Dakhla - Nouadhibou Bus (page 1 of 4)

Hi there,

For the Dakhla - Nouadhibou route, everyone only talks about taxis costing 350 - 400 MAD. But the bus only costs 260 MAD (Supratours). I’ve been searching in vain for info or testimonials from people who’ve taken the bus to Nouadhibou.

So, how’s the bus? And why does no one seem to take it?? Am I about to make a mistake or what?

Thanks!

nobody takes it because this bus doesn’t exist.

There’s no Supratours bus to go from Dakhla to Nouadhibou, . I don’t know where you read that info with that price... ???

Yeah, I think you’re mistaken.

No Supratours bus, and no bus at all.

Either you figure out how to find a truck that’ll take you (but they know the prices—usually, you’ll pay the same as a shared taxi, though you can always try bargaining), or you take a shared taxi (4 passengers) from the taxi station for 500 MAD (not 350 or 400). That taxi will take you to Nouadhibou after stopping at Guerguerat to cross the border.

Hi there

I got this price at the Supratour office where it’s displayed on the door. The agent confirmed the bus exists... ?? They told us we’d change buses at the border, but that the price included transport between the two cities.

So what’s the deal? Is the Supratour office and its employee lying? Are they taking the money and the bus never shows up, and we’d be the only ones scammed in this whole thing? I don’t get it.

listen, this is the first time I’ve heard of this bus. I’ve been to Dakhla several times, even last year. To go to Mauritania and come back, there’s no bus that picks up on the Mauritanian side...

Given the Morocco-Mauritania relations, this whole single-payment story is even less likely... 😕

did you buy and pay for tickets? Did you show up for a departure? Tell us!

I'm about to go buy tickets for a departure tomorrow at 8 AM.

If a national company is selling a ticket to Nouadhibou, I’d hope we can trust them... but I find it really strange that no one’s ever heard of this route. Maybe it’s brand new?

This must be super recent—I can hardly believe it... and even more so the one-time payment. Supratours is a state-owned company; I can’t see them having a payment policy with a Mauritanian bus company. They’re at odds with each other.

And except for a few minibuses, there aren’t any buses in Mauritania...

We’ll see how this goes!

Once you've got the tickets, give us a heads-up? Just a quick message... thanks

Here are the prices posted at the Supratour office.

I spoke to someone who confirmed they took this bus. She said it was really good and that you only had to change buses at the borders.

The long-awaited project might have finally delivered something small! An agreement between Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal was signed in 2014 for a Casa-Dakar road link, partnering CTM Supratours with Mauritanian and Senegalese companies.

In any case, this is definitely a story to follow with interest.

For what it's worth, Supratours is a privately-owned company, even if some of its shareholders appear to be public entities.

Okay for Supratours, I didn’t know that.

This is the first time I’ve heard about it... I took this route for the first time in 2014 (late October): no one on any forum or in person mentioned this bus... ??? Same thing last year... it’s still kinda weird...😕

We’ll see...

I'm going to stop by Supratours in Marrakech and I'll ask about it.

That interests me 😉

I’ll stop by Supratours in Marrakech and ask

that interests me 😉

Yes... Thanks!

Listen, this is the first time I've heard about this bus. I've been to Dakhla several times, even last year. To go to Mauritania and come back, there's no bus that picks up on the Mauritanian side...

Given the Morocco-Mauritania relations, this story of a single payment is even less likely...😕

Did you buy and pay for tickets? Did you show up for a departure? Tell us

You're like Doubting Thomas 😉, the guy tells you he's just come back from Supratour with confirmation that this route exists at a price of 250 €. I think he can read and understand what he's being told. You certainly know Morocco well, but some info might have slipped past you. 😉

jp

we’re allowed to be skeptical

“the guy told me”

Mostly: he was asking a question that I answered with surprise. A question no one has answered yet by saying “yes, I know about it, I took this bus.”

If it’s set up and working, we’ll all be happy.

Well, no actually, and I'm also interested in the discussion! 🙂

Of course we're all interested! It'll make life easier for anyone like me traveling to Mauritania by bus... (well, so far by taxi). Since I just edited my previous message, the question was: do you know about it, have you taken it? And no one knows yet. At least, no answers so far. Some forum members in Marrakech are going to check it out tomorrow.

hello I did see some big buses at the Morocco border, but no bus at PK55 .... and no Mauritanian bus crosses the no-man's land, so travelers need a way to "cross". I'll let you know if I see anything unless Supergirafe updates us first—fingers crossed!🙂

Personally, I don’t buy it!

But I’d love to be surprised!

me too....

that would definitely make things easier.

This must be super recent—I can hardly believe it... and even more so the one-time payment. Supratours is a state-owned company; I can’t see them having a payment policy with a Mauritanian bus company. They’re at odds. And except for a few minibuses, there are no buses in Mauritania...

Anyway, we’ll see how this turns out!

Hi! Relations between Morocco and Mauritania aren’t great, but with Morocco’s push to join ECOWAS, it’s very possible a Morocco-Mauritania route could be launched. I just saw a photo on Supratours’ site, and apparently a Morocco-Senegal route is also planned (it says "coming soon"). Either way, this would be really great news!