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Ferries from Spain to Morocco
Planning to visit cousin in Agadir, do you need to book the ferry or can you just turn up ?
Any preferred companies or companies to avoid? Best crossing for Tangiers ? |
Hi,
Are you going by foot or taking a vehicle/bike? I've only entered by vehicle. Planning to visit cousin in Agadir, do you need to book the ferry or can you just turn up ? *** You can just turn up at the port and buy a ticket there no problem, or visit Carlos in Algercias. Any preferred companies or companies to avoid? *** The cheaper ferries are more Moroccan. Best crossing for Tangiers ? *** I believe you can go from Tarifa by foot, or with a vehicle probably Tangier Med would be easier. Others more knowledgeable will be along no doubt, also worth doing a search on this forum, it's been covered quite a lot. Cheers Mark |
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Happy trails! |
Vehicles can go from Tarifa too.
Mum & dad took their volvo over a few years back, and a friend of my sisters took his motorbike across (and posted a great story about it after, I'll find the link... break down and a lot of hassle getting back) |
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Correct. Cheers.
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'yer tis... Spiro Goes Nomad in Morocco The Long Way Back Home - April 2012: Day 1 – 360km Tuesday 03/04/2012 Tarifa – Chefchaouen – Mokrisset – Zoumi – Fes His name is Andrew Wysocki, lives here in Swindon. PS... You'll have to click each day on the RH side to read the story. Starts with day one at the bottom...:confused2: |
You can take ferry from...
Genova-Tanger MED Livorno-Tanger MED Barcelona-Tanger MED Or Almeria to Marocco (i dont remember the destination in Marocco but i see the signs on the road). Tarifa-Port de Tanger I took the last one in 2012(65 euros if i remember) and it was a piece of cake,45 min ferry,empty of vehicles,paperwork for Maroc entry on board ready on the arrive.... In 10min border paperwork and 10 euro tip i do nothing and i was riding in Marocco. On the way back, Tanger MED-Barcelona-Genova no booking 245 euros the tolls, the fuel expensive and the night stop(s) comes equally to the Tanger-Genova ferry and you save some tyres! |
Anyone have recommendations for the best crossing (route and company to use) to avoid the touts and cross into Morocco fairly easily.
A safe ferry is preferred to a cheap ferry but as always cost is important. |
Barcelona ferry is the best choice moneywise
save 1000 kms driving on empty motorways Sete is also ok preferred entry port is Nador |
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There is a Barcelona/Tangier Med route operating already with Grimaldi. 36 hour crossing. Do they work the same as a cruise ship or do you pay for meals and entertainment separately? |
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Get some books! |
Regarding the; Déclaration d'un véhicule (D16 Ter) at
http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/d...ter/formAT.jsf As a preparation, I'm planning to pre-print two copies depending of which port we will be enter into Morocco; Tangier-Med port or Ceuta (from Algeciras or GIB). However, when looking at the options under; Bureau d'entrée (which is a 'Champs obligatoires' in order to be able to print the doc), I'm not able to find an applicable entry point for the CEUTA option? Fnideq not even mention... but Tetouan further south is. Anyone - any recommendation/experience? Thanx, Magnus |
Hi Magnus,
It's Bab-Sebta. Bab meaning gate and Sebta meaning Ceuta. Happy trails, Peter |
....how it all went.
Well, thanx to this forum and P Girling + the morocco-knowledgebase.net by T Cullis and C Scott = smooth n' neatly as an oiled smoke. Actually. Thanx! We stopped more or less at the very first ticket office when we arrived to the Algeciras area (from Malaga), happen to be a FRS office with a very friendly and helpful 'clerk' behind the desk. Price per person + MC = 110 EUR, open ticket for Algeciras - Tangier-MED. Perhapps (very) expensive, I have no idea.. We filled in our White and Yellow in-and-out travel card/documents. All other bureaucracy-need-to-have-important documentations (like insurance for our bike etc) incl the infamous D16TER had been filled in and printed out way back home (SWE). Went down to the harbour - loaded with ALL papers - and passed by the checkpoint without any problem. Our bikes got, surprisingly, perfectly 'noded' by the ferry staff! On 'Das Boot', we went straight for the police/passport control, all papers in order: STAMP STAMP - nice and easy. At Tangier Med Port, we just followed the exit sign for D16TER/customs - wot a circus/joke. We were among the first to enter but left the circus among the last... The main problem was to get attention by the 'correct' customs officer (biggest hat, most knick-knacks on their shoulders). When we finally got some attention, it was like they for the very first time saw/meet some foreign strangers on bikes (and all our strange vehicle doc's from SWE). They had to consult each other... scratch their heads... And of course, our CIN/Identifiant No got badly STAMPED in our passports and we had to double-check 'em... (they had later to 'hand fill' the CIN no in our passp.) At the final check-point (for wot reason?!), where we more or less only told them: Zlatan Ibrahimović... It was: WELCOME to MOROCCO :-) After three days on Moroccon roads (2 tent nights; one camping/one wild camping), mainly around the 'notorious' RIF region, incl one horrifying/nasty almost-overturn accident due to diesel..., we got back to Tangier Med Port and the TOUTS. I don't think I ever-never have ignored one person/human being so much they way I did before I reached (fighted my way to) the FRS counter. Two touts almost clinged onto my arms... We didn't pay a single penny to anyone, not even a glance. All other check-points went by without any problems - all you 'only' need to have: 100% control of all your PAPERS. Been there - done that. Magnus c",) PhotoGallery --> MC |
Well done Magnus!
