Driving to Morocco from the UK

Are you prepared for the street journey of a lifetime? In case you are then fasten your seatbelts as a result of it’s time for an journey as we journey to Morocco!

A street journey from the UK to Morocco has been on my bucket listing for years and one among my buddies has just lately accomplished the journey so I’ve sat her all the way down to ask her the whole lot! Huge because of Shelley for answering all of my questions..

There are 5 principal questions I had about driving to Morocco and we’ll deal with all of them beneath.

1. What’s the finest route? 
2. The place are the most effective locations to cease?
3. How lengthy does it take? 
4. The place do you keep?
5. Do I would like a visa or particular paperwork? 
6. Is the drive protected? 

Let’s begin with that first query and I’ll hand you over to Shelley…

What’s the most effective path to take when driving from the UK to Morocco?

There have been 6 sections to our drive and journey to Morocco is a mixture of driving and ferries:

1. House to Dover
2. Ferry from Dover to Calais 
3. Drive via France
4. Drive via Spain to Tafira
5. Take the ferry from Tafira to Tangier
6. Tangier to your first vacation spot in Morocco

When it’s damaged up into these six sections it doesn’t really feel practically as daunting!

What are the most effective locations to cease through the drive?

To make this epic drive actually pleasurable it’s essential to make all of it concerning the locations you cease! It’s not nearly reaching your vacation spot, it’s about in all places you go to alongside the way in which.

1. Close to Dover – Relying on the place you’re travelling from within the UK you would possibly wish to cease close to Dover in your first night time of journey. We reside in North Wales so it was a protracted drive all the way down to Dover and we determined to spend a day in Margate earlier than catching the ferry from Dover the subsequent day. Margate is a forty five minute drive from Dover and we now have buddies there so it was a great alternative to go to!
2. Paris – The drive from Calais to Paris is about 3.5 hours so it’s an ideal place in your first cease in France. We stayed in an Airbnb on the outskirts of town for 2 days.
3. La Rochelle + Ile de Re + Oreleron – It took over 5 hours to drive from Paris to La Rochelle so this was an enormous drive day nevertheless it was value it. We spent an evening in La Rochelle, one night time in Orleron and one night time in Ile de Re. This can be a stunning space and I’m glad we spent 3 days right here.
4. Bordeaux – It was then a 2.5 hour drive to Bordeaux which was simply stunning. We solely stayed for one night time however I want we’d stayed for longer now!
5. San Sebastian – It was 3 hours to San Sebastian the place we stayed for 2 nights. 
6. Madrid – It was 5 hours to Madrid the place we stayed for 2 nights.
7. Seville – One other 5 hour drive and we stayed for 2 nights.
8. Marbella – It was a 3 hour drive to Marbella and we stayed for one night time.
9. Tarifa – And at last it was about 1.5 hours to Tarifa the place we caught the ferry to Morocco.

How lengthy does it take? 

The drive from the UK to Morocco can take so long as you need it to essentially!

In accordance with Google Maps, you would do it in about 30 hours.

We actually loved taking a leisurely two weeks to get from the UK to Morocco. I’d give your self a minimal of seven days if you wish to take pleasure in it.

For our return journey we did it in 5 days.

The place do you keep?

We stayed solely in Airbnbs which I’d prebooked. I really like Airbnbs as a result of you’ve gotten slightly extra space and it appears like dwelling. You’ve often acquired a kitchen so you may prepare dinner your personal meals and a washer so it’s simpler to journey gentle.

If you happen to’re in a campervan there are many campsites or parking spots you would keep in.

Do I would like a visa or particular paperwork? 

No, probably not. As British residents we didn’t want any visas for the journey.

You clearly want your passport and driving licence (in case you have a contemporary plastic driving licence you don’t want a world driving licence). 

We acquired breakdown cowl and automotive insurance coverage to cowl us for Europe and Morocco.

We made certain we had our V5C logbook.

Is the drive protected?

Sure, the drive via France and Spain was very protected and straightforward. As soon as we acquired to Morocco we felt the distinction in how folks drive however we nonetheless felt protected.

We all the time averted arriving in a brand new place late at night time. We choose to reach throughout daytime to make it simpler to discover a protected parking spot and discover our lodging.

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