Travelling to Casablanca?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

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   Casablanca in a day

   7 hThe only mosque in Morocco you can enter, an Art Deco centre falling apart, and an Atlantic promenade. There’s no postcard medina, and that’s fine.The Hassan II Mosque · The art deco centre · The Central Market and the old medina · The Corniche and Aïn DiabRead the full guide
2. 02

   Casablanca in a weekend

   48 hOne day of city, one of escape: Rabat is an hour away by train and everything Casablanca isn’t.Saturday: the whole city · Sunday: Rabat by train · The alternative: El JadidaRead the full guide
3. 03

   Casablanca’s Art Deco

   4 hThe French rehearsed here what Paris wouldn’t let them build. It’s still standing, peeling, and almost tourist-free.Place Mohammed V · Boulevard Mohammed V · The Habous quarter · Villa des Arts and the CornicheRead the full guide
4. 04

   Eating in Casablanca: fish and the market

   2 hIt’s an Atlantic city, so here you eat fish. You pick it at the market and they grill it on the spot.The Central Market · The Corniche and Aïn Diab · What to orderRead the full guide
5. 05

   The neighbourhoods of Casablanca

   5 hThe crumbling colonial centre, a real medina with no tourists, a fake medina that works, and the coast where the city goes out.The old medina · The art deco centre · Habous, the new medina · The Corniche and Aïn DiabRead the full guide
6. 06

   Day trips from Casablanca

   8 hThe capital an hour away, a Portuguese citadel ninety minutes off, and Marrakech two and a quarter. All by train.Rabat · El Jadida · MarrakechRead the full guide
7. 07

   Casablanca airport to the centre

   1 hThe train leaves from under the terminal and it’s the best option in the country. But it runs hourly: check before you go down.The Al Bidaoui train: the obvious one · Taxi: thirty kilometresRead the full guide
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   Casablanca: practical tips

   1 hIt’s a business city, not a postcard destination: less hassle, more traffic, and the country’s only visitable mosque.The mosque is visited by appointment · Nobody here is going to hustle you · The taxis: petits and grands · Money, language and weather · Data on your phoneRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• TrainAl BidaouiT1 → Casa Voyageurs · Casa PortThe station is on level −1 of T1, following the burgundy ONCF signs. It calls at L’Oasis and Mers Sultan. Casa Voyageurs connects to the rest of the country and Casa Port drops you in the centre, by the medina. It runs hourly, not every ten minutes: check the timetable.23-45 minFares and timesONCF
• TaxiCasablanca (~30 km)The white “grands taxis”, with centre fares posted at the rank. Confirm before you get in.·Fares and timesAeropuerto Mohammed V

Before you fly, or on the layover. Pay per visit, whatever airline.

• Casablanca Aspire Loungefrom €39.90
• Aspire Executive Lounge Casablancafrom €39.90

• MarrakechRAK8 routes