Bus
From the CTM office (Rue Genéral Meziane) there are departures to all the usual suspects:
Casablanca, Rabat, Meknès, Fez, Tangier, Larache, Sidi Kacem, Al-Hoceima, Chefchaouen
and more. In the evening, several slightly cheaper Casablanca-bound coaches run by other
companies leave from the same area. CTM also has a small office in the main bus station in
addition to its main office.
The main bus station is southeast of the centre. There are frequent departures:Tetouan (Dh110, nine hours), some via Chefchaouen (Dh100, six hours)
Oujda (Dh25, 2½ hours) via Berkane (Dh15, 1½ hours)
Al-Hoceima (Dh30, three hours)
Fez (Dh60, 5½ hours)
Ras el-Maa (Dh10, one hour)
Beni Enzar (Melilla border; Dh3, 25 minutes)
Taxi
The huge grand-taxi lot next to the main bus station serves plenty of destinations.
DESTINATION COST (DH)DURATION (HR)
Al-Hoceima 56 3
Beni Enzar (the Melilla border) 5 ¼
Berkane 40 1
Fez 110 5
Oujda 50 3
Taza 60
Train
Nador’s new train station (Nador Ville) serves the following destinations:
Beni Enzar/Melilla border (Dh10, 12 minutes)
Beni Enzar port (Dh10, 25 minutes)
Fez (Dh98, six hours, four daily).
Two of these trains go via Taourirt where you can change for Casablanca.
East of Nador
East of Nador, on the opposite side of the lagoon, the coast is a mix of salt marsh and sand
dunes, which attract a wide-variety of birdlife, including the greater flamingo. Two scruffy
towns, Kariat Arekmane and Ras el-Maa , lie on the new road (N16) eastwards to Saïdia,
which affords good views of the Islas Chafarinas, the last bit of Spain on the northern coast
(see the boxed text, Click here ). Arekmane is being developed: the corniche has been built and
apartments will follow. But the pretty beach, with its fishing boats, is full of rubbish, and the
wetlands inland of the corniche are in danger of disappearing.
Ras el-Maa, also known as Cap de l’Eau, is faring better. The pedestrianised corniche has a
few small restaurants and a beautiful beach. The wetlands around the mouth of the Moulouya