Morocco Travel Guide - Getting There

Ancient city of Ait Benhaddou, Morocco © 123rf.com/Craig Jakich
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Getting There by Air

The national airlines are Royal Air Maroc (AT) (website: www.royalairmaroc.com), and its twin low-cost carrier Atlas Blue (8A) (website: www.atlas-blue.com).

Approximate Flight Times

From London to Casablanca is 3 hours; to Tangier is 2 hours 30 minutes. From New York to Casablanca is 6 hours 30 minutes.

Main Airports

Casablanca (CMN) (Mohammed V) is 30km (19 miles) south of the city (journey time - 35 minutes). To/from the airport: There are taxi services into Casablanca and train services available to Rabat. Facilities: Outgoing duty-free shop, post office, banking and bureau de change, restaurant, bar, tourist help desk and car hire.

Tangier (TNG) (Boukhalef Souahel) is 11km (7 miles) from the city (journey time - 20 minutes). To/from the airport: Bus and taxi services are available into Tangier. Facilities: Outgoing duty-free shop, banking and bureau de change, restaurant, bar, tourist help desk and car hire.

Other international airports include Fes (FEZ), Marrakech (RAK) and Rabat-Salé (RBA).
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Getting There by Water

Main ports: Tangier and Nador in Morocco proper, and the Spanish-held ports of Ceuta and Melilla. Several lines from Europe serve these ports.

Ferry operators include FerriMaroc (tel: (950) 274 800; website: www.ferrimaroc.com) and Trasmediterranea (tel: (902) 454 645; website: www.trasmediterranea.com). There are cheap and regular car- and passenger-ferry links between southern Spain and Tangier and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the north Moroccan coast. Most links are roll-on, roll-off car ferries except where shown. The routes are from Algeciras to Ceuta (Sebta) (car ferry); Algeciras to Tangier (hydrofoil and car ferry); Tarifa to Tangier (hydrofoil); Gibraltar to Tangier (hydrofoil and car ferry); Almería to Melilla or Nador (car ferry); Málaga to Melilla (car ferry); Almería to Nador (car ferry); Gênes (Italy) to Tangier; Alicante to Orán; and Almería to Al Hoceima.

There are also car ferries between Sète on the French coast (between Béziers and Montpellier on the Golfe du Lyon) and Tangier run by Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation.

Getting There by Rail

Rail links between Morocco and Algeria are currently suspended. Trains can be caught from London Victoria to Gare du Nord in Paris, and then Gare d'Austerlitz to Algerciras. From here ferries can be caught to Morocco.

Getting There by Road

The best road link is from southern Spain or France via passenger/car ferries. The road link on the north Algerian border is currently closed. Eurolines (tel: 0870 580 8080, in the UK; website: www.eurolines.com) serves destinations in Morocco.




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