Morocco Transportation

Overview

With international airports at Casablanca, Tangier, Agadir and Marrakesh, Morocco is well linked to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Taking your own vehicle to Morocco is straightforward. There's a variety of car ferries and jetfoils operating between Algericas and Ceuta in Spain and Morocco's Tangier.

The land border between Morocco and Algeria was closed in 1994 and that looks unlikely to change any time soon. Although a UN cease-fire has kept the Western Sahara quiet since late 1991, crossing the border into Mauritania isn't straightforward (though it's getting easier). In spite of this, hundreds of adventurous souls in 4WDs and on motorbikes do it every year. It won't be too long before it's possible to do the trip by some form of public transport. The route into Mauritania runs from Dakhla south along the coast for 367km (227mi) to Nouâdhibou on the border and then south along the coast to the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott.