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the only way of since services DIRECTORY
reaching certain from here are
other airports is Sign for Casablanca’s more frequent, Airlines
by taxi from the Mohammed V Airport but there are British Airways
town centre. Only also ferry links ∑ britishairways.com
the grands taxis are permitted to Tangier and to Melilla from
to wait for passengers at Málaga and Almerìa; to Ceuta easyJet
airports. The fact that they hold from Málaga; and to Tangier ∑ easyjet.com
a monopoly allows them to from Gibraltar. Royal Air Maroc (RAM)
charge relatively high fares, and In Spain, you need to collect ∑ royalairmaroc.com
they are unwilling to bargain. an exit form before boarding. Ryanair
Airports are well provided with On leaving Morocco, you need ∑ ryanair.com
car-hire companies, and if you to fill in an embarkation form
plan to travel around during and have this and your passport Ferry Companies
your stay, you can hire a car stamped before boarding
upon arrival at the airport. the ferry. Southern Ferries
To reach an airport from a city 22 Sussex Street, London
centre, you can hire a grand taxi. SW1V 4RW.
Arriving by Train Tel (0844) 815 7785.
Travelling by train means a ∑ southernferries.com
Arriving by Car and Ferry long but scenic journey. From
Several ferry companies provide London, take the Eurostar to Railways
various sea links between Spain Paris, from where there is a European Rail Ltd
and Morocco, including the daily TGV service to Algeciras, Tel (020) 7619 1083.
Spanish Transmediterrànea in Spain, changing at Irún, on ∑ europeanrail.com
and the Moroccan Comarit. the Spanish border. This is run Rail Europe
Their UK agent Southern by the French SNCF, but tickets ∑ raileurope.com
Ferries has schedules and (including Eurostar) can be
prices. The crossing from bought at European Rail Ltd SNCF
Algeciras, in Spain, to Tangier and Rail Europe. Holders of Tel (0870) 848 5848.
or Ceuta (the Spanish enclave an InterRail card, which allows ∑ voyages-sncf.com
in Morocco) takes about two travel in 29 European countries Tour Operators
hours but boarding can be very (Spain, Portugal and Morocco
slow, especially in summer, are treated as a single zone), Naturally Morocco
when Moroccans working can break their journey 29 Parc Hafan, Newcastle
abroad return home. anywhere they wish. Emlyn, Carmarthenshire
Ferry tickets can be The fare from Paris to SA38 9AR. Tel (01239) 710 814.
purchased in advance or at the Algeciras is about €155 (£97). ∑ naturallymorocco.co.uk
time of travel. In either case, Avoid train services that go via The Ultimate Travel
the time spent queuing is the Barcelona, as links between Company
same. The adult fare is about Catalonia and Algeciras are 25–27 Vanston Place,
€40. Taking a car across costs poor. It is better to use a service London SW6 1AZ.
between about €100 and that goes via Madrid. From Tel (020) 3582 2653.
€210 depending on its size. Algeciras, there are ferry ∑ theultimatetravelcompany.
Most travellers take the ferry services to Tangier and to Ceuta co.uk
from Algeciras to Tangier, (see Arriving by Car and Ferry, left).

The modern exterior of Al-Massira airport, in Agadir

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