Nice to know it's "situation normal" at TangerMed. Congrats for fending off the touts. The more that folks give in to their persistence and hand over cash, the more hassle everyone gets. Stand your ground - they're not officials, you don't need to give them anything. We entered through Ceuta in April - same old faces, same old tricks. However, exiting was much smoother - no touts and we didn't even have to get out of the cars. Long queues though, even at 0900. By the time you read this the new customs area should be open. Their aim is to get everyone through quicker including the scores of white vans filled with "liberated" bicycles. We're heading over again in October - I'll report back if no-one's done it sooner. Happy trails, Peter |
Found this video which maybe helpful for getting an idea of what to expect at Tanger Med, leaving at least.
Tanger \ Tangier Med Ferry Port - exiting Morocco 2014 - YouTube |
useful vid Matt, but makes things look quicker than the time indicator shows - just over 3 hours from entry to boarding, looks like business as Normal
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Thanx Peter!
Regarding the video; hrmmmm... interesting. Now I fully understand the vehicle scanning - checking for bodies. We came on motorcycles, perhapps they suspected we'd hidden a baby in our 'pack rolls'...? ;-) Magnus |
Things weren't going so well at Ceuta a couple of days ago with two Moroccans dead and a total of 43 people injured.
Video and report: 2 Moroccans Dead After Clashes with Spanish Police at Ceuta’s Border crossing | Morocco World News |
Problems in Ceuta and Melilla are becoming daily ocurrences. :(
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time for them both to be returned to Morocco?
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The altercation was nothing to do with sovereignty.
Why undo 600 years of Portuguese and Spanish rule for a few 'smugglers'? |
never suggested it was a issue of sovereignty Tim
Anyway this is a thread about the ferries from Spain to Morocco not Politics and we're leading it off topic |
I've just bought a ticket from the bureau in Sete, next to the port:
one person, one motorbike, one way including two nights shared cabin traveling on 27th September 196 Euros; heading slowly to Agadir then 3 or 4 weeks travelling south of the Atlas Let's hope there's no strike this time.... |
Following on from my post above I can report there were no problems at Sete. The boat left on time, (21:00) and arrived in Tangier Med via Barcelona lunchtime today.
Accomodation was good, food ok but not cheap, ok crossing, just a shame about the miserable and unhelpful staff. Grandi Navi the company and the name of the boat...... 'Fantastic' which made me laugh. I wasn't impressed with the attitude of the men loading the ship whose job it was to secure the bikes; two of them being quite rude and one especially very aggressive. Judging by the smell on his breath he'd obviously been drinking all day. Would I travel with them again? ...unlikely. No problems at Tangier Med despite two boats arriving together. With no 'helpers' hastling, I was through in 15 minutes! |
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Hi Martin and welcome to the HUBB. Best complete your profile with your country as this might well affect some responses.
As to your questions, I have no idea. These are all transient situations, what happened last week is unlikely to happen next week. Best to ask the bloggers. I've been travelling in through Ceuta since 1972 but in recent years I tend to use Tanger Med as it's a cheaper crossing and passport control is done on the ferry. How to start a new thread. Look to the top of the page where it reads Horizons Unlimited - The HUBB > Regional Forums > Morocco If you want to post in this subforum, click on 'Morocco', then click on 'new thread'. If you want to post elsewhere, click on 'The HUBB' and choose your subforum. |
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