Morocco Travel Guide

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Marrakesh at least once a day, and Iberia Air (www.iberia.com) , which offers direct Madrid–
Marrakesh flights.


Royal   Air Maroc   Offline map Google  map (RAM;   Click   here ;   call   centre  090 000800, 024

436205; www.royalairmaroc.com; 197 Ave Mohammed V; 8.30am-12.20pm & 2.30-7pm)
has several flights daily to and from Casablanca (round trip from Dh525, 40 minutes), where
you can pick up domestic and international connections. Reconfirm your flight with their 24-hour
call centre, and leave extra time for connections in Casa – even if you make your connecting
flight, your luggage may not . RAM operates direct international flights to/from London and
Brussels (3½ hours each), Madrid (2½ hours) and Geneva and Milan (three hours each), plus
daily flights to Paris (3¼ hours). Flights from New York connect to Marrakesh via Casa.


Bus
Most CTM buses arrive and depart from the new CTM main bus station Offline map ( 0524
43 44 02; Rue Abu Bakr Seddik; 6am-10pm), southwest of the train station (about 15
minutes on foot), a block south of Ave Mohammed VI. Get tickets for early-morning departures
the day before (especially for Essaouira), as morning buses fill quickly on holidays and
weekends. There’s not much at the station in the way of facilities, beyond a smoky 24-hour
cafe with stuttering wi-fi.


CTM operates    the following   services:

Agadir Dh95, four hours, nine daily


Casablanca Dh85, four hours, three daily


Er-Rachidia Dh155, eight hours, one daily


Essaouira Dh70, three hours


Fez Dh150, 8½ hours, one daily


Laâyoune Dh310, 14 hours, four daily


Ouarzazate Dh80, four hours, one daily


Tan Tan Dh200, six hours, one daily


Tiznit Dh125, five hours, one daily


Supratours Offline map ( 0524 43 55 25; Ave Hassan II) is located west of the new
Marrakesh train station, in the old train station building.


Supratours  buses   depart  to  the following   places.

Agadir Dh100, four hours, 12


Dakhla Dh440, 25 hours, one daily


Essaouira Dh70, 2½ hours, six daily


Laâyoune Dh300, 15 hours, three daily


Tan Tan D 180, 10 hours, three daily


Supratours also offers connecting buses to trains. The Supratours bus station has a room
where you can check baggage (per day Dh10, open 6am to 10pm) .


The parking lot in front of the Supratours office is the arrival and departure point for most
international buses, including CTM buses to/from Paris (from Dh1040, 48 hours) and Madrid
(from Dh1090, 36 hours), on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.


Some CTM buses also stop outside the city walls at Bab Doukkala, a 15-minute walk
northeast of Pl du 16 Novembre or a 20-minute walk from Djemaa el-Fna. A number of local

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