Traslado privado de Merzouga a CasablancaLuxury Travel

The Merzouga–Casablanca transfer covers 545 km in about 6h40. It links the Tafilalt with the Atlantic plain by way of Erfoud, Midelt and Fes, and it is priced per vehicle from €338, so a family or group pays the same as one traveller.

Who makes the Merzouga to Casablanca trip

Why this trip? People leave Merzouga the morning after the camp, often facing a long drive, so departures are usually early. As for Casablanca, most visitors come for business, a stopover to see the Hassan II Mosque, or because their international flight lands at Mohammed V. It is not an everyday transfer — 545 km is most of the width of Morocco — but it is a real one. It is booked by travellers who finish a desert tour and want to end their trip in Casablanca without doubling back through Marrakech, and by those going the other way who would rather spend one long day in a comfortable car than three on a shared tour bus.

The road from Merzouga to Casablanca

From Merzouga the road runs north past Rissani's market to Erfoud. North of Erfoud the N13 follows the Ziz palm valley to Errachidia and climbs through the Ziz gorges and over the Tizi n'Talghemt to Midelt. North of Midelt the road crosses high plateaus to the cedar forests of Azrou, where Barbary macaques gather by the road, and Ifrane, then descends to Fes. West of Fes the A2 passes Meknes — with Volubilis a short detour — then Khemisset and the Maâmora cork forest into Rabat. South of Rabat the A1 runs past the Skhirat and Bouznika beaches and Mohammedia's port into Casablanca. Good places to break the drive: Errachidia, the cedar forest near Azrou and Ifrane.

Arriving in Casablanca

Casablanca is Morocco's economic capital — a sprawling Art Deco port city, home to the Hassan II Mosque on its seafront and the country's main business district. City traffic is the main variable — the A1 ring and Boulevard d'Anfa jam at rush hour, so add half an hour on weekday evenings.

Should you split the journey?

At 6h40 this is a full day in the car. We run it in one day for anyone who wants that — with breaks every two hours or so — but many travellers prefer to split it. The natural halfway point is Fes: Fes rewards at least one night in a medina riad. Book two one-way legs and the driver meets you again the next morning.

Before you go

Temperate all year; winter is grey and damp more often than it is cold. From Casablanca, Rabat is an hour up the coast, and Marrakech under three hours down the A7. The return leg, Casablanca to Merzouga, has its own page and the same per-vehicle pricing.