Linebus (www.linebus.es, in Spanish) A Spanish bus company serving Rabat, Casablanca,
Meknès and Marrakesh.
Supratours (www.supratours.ma, in French) Morocco’s best coach line, run by train company
ONCF, has weekly departures from the major northern Moroccan cities to destinations across
Spain, France and Italy.
Tramesa (http://perso.menara.ma/tramesa07, in French) A reliable service with good links
between Morocco and Spain.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
» » European hire companies do not usually permit their vehicles to be driven to Morocco. See
Click here for information on car hire in Morocco.
» » If you intend to take a Moroccan hire car to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta or Melilla, you
must have a letter from the hire company authorising you to take the car out of Morocco.
» » Some hire companies will not allow you to take their car out of the country.
» » If you’re entering Morocco via Ceuta or Melilla, take the opportunity to fill up on duty-free
fuel.
» » For more information on bringing a vehicle to Morocco, Click here.
TRAIN
Travelling to Morocco by train and ferry from Europe is a viable and civilised option.
You can travel from London to Tangier via Paris and Madrid in less than 48 hours, with a night
in Algeciras (Spain).
Morocco is not part of the InterRail and Eurail systems, so you will have to buy tickets locally
to add the country onto a European trip. See Click here for information on train travel in
Morocco.
In Algeciras, the train station is about 10 minutes’ walk from the ferry terminals for Morocco.
If you arrive during the day you should be able to quickly transfer onto one of the regular
ferries.
Useful resources:Man in Seat 61 (www.seat61.com) The best website for train travel, with comprehensive,
regularly updated information on getting to Morocco by train.
Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable (www.thomascookpublishing.com) The best planning
tool for European rail travel, published monthly with updated schedules.
Mauritania
» » The trans-Saharan route via Mauritania is the most popular and straightforward route from
North Africa into sub-Saharan Africa, tackled every year by numerous adventurous overlanders.
» » From the Dakhla turn-off on the N1, the route into Mauritania runs south along the coast for
328km, then crosses the border and follows the Atlantic past the Parc National du Banc
d’Arguin from Nouâdhibou south to the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.
» » While this route is generally regarded as safe, check safety advice before travelling: the
murder of a family of French tourists near Nouakchott in 2007 and related Al-Qaeda threats led
to the cancellation of the 2008 Paris–Dakar rally through Mauritania.
» » Take plenty of water and food, and set off early in the morning.
» » This route is entirely paved, making it the only sealed road across the Sahara (apart from a
5km stretch in the no-man’s land between the two border posts).
» » Moroccan border formalities are processed in the basic settlement of Guergarat.