Travelling to and around Morocco

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Travel Around Morocco
Trains, buses and grand-taxis are an easy way of getting around Morocco; as is renting a car and driving at your own pace. However, if you have limited time, hiring a vehicle and Moroccan driver is the ideal way to explore and learn about the culture and, if you hire is a 4x4, you can avoid the busy tourist routes and travel off-road across the pistes to experience the hospitality and traditional lifestyle of the Berber people.

Trains run between Tangier, Meknes, Fez, Oujda, Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech and are both safe and comfortable. The Moroccan national train service ONCF lists the schedules and fares.

Buses owned by the national bus companies e.g. Supratours, CTM and SATAS run between major towns and cities. Long-distance buses are comfortable and tickets are purchased at the bus depot.

Taxis are either ‘petit’ (within towns) or ‘grand’ (between towns). Petit taxis work like regular taxis anywhere and, by law, should have a meter - if it doesn't work negotiate your fare in advance. Grand taxis (usually Mercedes saloons) are shared taxis but you can negotiate a price if you want the journey to yourself – a well turned out vehicle and driver is a good indication of a well maintained vehicle.
 
Travel to Morocco by Air
The obvious way to get to Morocco is by air, unless you are travelling overland, and there are twelve international airports: Agadir, Al Hoceima, Casablanca, Dakhla, Fes, Laayoune, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat, Tanger and Tetouan. The growing number of budget carriers are worth checking out in addition to Royal Air Maroc who have an extensive network of internal flights.

Travel to Morocco by Ferry
Algeciras, Spain, is the main port that connects to Ceuta and Tangier in North Morocco. Ferries also run to Tangier from Tarifa in Spain, Gibraltar, Sète and Port Vendres in France, and Genoa and Naples in Italy. The Spanish ports of Malaga and Almeria connect to Melilla and Nador. There are numerous carriers to choose from.

Travel to Morocco by Train
You can reach Morocco in 48 hours from central London, without flying! 'It's easy to travel by train from London to Tangier, Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech; and what a journey! Have a beer in a Parisian café before boarding the Paris-Madrid 'trainhotel'. Enjoy a meal in the restaurant car before retiring to your sleeper for the night as the train speeds south across France. Spend a day in Madrid, visit the Prado Museum or soak up the atmosphere in the Plaza Santa Ana before taking another overnight train to the Straits of Gibraltar. Finally, take the ferry from Europe to Africa, the Rock of Gibraltar close on the port beam and the African coast getting slowly nearer. Once in Morocco, let the real Marrakech Express speed you south towards the High Atlas mountains...'

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