requested. It’s off Blvd Mohammed V.
Casablanca has parking meters (Dh2 per hour, two hours maximum), operating from 8am to
noon, and 2pm to 7pm daily, except on Sunday and public holidays. If you don’t pay, you may
be fined or have your wheels clamped. There is a guarded car park next to the British cemetery
(per day/night Dh20) and another just off of Rue Tata (Dh5 per hour). Anywhere else a guard
will ask for a tip for watching your car; it is common practice to pay Dh5.
Taxi
Shared grands taxis to Rabat (Dh30) and to Fez (Dh120) leave from Blvd Mohammed V
opposite the old Hotel Lincoln. However, the train is more convenient and comfortable.
Train
If your destination is on a train line, it’s generally the best way to travel. Casablanca has five
train stations, but only two of interest to travellers.
All long-distance trains as well as trains to Mohammed V International Airport depart from
Casa Voyageurs train station, 4km east of the city centre. Catch bus 30 (Dh4), which runs
along Blvd Mohammed V, or hop in a taxi and pay about Dh15 to get there.
The Casa Port train station (Offline map ) is a few hundred metres northeast of Place desNations Unies. Although more convenient, trains from here only run to Rabat (Dh35, one hour,
every 30 minutes) and Kenitra (Dh48, 1½ hours, every 30 minutes).
Destinations include the following:Azemmour Dh31, seven daily
El-Jadida DH35, 1½ hours, seven daily
Fez Dh110, 3½ to 4½ hours, 18 daily
Marrakesh Dh90, three hours, nine daily
Meknès Dh90, 3½ hours, 18 daily
Nador Dh185, 11 hours, five daily
Oujda Dh205, 10 hours, three daily
Tangier Dh125, five hours, eight daily
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
The easiest way to get from Mohammed V International Airport to Casablanca is by train (2nd
class Dh40, 35 minutes). The trains are comfortable and reliable, and leave every hour from
6am to 10pm and at midnight. You can also continue to Rabat (Dh75) or Kenitra (Dh88), though
you’ll have a change of train at Casa Voyageurs or Aïn Sebaa. The trains leave from below the
ground floor of the airport Terminal 1 building.
From Casa Voyageurs train station to the airport, the first train leaves at 4.40am and then
every hour from 6.07am to 10.07pm. Additional trains go from Casa Port, with a change at Aïn
Sebaa.
A grand taxi between the airport and the city centre costs Dh300, though you may be asked
for Dh350 at unsocial hours. Some taxi drivers receive commissions if they bring clients to