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By Train: From Rabat to Marrakesh by the night train
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  • Updated By wroclawiak on September 25, 2006
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  • By Train - Marrakesh
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    The train comes from Tanger and departures from Rabat Ville at 3.40 a.m. The station is modern and clean. If you want to wait for a train over the night as I did you can have one small problem because the station is closed between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. I stayed in front of the station and it was relatively safe for us (three travelbuddies). Feeling safe we fell asleep but we were waken up by policmen (the Moroccan policemen seemed to be very polite) at about 2.30 a.m. They shaked our hands and told us not to fall asleep. I think there is one opportunity to sleep at the station waiting for the Marrakesh train. Go down to the platforms. Maybe there you can stay over the night. There are only two toilet keepers working over the night. The train was deleyed about 10 minutes. It was crowdy but there were some free seats. Some people were sleeping on 4 places and didn't want to make them free. Maybe it is a common thing in the night trains. One of us came in and took the place and treathened them with police and ticket collector. We finally had three seats. The ticket costs about 120 MAD (about 12 Euros) for 5 hours journey.

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    By Train: The train
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  • Updated By Cool-123 on December 8, 2002
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    To save time and money, we always take the night train. In Marrakech, you must be careful. I did the first time at mid night and reserved a seat only. I found the people slept on the seat and with their luggage or goods. I hardly found a seat. Of course, I couldn't sleep anyway. The second time, I came from Marrakech to Tangier. I reserved a sleeping bed and had a nice sleep.

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    By Train: Train to Marrakech
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  • Updated By barryg23 on April 17, 2007
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    On our first visit to Marrakech we travelled by train from Rabat. The journey takes 4 hours and it was one of the nicest journeys of our trip. The colour of the landscape is beautiful especially south of Casablanca, when it changes from being mostly green to red and orange. You can feel you are entering the south! We also spent a lot of time talking to a couple from Dubai/Sweden who were on the way to visit relatives in Marrakech. They knew the area well and gave us many tips on what to see and do. The trip was very good value. We travelled first class and it cost about 100 Dh each for a single ticket. The station in Marrakech is in the Ville Nouvelle. We planned to stay at Hotel du Pacha which was a 10 minute walk from the station. If you do get a taxi from the station watch out for the cost. It shouldn't cost more than 10 Dh for most trips in the city and Marrakech's taxi drivers are notorious for overcharging foreigners.

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    By Train: We traveled to Marrakesh by...
  • By brewjohnson on August 24, 2002
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  • We traveled to Marrakesh by train from Rabat. It was extremely comofrtable.

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    By Train: Train station
  • By Oana_bic on May 21, 2006
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  • By Train - Marrakesh
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    By Train: comfortable trains
  • By call_me_rhia on January 13, 2008
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    Getting to Casablanca - and out of - by train is very comfortable. Trains are mostly on time, cheap and quite nice. There are two classes - and the second class is more than adequate and quite roomy. We travelled once in first class and noticed very little difference, except perhaps that seats are reserved. Basically: take second class if you are departing from where the train is originating - and this is always the case in Marrakech, since it's the end of the train line. Try to be there some 30 minutes before your departure, as trains are normally there quite a while earlier to be cleaned - and hop on as soon as possible. An added bonus of Marrakech station is that it is right beside an Ibis hotel - which means that you can use a clean toilet as soon as you arrive, since toilet trains are never too clean (well, in Morocco they are not that bad either).

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    By Train: Train to/from Casablanca
  • By mrotsmit on April 29, 2007
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    If you want to make sure you get a seat buy a first class ticket, the first class is the front cars. Generally I found Moroccans to have an almost German-style efficiency about things, the return trains were late though.

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  • By Sambawalk on August 6, 2006
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  • The bus station and the train station are located in the new town. It costs Dh10 by taxi from Djemm el Fna to those terminals, despite the taxi driver may ask for more. Note that the cost will increase to Dh20 after 7pm. Trains to Casa runs every two odd hour, i.e. 7am, 9am, 11am, etc… It takes about 3hr 15 mins to get to Casa. As for Fes, it takes 7 hours 40 mins. Better check the exact schedule from the train station. Buses to Essaouira, Agadir are operated by Supratour located west of the train station. There are 3 buses going.

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    By Train: teh trains are not on time
  • By sunnysarah on June 16, 2006
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  • By Train - Marrakesh
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    While researching online before I went, I saw a post or two saying the train fromCasablanca to Marrakseh was an hour late. It was when we took it as well. Going TO Casablanca from Marrakesh, our train from l'Oasis to the airport was late, as well. Just plan for this and skip the tight connections

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    By Train: take train from casablanca to marrakech
  • By zztop69 on December 4, 2006
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  • take train from casablanca to marrakech. 70- 90 dh less than $10, about 4 hours

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