Getting There and Away
AirFes or Fez Airport is 15km south of the city at Sais . Several operators offer direct flights to Fes (Saiss) Airport. UK London Luton to Fez Manchester International, Birmingham, Edinburgh & Newcastle to Fes (via Gatwick) France Marseilles to Fes Lyon to Fes Germany Spain Many airlines fly to Morocco from where connecting flights (Royal Air Maroc) / trains / buses can be taken to Fes. The other main airports are at Marrakesh, Casablanca and Agadir* Europe: Air France, Royal Air Maroc, British Airways, Jet4you, Ryanair, Easyjet, AigleAzur, Corsair, Atlas Blue, KLM, Iberia, Spanair, ThomsonFly America: American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Air France, Royal Air Maroc, Alitalia, Lufthanza and British Airways Asia: Air France, Emirates, Royal Air Maroc FerryThere are hydrofoils or fast ferries from Tarifa ( www.frs-maroc.com ), Gibralter ( www.europasur.com ) and Algeciras to Tangier as well as normal ferries from Algeciras to Ceuta ( www.trasmediterranea.es ). TrainThe train station is in the Ville Nouvelle. There are frequent departures for Casablanca (4.25hrs), Rabat (3.5hrs) and Meknes (1hr)& Ouijda (6hrs) (via Taza (2hrs)) as well as direct rapide trains to Marrakech (8hrs)and Tangier (4 - 7hrs). BusThere are two main bus stations in Fez: the CTM bus station in the southern Ville Nouvelle and the main bus station northwest of Fes el Bali. CTM have buses running to Casablanca via Rabat, Meknes, Marrakesh, Tangier, Al-Hoceima, Nador, Taza and Ouijda. There are international buses to both France and Spain three times a week. CarAll the major car rental companies have bases in Fez and at the airport and it is easy to reach the car parks at the edge of the Medina and move on foot in the car-free zone from there. TaxiGrand Taxis will take you from Fes on to several other key locations in Morocco. At the train station and the bus station there are taxi ranks that serve Meknes and Rabat. Near to the bus station there is a taxi rank for those heading to Azrou and Ifrane. At the Bab Ftouh you will find taxis for Taza, at Bab Bou Jeloud for Moulay Yacoub The rank for Sefrou is to be found in the Ville Nouvelle, just below Place de la Resistance. *All the information provided is correct at this time but individual airlines must be checked prior to departure for current schedules. |