Transport in Réunion

Roland Garros Airport

Réunion possesses a network of highways, which cover a total distance of 2,784km. Of that length, 2,187 km of the road system is paved. There are no roads going into the cirque of Mafate, thus transportation there has to take place by foot or helicopter.

Motorways

A system of motorways that run between the main cities has been developed.

• N1 connects Saint-Denis to Saint-Pierre, also connecting Le Port, Saint-Paul, La Saline Les Hauts and Saint-Louis. It has a length of 76 km.
• N2 connects Saint-Denis to Saint-Benoît, also connecting Saint-André. Its length is 34 km.
• N3 connects Saint-Pierre to Saint-Benoît, but the motorway only goes from Saint-Pierre until Le Tampon, with a length of 7 km.

Sea

There are two major ports in Réunion: Le Port and Pointe des Galets. There are six marinas. Réunion possesses a merchant marine of one ship with a weight exceeding 1,000 gt, which is a chemical tanker.

Airports

There are two airports on the island, of which both have paved runways. The main airport is the international Roland Garros Airport located close to Saint Denis and the second one is the Aéroport de Pierrefond, located near Saint-Pierre in the south of the island.

Railways

There are no railways in Réunion, with the exception of a short tourist line, which was originally part of a larger rail network. In 2019 a light rail system was proposed to link Le Barachois with the airport.

References

Further reading

• Boulogne, Eric (2005). Le petit train longtemps (in French). Le Mans: Ed. Cénomane. ISBN 2902808410.
• Robinson, Neil (2009). World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary. Volume 7: North, East and Central Africa. Barnsley, UK: World Rail Atlas Ltd. ISBN 978-954-92184-3-5.

External links

• Aéroport Roland Garros (Main airport)
• Images of tourist railway

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.