drivers are extremely variable. Taxis may have meters, but these are rarely in use. Car hire for self-drive is not recommended in Libya, although it is possible to hire a vehicle from agents in larger hotels. Vehicles are often old and poorly maintained, however, and are unequal to long-distance driving. Driving itself can be hazardous and there is a high rate of road accidents.

===Regional highways===
Libya has two routes in the [[Trans-African Highway network]], but only one currently functions as such, the [[Cairo–Dakar Highway]].