Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Meknès (Dh 65, two hours, hourly), Oujda (Dh180, nine hours, three daily) and Tangier
(Dh95, four hours, eight daily).
Getting Around
BUS
Some useful bus routes (Dh4):
Buses 2 & 4
Ave Moulay Hassan to Bab Zaer, for the Chellah.
Bus 3
Rabat Ville train station to Agdal.
Buses 12 & 13
Pl Melilla to Salé.
Buses 17 & 30
From near Bab al-Had to Rabat's gare routière via the map office; 17 goes
on past the zoo to Temara Plage.
Bus 33
From Bab al-Had to Temara Plage.
TAXI
Rabat's blue petits taxis are plentiful, cheap and quick. A ride around the centre of town
will cost about Dh15 to Dh20. There's a petit-taxi rank near the entrance of the medina on
Ave Hassan II and at the train station. Note that petits taxis aren't allowed to drive
between Rabat and Salé.
TRAM
get around Rabat. Line 1 runs along Ave Hassan II, detouring past the Hassan Tower to
Salé. Line 2 links Agdal to Salé, with handy stops at Rabat Ville and Salé Ville trains sta-
tions. Fares are Dh6, bought from ticket machines on the platforms (multiple journey tick-
ets are also available). Services run every 20 minutes, 6am to 10pm.
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Salé
POP 500,000
Still a long way from its lively counterpart and old rival on the other bank of the Oued
Bou Regreg, Salé is a quiet and traditional kind of place, where time seems to have stood
still. However all that is about to change with a massive project to bring the city into the
