Getting to Tangier by Land or Sea

By Road

By Car

By Bus

Main Routes

Shared Taxis

By Train

The railway (ONCF) connects Tangier to Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech to the south, as well as to Meknes, Fez, and Oujda to the east. Additionally, Tangier is served by the new high-speed rail line: Tangier–Rabat (1h20 vs. 3h45 currently) and Tangier–Casablanca (2h10 vs. 5h00).

Main Routes

• Casablanca:

• Marrakech: 9 to 10 hours with a change for 4 trains/day and 205 Dh (approx. 19 €).

• Rabat:

Ferries

Tangier is the main maritime gateway to Morocco, with two terminals: one in the city itself, handling most passenger traffic, and the other ("Tanger Med") located about forty kilometres to the east. There are connections from France, Italy, Spain, and Gibraltar.

Ferry Companies to Morocco

Balearia, FRS, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi Lines, Inter Shipping, Trasmediterranea.

Routes from France

Expect roughly thirty hours of sailing to reach Morocco once or twice a week from Sète (Hérault).

• Tangier: Sète with Grandi Navi Veloci.

Routes from Spain and Gibraltar

These are logically the shortest crossings, with Tarifa–Tangier (45 minutes) and Algeciras–Tangier (2h30) being the most frequent. In season, there are dozens of crossings daily.

• Tangier: Algeciras with Balearia + FRS + Inter Shipping + Trasmediterranea.

• Tangier: Barcelona with Grandi Navi Veloci + Grimaldi Lines.

• Tangier: Gibraltar with FRS.

• Tangier: Tarifa with FRS + Inter Shipping.

Routes from Italy

The crossing between Italy and Morocco takes roughly two full days at sea.

• Tangier: Genoa with Grandi Navi Veloci.

• Tangier: Livorno with Grimaldi Lines.

Other Maritime Options

Cargo

Tangier, along with Casablanca, is one of Morocco’s main ports accessible by cargo ship.

Cruises

Morocco is not on the main cruise ship routes, but the country still welcomes around 400,000 cruise passengers each year. Tangier (along with Casablanca and Agadir) is often a port of call.

Distances

Distances (km) between Tangier and Morocco’s main cities: