Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MEDICAL SERVICES
0524 47 57 16; Blvd de
l'Hôpital)
For emergencies.
0524 47 51 51; 12-14 Rue Allal ben Abdel-
lah)
Pharmacy.
MONEY
There are several banks with ATMs and exchange facilities around Pl Moulay Hassan and
along the main road leading northeast to Bab Doukkala.
POST
Main Post Office
(Ave el-Mouqawama;
8.30am-4.15pm Mon-Fri, 8am-noon Sat)
Post Office
(Rue Laâlouj;
8.30am-4pm Mon-Fri)
TOURIST INFORMATION
The tourist office (and many hotels) can provide free maps of Essaouira, as well as the
free quarterly listings mag
Guide d'Essaouira
(in English/French).
0524 78 35 32;
www.essaouira.com
; 10
Rue du Caire;
8.30am-6.30pm)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Daily direct flights with RAM to Casablanca leave from
Aéroport de Mogador
( 0524 47 67
04; Rte d'Agadir)
, 15km south of town. There are also flights several times a week to Paris
and Brussels.
BUS
The
bus station
( 0524 78 52 41)
is about 400m northeast of the medina, an easy walk dur-
ing the day but better in a petit taxi (Dh10) if you're arriving/leaving late at night. The
left-luggage office
(Dh7 per item) is open 24 hours. CTM buses leave from a separate of-
fice, a Dh10 petit-taxi ride from the medina.
CTM destinations include Agadir (Dh60, 3½ hours), Casablanca (Dh150, seven hours),
El-Jadida (Dh100, five hours) and Marrakesh (Dh70, 2½ hours).
Other companies run cheaper and more frequent buses to the same destinations as well
as Taroudannt (Dh80, six hours) and Tan Tan (Dh130, six hours).
