Hi - I need to get from Marrakech to Casablanca on New Years day (1/1/17) and just wondered if anyone knows what the public transport is like on public holidays? (Ive tried the train site - it wont let me check bookings this far in advance) Thanks

....... Sunday the 1st. of January won't be any different to other Sundays in Morocco, travel peaks for Moroccans are during the Eid celebrations. This is probably the busiest travel route in Morocco between two cities, apart from trains, buses and grand taxis ply the same stretch.
for traveling during the first day of new year you dont need to book the tickets befor because the most of morrocans they have just 2days for this party so is not enough time for them to travel far sothey prefert to stay home during those two days escept the rich peoples that they have cars they come from casa blanca or from rabate to spend the days in marrakech and they go back the next day but for train dont have any problems and if your worries you can book the firts class(no big deffrent between first classand normal classonly 4euros).
tarik
iam from marrakech and iam working in a guieste house and sometimes i talk with peoples and they all angry when they go to the spices market because the peoples bothers you and evryone try to make money from nothing...but any way this give you more experience and this is normal for us in marrakech and i garantee for you safety no one can touch you my advice to you is dont anwser people in the street if they ask you from where is better bif you say that you live in casa blanca or in rabat for that they stay away and let you shopping.and if they tell you in the store to buy more you can say hat i dont have enoughe money i will come back tomorrow is the best anwser.or you can find a guide for to visite only the space market and ell hiùm that your not going for shopping.and believe me the best time for shopping is in the afternoon because in the morning they just started the day so they are looking for to get the first money quickly.
tarik
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