Mediterranean Coast & the Rif - Morocco - page 520

multiple people asking for your passport. Pedestrians must frequently walk in the car
lanes.
Coming the other way, there is a large grand taxi lot next to Moroccan border control.
Departures are plentiful to Tetouan (Dh30, 40 minutes), from where you can pick up on-
ward transport. Taxis to Chefchaouen or Tangier are rare, and you'll most likely have to
bargain hard to hire a vehicle to yourself (Chefchaouen Dh300, 90 minutes; Tangier
Dh200, one hour). A good alternative is to take a grand taxi to Fnideq (Dh7, 10 minutes),
just south of the border, from where transport to Tangier (Dh30, one hour) is more fre-
quent.
MAINLAND SPAIN
The unmissable Estación Marítima OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Ferry Terminal; Calle Muelle
Cañonero Dato) is west of the town centre. There are several daily high-speed ferries to Al-
geciras. Ticket offices are around the corner.
You can purchase train tickets to European destinations at the Renfe office OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 0956 51 13 17; 17 Plaza Rafael Gilbert; 9.30am-1pm & 4.30-8.30pm Mon-Fri,
9.30am-1pm Sat) or at a travel agency. Several agencies in the ferry terminal also sell Enat-
car (the main Spanish coach company) bus tickets.
Getting Around
Bus 7 runs up to the border (frontera) every 10 minutes or so from Plaza de la Constitu-
tion (€1). If you arrive by ferry and want to head straight for the border, there's a bus stop
on Ave González Tablaz opposite the entrance to the ramparts. There's also a taxi rank
outside the terminal building.
If you have your own vehicle, street parking is restricted to a maximum of two hours
(€1) during the day. If you are staying longer, use the car park (per hr €0.50, per 12hr €4) on
Calle O'Donnell or the one near the Poblado Marinero ( Click here ) .