Rabat Transportation

CTM have 3 buses departing for Essaouira from there own CTM Bus Station.

Journey time is 8 hours.

Tickets are around 120 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.

Please use prices as a rough guide only.

CTM have 1 bus departing for El-Rachidia from there own CTM Bus Station.

Journey time is 10 hours.

Tickets are around 125 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.

Please use prices as a rough guide only.

CTM have 3 buses departing for El-Jadida from there own CTM Bus Station.

Journey time is 3 hours 30mins.

Tickets are around 55 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.

Please use prices as a rough guide only.

CTM have 8 buses departing for Casablanca from there own CTM Bus Station.

Journey time is 1 hour 30mins.

Tickets are around 25 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.

Please use prices as a rough guide only.

Trains run between Casablanca and Rabat twice every hour from Gare de Port. The journey takes one and a half hours.There are two stations Rabat Agdal and Rabat Ville. The latter is the main stop for the town.
We paid 29.50 dirhams each for the trip.
Suitcases were a problem as there is nowhere to put them and the ovehead racks are too small. We left them in the passageway which caused problems for the foodcart.

I was later told that for a small amount more we could have travelled first class which is more comfortable. As it was I did not find it particularly uncomfortable.

Buses to Rabat run from most towns in Morocco. They are however not in great condition. The main bus station is just out of the city in Place Zerktouni which is a connection point for roads to Beni Mellai and Casablanca. Not all buses however stop there. I believe catching a bus though can be confusing with the numbers system.

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If you are driving you might want to just take care with the number of one way streets in the city and also avoid the peak times where congestion may be a problem. Parking can also be hard to find and possibly the best area would be on Hassan II Boulevard.

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These little taxis are blue and usually Fiat Uno’s. They can be found everywhere. They are metered and can be picked up just about anywhere. If you are travelling to Sale, then you cannot take a Petite taxi as Sale has their own taxi’s and you will need to take a grand taxi instead.

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Train Station There are 2 stations, The one on Rue Mohammed V is near the action. the other train station is located in Agdal. From either station you can take the train to any destination in Morocco including Casablanca's Mohammed V Airport .

Bus Station There is one bus station located far away on the road to casablanca. There is a laft-luggage service and it will cost you 10 dh per day.

Petit Taxi The blue colored little taxis are a good way to travel around town. Intially it will cost 1.7 dh and half dh for every 100 meter.

The Moroccan train network consists of a few lines serving the routes between the main cities with fairly modern, clean trains. Trains leave Rabat Ville station on Ave Mohammad V about every two hours for Fes, a journey of about 3 1/2 hours. We caught the 9.17 train. Booking is advisable the day before. The train station is right in the centre of the Ville Nouvelle and makes the train more convenient a point to leave Rabat if you're going onto a bigger town or city.

When booking, make sure to ask for second class is you're travelling on the cheap or you may automatically be sold a first class ticket as we were. The difference is minimal, though first class compartments hold 6 people, second class compartments hold up to 8 people.

A first class ticket from Rabat to Fes costs 151dh.