Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CTM runs nine buses a day to Casablanca (Dh95, 4½ hours) via Rabat (Dh75, three
hours) between 1.15am and 7.15pm, and eight buses to Meknès (Dh25, one hour) between
midnight and 11pm. There are three evening buses for Marrakesh (Dh165, 9½ hours); the
8pm bus arrives at 5.45am.
Heading north and east, there are three overnight buses for Tangier (Dh115, six hours),
two for Chefchaouen (Dh70, four hours), four for Tetouan (Dh100, five hours), one
overnight for Al-Hoceima (Dh120, five hours), four for Nador (Dh115, five hours) and
four for Oujda (Dh120, five hours).
International services to Spain and France with Eurolines also depart from the CTM bus
station.
Non-CTM buses depart from the
main bus station
( 0535 63 60 32)
outside Bab el-
Mahrouk on the edge of the medina, or from the streets immediately surrounding the bus
station. Fares are slightly lower than CTM, and reservations can be made for popular
routes. It has a
left-luggage facility
(
6am-midnight).
At least six buses run daily to Casablanca, Chefchaouen, Er-Rachidia, Marrakesh,
Meknès, Midelt, Oujda, Rabat, Tangier and Tetouan. Less frequent buses go to Rissani
(Dh100, eight hours), Tinerhir (Dh147, 16 hours) and Ouarzazate (Dh192, 13 hours).
Locally, there are frequent departures to Azrou (Dh20, 1½ hours), Ifrane (Dh16, 1½
hours), Moulay Yacoub (Dh10, 30 minutes), Sefrou (Dh10, 40 minutes), Taza (Dh30,
three hours, hourly) and Ouezzane (Dh30, three hours, twice daily).
CAR
There are several guarded car parks around the medina: on Pl Bou Jeloud close to Bab
Bou Jeloud, in Batha, north of Talaa Kebira at Ain Azleten and in the south at R'cif. In the
ville nouvelle there's a guarded car park in front of the central market.
Chriftrans
( 0615
45 01 28; chriftrans@gmail.com)
is a reliable transport and vehicle-hire company, offering ser-
vices from airport pick-ups to day trips from Fez and longer hires.
TAXI
There are several grand taxi ranks dotted around town. Taxis for Moulay Yacoub (Dh10,
20 minutes), Meknès (Dh22, one hour) and Rabat (Dh60) leave from in front of the main
bus station (outside Bab el-Mahrouk). Taxis for Tissa (Dh20, 45 minutes) and Taza
(Dh50, 2½ hours) depart from Seb el-Wrd on the hill opposite Bab Fettouh, the medina's
southeastern gate. The rank for Sefrou (Dh12, 30 minutes) is located at Slaiki, southeast
of Pl de la Résistance in the ville nouvelle. Azrou (Dh33, one hour) and Ifrane (Dh28, 45
