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no printed material. The Hotel de Paris across the road has lots of brochures and staff are
willing to help.
TRAVEL AGENCIES
The following both sell ferry and air tickets.
Carlson Wagonlit (
0539 33 10 24; 91 Rue de la Liberté;
9am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon-Fri)
Hispamaroc (
0539 93 21 78; hispamaroc@mamnet.net.ma; 2 Rue el-Jabha el-Ouatania;
9am-1pm
& 3-6pm Mon-Fri)
USEFUL WEBSITES
Head to Lonely Planet ( www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/the-mediterranean-coast-and-
the-rif/tangier ) for planning advice, author recommendations, traveller reviews and insider
tips.
Getting There & Away
Tackling anywhere unfamiliar after dark is always more traumatic, so try to arrive early in
the day. Remember to change money to pay the cab fare.
AIR
The Ibn Batouta International Airport (TNG) is 15km southwest of the city centre. It at-
tracts a number of budget airlines (including easyJet from Madrid and Paris, Jetairfly from
Paris, Barcelona and Rotterdam and Ryanair from London Stansted, Paris, Marseille,
Brussels, Madrid, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt Hahn) as well as Iberia, British Airways and
Royal Air Maroc. Check the internet for the latest service providers and schedules, as
these are constantly changing.
BOAT
You have two options for crossing the Strait of Gibraltar: the fast catamaran ferries owned
by FRS ( www.frs.es ) and Balearia ( www.balearia.co.uk/ ) , which cost Dh350 to Tarifa and take
35 minutes, or the slower ones (Dh255 to Algeciras, 2½ hours). The former are more sus-
ceptible to weather delays, which can close the port for days, but they're lifesavers for
those prone to seasickness.
Ferries to and from Tarifa currently leave from Tanger Port; all other destinations are
served by Tanger Med, the large terminal 48km north of the city. A shuttle bus (Dh25)
leaves Tanger Med every hour on the hour for the Tangier bus station, taking 45 minutes.
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