Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Reaching Marrakech by air
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The local railway station
Getting There
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Airlines
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By train
under construction and
should be open in 2010.
Marrakech is most
easily accessible by air.
Royal Air Maroc (royal
airmaroc.com), Atlas
Blue, a Royal Air Maroc
franchise (atlas-blue.com),
EasyJet (easyjet.com)
and Ryanair (ryanair.com)
all run regular services.
The modern train
station receives daily
services from Rabat,
Casablanca and Tangier.
If you have time and
money to spare, you can
take the Eurostar from
London to Paris, and then
the daily TGV service to
Algeciras in Spain. From
Algeciras it's a ferry ride
to Tangier. There are no
public lavatories in
Marrakech and the
station has the only free
facilities.
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By bus
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Organised tours
Numerous companies
offer Morocco packages
and most include stays in
Marrakech. Best of
Morocco (www.morocco-
travel.com) is UK-based;
Marrakesh Voyage (www.
morocco-travel-agency.
com) is US-based; Yallah
(www.yallahmorocco.com)
is a national operator.
)
The tunnel
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Air fares
Since budget airlines
began services to the
city, it has become
remarkably cheap to
travel there. Fares from
London Gatwick, London
Stansted and Luton
airports start from as
low as £1 one way plus
taxes. It's possible to get
a return fare for under
£100 if you book ahead.
In 2006, Lombardi
Engineers (Swiss) were
retained to build the
ambitious tunnel connec-
ting Spain and Morocco.
The tunnel is expected to
be completed by 2025.
The national bus
company, CTM, running
locally and out of town,
is the best. Supratours
runs buses between
Marrakech, Essaouira and
many other destinations.
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Marrakech
Directory
Marrakech Menara
Airport
• 0524 44 78 55
Atlas Blue
Airport, Marrakech,
Menara
• 0524 42 42 00
Royal Air Maroc
• 197 ave Mhmd V
• Map B5
• 0524 42 55 00
ONCF Railway
Station
• Ave Hassan II
• Map B5
• 0890 20 30 40
Gare routière
(coach station)
• Bab Doukkala
• Map G1
• 0524 43 39 33
International
Airport
The formerly modest
airport has been
siginificantly expanded in
order to accommodate
the vast number of
flights to the city.
Located just 4 km (2
miles) from the centre
of town, the drive takes
no more than six or
seven minutes.
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Airport taxis
&
Grands taxis
These shared taxis
gather on Marché du
Mellah and at the
gare
routière
. They connect
Marrakech with
Casablanca, Fès and
Essaouira. All the fares
are fixed; just turn up and
take a free seat. Altern-
atively, hire a normal taxi
and get it to take you
wherever you want.
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By car
Taxis gather in the
car park outside the
Arrivals terminal. Even
though all taxis are
metered, they are never
actually switched on for
the airport run. A ride
which would otherwise
cost 30 Dh, can cost
over 100 Dh.
There are frequent
ferry services operating
between France, Spain
and north Morocco.
A motorway connects
Tangier with Marrakech
and currently a
continuation of this
motorway to Agadir is
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Most riads and hotels can recommend a car and driver for
private hire.
