Almost certainly not to Spain, and only with limits in the Sahara. The Morocco rental terms we read (Sixt and Budget) forbid taking the car out of the country, and Sixt says breaking its territorial restrictions voids all protections. Inside Morocco, the government advice we read warns against travel to parts of Western Sahara and […]
Road Trips & Itineraries
01
Nov
Do Morocco’s toll highways save time, and how do tolls work?
Yes, on long trips. Morocco’s toll highways are the easiest roads to drive between big cities, and you pay per section, in cash in dirhams, at the plaza. A standard car from Casablanca to Marrakech costs about 83 to 89 MAD, and from Casablanca to Rabat about 25 MAD, so keep small notes ready. How […]
25
Oct
Driving from Casablanca to Marrakech: route, tolls, time and stops
How long does it take to drive from Casablanca to Marrakech? Plan on about 3 hours for roughly 225 km, almost all of it on the toll motorway that most maps label A3. One transfer company quotes about 2 hours 45 minutes in normal traffic and up to 3 hours 30 minutes on a Friday […]
23
Oct
Marrakech to Zagora Road Trip: Route and Costs
The Marrakech to Zagora road trip is one of the most rewarding drives in southern Morocco, and it gets a fraction of the traffic that the Merzouga route sees. It’s about 370 km one way, roughly six to seven hours of actual driving once you factor in a couple of photo stops, and almost all […]
22
Oct
Marrakech to Ouzoud Waterfalls: The Complete Road Trip Guide
A Marrakech to Ouzoud waterfalls day trip is one of the few drives near the city where the destination genuinely looks like the photos. The falls drop about 110 meters over a series of cascades into the El Abid gorge, and on a clear morning you’ll often spot Barbary macaques moving through the olive trees […]
22
Oct
Marrakech to Agadir Road Trip: Route, Stops and Costs
The Marrakech to Agadir road trip is one of the easiest long drives in Morocco to get right, and one of the easiest to get wrong if you take the scenic route without knowing what you’re signing up for. There are two very different ways to make this trip, and which one you pick changes […]
22
Oct
Marrakech to Chefchaouen Road Trip: Route and Costs
The marrakech to chefchaouen road trip covers roughly 590 km one way, and most drivers split it into two days rather than pushing straight through. If you’ve got a rental car already booked, this is one of the most rewarding long drives in Morocco: you leave the ochre walls of Marrakech and end up in […]
22
Oct
Marrakech to Merzouga Road Trip: Route and Costs
The marrakech to merzouga road trip is the one almost every visitor eventually asks about, because Merzouga sits right at the edge of the Sahara’s biggest dunes, Erg Chebbi, and getting there under your own power beats any organized bus tour. It’s roughly 560 km one way, and it’s not a drive you do in […]
21
Oct
Marrakech to Essaouira Road Trip: Route, Stops and Costs
The Marrakech to Essaouira road trip is the easiest coastal escape you can do in a single day, and it’s one most rental customers ask us about within their first week here. The drive is about 190 km on well-maintained roads via Chichaoua, takes roughly two and a half hours without stops, and swaps the […]
20
Oct
Tizi n Tichka Pass: Driving Marrakech to the Sahara
The Tizi n Tichka pass (also written Tizi n’Tichka) is the road everyone talks about before they drive it and the one nobody stops talking about afterward. It carries the N9 over the High Atlas at 2,260 metres, linking Marrakech to Ouarzazate and, beyond that, the gateway towns of the Sahara. If you’re renting a […]