Marrakesh Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The main bus station (024 433933; Bab Doukkala) is just outside the city walls, a 20-minute walk from Djemaa el-Fna (a US$0.60 to US$1.20 taxi ride). Services run to Fès (US$14, 8½ hours, at least six daily) and Meknès (from US$13, six hours, at least three daily).

CTM (Window 10, main bus station, Bab Doukkala; 024 434402) has buses servicing Ouarzazate (US$8, four hours, one daily), Fès (US$17, 8½ hours, one daily), Casablanca (US$9, four hours, three daily) and Essaouira (US$7, three hours, one daily).

Train

For the train station (024 447768, 090 203040; www.oncf.ma ; cnr Ave Hassan II & Blvd Mohammed VI, Guéliz), take a taxi or city bus (buses 3, 8, 10 and 14, among others; US$0.40) from the centre. There are trains to Casablanca (US$9, three hours, nine daily), Rabat (US$12, 4½ hours, eight daily) and Fès (US$20, eight hours, eight daily) via Meknès (US$17, seven hours). A night service goes to Tangier (US$16 to US$31).

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