Fes Transportation

CTM have 7 buses departing for Rabat.

Journey time 3 hours 30mins.

Tickets are around 60 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.

All buses depart from the CTM Bus Station near Place Hussein de Jordanie next to the mosque.

Please use prices as a rough guide only.

CTM have 7 buses departing for Casablanca.

Journey time 5 hours.

Tickets are around 90 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.

All buses depart from the CTM Bus Station near Place Hussein de Jordanie next to the mosque.

Please use prices as a rough guide only.

I took the train to Casa Voyageurs when leaving - the 13.50 rapide which takes just 3.5 hours, stopping only at Meknes, Kenitra & Rabat - and cost only 100 mad in 2nd class.

It really belts along compared with the typical express.

My first experience of 2nd class on ONCF - it was brand new rolling stock, so very good. Sandwiches still dry as old bones, sadly. I'd wanted 1st class, but it was full.

Arrival by train is a nightmare when it comes to getting a petit taxi.

At the taxi stand to the right of the station, they wanted 40 mad. I'd just paid just 5 mad for my trip to the station in Meknes, so I was pretty sure 40 was a rip off. I went to the main street and eventually got one for 20 mad.

When I got to my riad, I was told the right price should be just over 10 mad.

Irritating to say the least, and gives a very negative 1st impression of the city.

The Fez airport is around 10kms from the new part of the city. Direct flights from London and Paris fly into Saiss Airport. The national airline Royal Air Moroc has flights twice a day from Casablanca.

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Trains run from Marrakech, Tangier, Casablanca and Rabat and arrive at the only train station in Fez. There are overnight trains running from Tangier. The trains are operated by ONCF which run in conjunction with buses to get you to outlying areas. There are two classes – first and second and both have compartments. In first class you can book your actual seat.

If driving to Fez just be aware that you cannot drive into the old part of Fez (Fes el-Bali). The roads between cities are very good but probably not advisable to be driven at night. You can hire cars in Fez but it is probably better to hire a petit taxi when outside the Medina.

Buses travel to most major cities in Morocco and CTM is probably the best known operator and a little more than other bus companies. Travel from Casablanca will take around 5 hrs, Marrakesh – 9 hours, Meknes – 1 hour and Tangier – 6 hours. There are two bus depots in Fez.