Getting There & Away
Bus
The CTM bus station Offline map ( 0535 52 25 85; Ave des FAR) is about 500m east of the
junction with Ave Mohammed V. The main bus station ( Offline map ) lies just outside Bab el-
Khemis, west of the medina. It has a left-luggage office and the usual snack stands.
CTM departures include Casablanca (Dh90, four hours, six daily) via Rabat (Dh55, 2½
hours), Fez and Marrakesh (Dh160, eight hours, daily), Tangier (Dh100, five hours, three daily),
Oujda (Dh130, six hours, two daily) via Taza (Dh70, three hours), Er-Rachidia (Dh130, six
hours, daily), and three buses to Nador (Dh125, six hours).
Slightly cheaper than CTM, other buses are available from the numbered windows in the
main bus station:
No 5 Rabat and Casablanca (hourly 6am to 3pm)
No 6 Tangier (hourly 5am to 4pm), Tetouan (four daily), Chefchaouen (three daily), Ouezzane
(five daily)
No 7 Fez (hourly 5am to 6pm), Taza (four daily), Oujda (hourly 4am to 11.30pm), Nador (five
daily)
No 8 Moulay Idriss (hourly 8am to 6pm)
No 9 Marrakesh (seven daily, mostly morning departures)
Taxi
The principal grand-taxi rank ( Offline map ) is a dirt lot next to the bus station at Bab el-Khemis.
There are regular departures to Fez (Dh18, one hour), Ifrane (Dh24, one hour), Azrou (Dh33,
one hour) and Rabat (Dh45, 90 minutes). Taxis leave less frequently for Taza (Dh70, 2½
hours). Grands taxis for Moulay Idriss (Dh10, 20 minutes) leave from opposite the Institut
Français ( Offline map ) – this is also the place to organise round trips to Volubilis.
Train
Although Meknès has two train stations, head for the more convenient El-Amir Abdelkader (
Offline map ), two blocks east of Ave Mohammed V. There are a dozen daily trains to Fez (Dh20,
45 mins), three of which continue to Taza (Dh56, 3½ hours) and two to Oujda (Dh130, 6½
hours). Ten go to Casablanca (Dh90, 3½ hours) via Rabat (Dh65, 2¼ hours). There are seven
direct services to Marrakesh (Dh174, seven hours). For Tangier, there are two direct trains
(Dh80, four hours), or take a westbound train and change at Sidi Kacem.
Getting Around
Bus
Overcrowded city buses ply the route between the medina and ville nouvelle. The most useful
are bus 2 (Bab el-Mansour to Blvd Allal ben Abdallah, returning to the medina along Ave
Mohammed V) and bus 7 (Bab el-Mansour to the CTM bus station). Tickets are Dh2.
Taxi
Urban grands taxis (silver-coloured Mercedes Benz with black roofs) link the ville nouvelle and