Imperial Cities, Middle Atlas & the East - Morocco - page 646

minutes) taxis wait at a parking lot to the west of the CTM bus station in the south of the
ville nouvelle.
Grands taxis outside the train station don't have specific destinations so cannot be
shared.
TRAIN
The train station ( 0535 93 03 33) is in the ville nouvelle, a 10-minute walk northwest of Pl
Florence. To take advantage of the left-luggage office OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (per item
Dh10; 6am-8pm) , bags must be locked or padlocked.
Trains depart every hour between 4.50am and 6.50pm to Casablanca (Dh165, four
hours), via Rabat (Dh120, three hours) and Meknès (Dh30, 30 minutes). There are four
additional overnight trains. Ten trains go to Marrakesh (Dh295, eight hours) and four go
to Tangier (Dh155, five hours) direct (two more via Sidi Kacem and one via Mechra Bel
Ksiri). Direct trains for Oujda (Dh160, 5½ hours) via Taza (Dh56, two hours) leave four
times daily.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
TISSA HORSE FESTIVAL
Lying in rich arable land along the Sebou River, the prosperous farming town of Tissa is a riot of col-
our in spring. But by far the most interesting time to visit is for the Tissa Horse Festival , held in the
second week of September. Farmers come from all around to trade their animals and celebrate with
exciting fantasias (cavalry charges). There's not much infrastructure and dates are only set a week or
two before, but the showground is to the north of town before the river bridge.
To get there, take a grand taxi (Dh20) from Siham el-Wrd near Bab Fettouh in Fez.
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
There is a regular bus service (bus 16) between the airport and the train station (Dh20, 25
minutes), with departures every half-hour or so. Grands taxis from any stand charge a set
fare of Dh120.
BUS