Casablanca is the first Moroccan ground most Americans stand on. Royal Air Maroc's nonstops from JFK, Washington Dulles, Boston and Miami all land at Mohammed V, and the flight arrives in the morning after an overnight crossing - which means you clear immigration jet-lagged, with luggage, into a terminal 19 miles from the city.
The city shows Morocco at its most modern and least touristed: a working port, a financial district, wide boulevards and traffic behaving like that of any large business capital. It is also the least intuitive place in the country to drive yourself. Lane discipline on the main boulevards is loose, the port and rail approaches stay congested most of the day, and downtown parking is scarce enough that many hotels quietly steer guests away from renting.
For anyone here on business the calculation is simpler again. A private driver who waits between meetings, knows which approach to Sidi Maarouf still works at four in the afternoon and returns you to CMN with time in hand is worth more than whatever car he is driving. Every booking is private, and the rate is set in advance covering fuel, tolls and the driver.
Why hire a driver here
- CMN is 19 miles out - the transfer matters more than in most capitals
- Business addresses run from the Twin Center out to Sidi Maarouf and Anfa
- Downtown parking is a real problem and mostly attendant-controlled
- Cruise ships tie up at the port and shore time is short
- Rental cars here are overwhelmingly manual transmission
Included in every booking
- Fuel, tolls and the driver's fee for the agreed route
- Airport, hotel, port or Casa-Voyageurs station pickup
- English-speaking drivers as standard on the US site
- Waiting time between meetings at no extra hourly charge
- Bottled water, phone charging and Wi-Fi on request