Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DRIVING & TRANSPORT
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Drivers should note that motorised hustlers operate on the approach roads to Fez and Marrakesh. These
motorcycle nuisances are keen to find you accommodation and so on, and can be just as persistent as their
counterparts on foot.
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Travellers disembarking from (and embarking on) the ferry in Tangier may receive some hassle from touts
and hustlers.
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Arriving by train in cities like Fez and Marrakesh, you may run into 'students' or similar, with the un-
canny knowledge that your preferred hotel is closed or full, but they just happen to know this great little
place…
Telephone
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Within Morocco, always dial the local four-digit area code even if you are dialling from the same town or
code area.
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You can make calls from
téléboutiques
(private telephone offices) and public payphones.
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Attendants at
téléboutiques
will usually change small notes into coins.
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Most payphones are card-operated.
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You can buy
télécartes
(phonecards) at
tabacs
and
téléboutiques
.
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Payphones have easy-to-follow instructions.
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Calling from a hotel normally doubles the cost of your call.
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Moroccan landline numbers start with 05.
USEFUL NUMBERS
Morocco country code
212
International access code from Morocco
00
Directory enquiries
160
Spain country code (including Melilla & Ceuta)
34
International Calls
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International calling cards are available from telecommunication shops such as Méditel.
