Morocco Train Travel

The best mode of Morocco transportation is train. Morocco train travel provides the fastest and the safest journey in the country. Most of the cities in the northwestern part of the country are connected by train. These cities include Fez, Morocco, Meknes, Morocco, Tangier, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco and Marrakech. The trains are run by the state–owned ONCF. Train services are not available to the south of Marrakech, Morocco and to the east of Atlas Mountains. To do away with the inconvenience the ONCF run bus services in these areas. They are called Supratours. These tours are integrated which are scheduled according to train timetable. There are the special package “Rail & Route” tickets which allow combined journey by both train and by road to the desired destination.

Trains usually run daily all over Morocco, so train travel in Morocco won’t be much of a hassle. There are some trains like the ones traveling between Casablanca, Rabat, Morocco and Kenitra, which do not operate on Sundays and national holidays. But there are special Morocco train travel services which operate during festivals. Two kinds of train run in Morocco. They are the Local Express Shuttles and the Air-conditioned long distance trains.

There is usually only one station in most of the cities of Morocco and the stations are well equipped with coffee shops, public phones and kiosks with snacks, drinks, cigarettes, newspapers and magazines. Important stations provide the facility to store language for 24 hours.

Fares in Morocco are more reasonable than other countries. The first class fare for the longest journey costs around $40. It is an 825 kilometers long trip from Oujda to Marrakech, Morocco. So traveling by train in Morocco is also a cheap option. Furthermore, at a cheaper rate these trains provide a safe, clean and comfortable journey.