Flying to Rabat

Rabat Airport

Rabat-Salé Airport is both civilian and military, with relatively low commercial traffic due to the proximity of Casablanca around a hundred kilometres away.

Airport details

Name:

IATA code: RBA

Hub: no

Number of terminals: 1.

Annual passenger capacity: 3.5 million.

Passenger traffic: 987,485 (2018).

Distance from city centre: 8 km northeast of the city.

Website: http://www.onda.ma

Services

Sleeping at the airport

Transport to the city centre

The airport is connected to the city centre, particularly Rabat-Ville train station, by a shuttle costing 20 Dh (approx. 2 €). Expect to pay around 150 Dh (13 €) for a taxi.

Other nearby airports

Casablanca, with its multiple Royal Air Maroc connections to European and other countries, is 110 kilometres from the capital. It is Rabat-Salé’s main competitor and the reason for its moderate traffic.

Airlines and destinations

Rabat is served by regular or low-cost flights from around ten cities, plus a few seasonal routes.

Domestic

Agadir is the only Moroccan airport served from Rabat by Air Arabia.

Europe

This accounts for almost all regular traffic, with the main routes being:

England: London (RAM, Ryanair).

Belgium: Brussels (RAM, TUI) + Charleroi (Ryanair).

Spain: Girona (Ryanair) + Madrid (Air Nostrum, Ryanair).

France: Beauvais (Ryanair) + Marseille (RAM, Ryanair) + Paris CDG (Air France, TUI) + Paris Orly (TUI, Transavia).

Choosing your flight

From France

Price range: 150 €–400.

Flight duration (direct): 3h00 to 3h30.

Except from the Paris region, the limited service to the capital often makes arriving via Casablanca a better option.

From elsewhere

The same applies, except for Belgium, where there are more options via Casablanca.