Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CAR
The major car rental agencies are at the airport. The following have in-town locations:
Avis
(
0539 93 46 46;
www.avis.com/car-rental/location/AFR/MA/Tanger
;
54 Blvd Pasteur; Ibn Batouta
airport;
8am-7pm Mon-Sat, 8am-noon Sun)
Budget
(
0531 06 09 51; Tanger Ville station; Ibn Batouta airport;
8.30am-noon & 2.30-7pm Mon-
Fri, 9am-noon & 3-6pm Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
Hertz
(
0539 32 21 65; fax 0539 94 58 30; 36 Ave Mohammed V; Ibn Batouta airport;
8am-noon &
2.30-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon & 3-6pm Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
A reasonably secure and convenient
car park
(42 Rue Hollande; per hr/night/24hr Dh2/15/25)
is
next to the Dawliz complex.
TAXI
The grand-taxi rank for places outside Tangier is across from the main bus station. The
most common destinations are Tetouan (Dh30, one hour), Assilah (Dh20, 30 minutes) and
Larache (Dh35, 1½ hours). For Ceuta, travel to Fnideq (Dh30, one hour), 3km from the
border. There are no direct taxis to the border (Bab Sebta). Grands taxis to Tetouan also
frequently wait for arriving trains at Tanger Ville train station. For destinations on the out-
skirts of Tangier, such as the Caves of Hercules or Cap Malabata, use the grand-taxi rank
on the Grand Socco.
TRAIN
Train station Tanger Ville is hassle-free. Ten trains depart daily for Sidi Kacem, Meknès,
Fez, Rabat (Ville), Casablanca (Casa Voyageurs) and Marrakesh, including a night service
with couchettes, the famed
Marrakesh Express,
which should be reserved in advance (s
Dh650, d per person Dh450, Dh350 with couchette). From Sidi Kacem you can get con-
nections south to Marrakesh or east to Oujda. Schedules are best checked at
cepts locked bags. A petit taxi to/from Tangier centre should cost around Dh10.
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
From the port in the city to the airport, a grand taxi takes 25 minutes and costs Dh150 for
the entire car. If you want to pick up a local bus from the airport, bus 17 and bus 70 run to
the Grand Socco, but you'll need to walk 2km to the main road.
