How To Get In Fez
By Plane
Royal Air Maroc offers daily flights from Casablanca and Paris-Orly to Fes-Saiss airport.
Jet4You flies from Paris-Orly and Marrakech to Fez.
RyanAir offers flights from Barcelona, Frankfurt and London Luton to Fez, though not on a daily basis.
Web : www.royalairmaroc.com
By train
There is regular train service along the line that runs from Marrakech to Oujda.
From Marrakech, the trip is about 7 hours and costs approximately 200 dirhams second-class or 300 dirhams for first class.
The trip from Casablanca takes about 4 hours and costs 100-150 dirhams.
From Rabat takes about three and a half hours and costs 75-105 dirhams.
Web : www.oncf.ma
By Car
Fez is about 4 hours' drive by car from Casablanca. The stretch of toll highway from Rabat to Fez is in superb condition.
Traveling by grand taxi (inter-city taxi), though more expensive than trains, is viable for tourists- a ride from Fez to Casablanca costs approximately 1200 dirhams (120 euros), which is not bad if you are sharing the cost among 3 or 4 passengers. Note that grand taxi fares are regulated and it is worth checking the official rates with the tourist board, as some drivers or hotels will quote inflated prices.
Within Fez, ride in the petits taxis (local taxis) rarely cost more that 15-20 dirhams. However, the medina of Fes el-Bali is only accessible from a few points by car. Bab Boujeloud and nearby Place Batha are popular dropoff points, as is Place R'cif; for parking there is spaces at Ain Zleten on the northeast edge of the medina.
By Bus
The old bus terminal ("gare routiere") is just outside the old city on the north side, near the Ain Zleten entrance to the medina. Grands taxis (inter-city taxis) can also be obtained here. The C.T.M terminal ("gare C.T.M") is in the Atlas neighborhood of the ville nouvelle, 7 km from the medina, but has taxi stands nearby. While the gare routière covers more routes more cheaply, many travelers prefer C.T.M for its reliability and cleanliness.
Web : www.ctm.co.ma
National Web Sites
www.maroc.ma
www.tourisme-marocain.com
Moroccan Press
www.albayane.ma
www.lematin.ma
www.leconomiste.com
www.liberation.press.ma
www.aujourdhui.ma
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