Train from Casablanca to London

Overview

Route: Casablanca to London via Algeciras, Madrid and Paris

Journey time: Approximately 48 hours.

Journey highlights:

Pass through the Moroccon countryside up to Tangiers then admire the Rock of Gibraltar as you cross the Straits of Gibraltar back to Europe.

Return journey: London to Casablanca Voyageurs via Paris, Madrid (sleeper), Algeciras (ferry) and Tangiers

Detailed itinerary

Option 1: via Tangiers, Algeciras, Madrid and Paris (sleeper)
Sample itinerary: Price: Book your train ticket to Algeciras Book your ferry ticket from Algeciras to Tangiers
Leg 1:	Cassablanca to Tangiers	Frequency of service: Operator: Oncf Journey time:
Transfer	From Tangiers station (Tanger Ville) to Tangiers port, the easiest way is to take a 'petit taxi' from outside the station. We advise you get a quote from the taxi driver before you get in... it should be about 20 Dirhams (about £1.50).	Long hop Transfer time: Allow 45 minutes.
Leg 2:	Tangiers port to Algecira port	Frequency of service: Operator: various Journey time:
Transfer	From Algiceras port to Algiceras train station. From the pedestrian exit at the ferry passenger terminal it's an 800m walk straight ahead along Calle San Bernardo to the train station.	Short hop Transfer time: Allow 30 minutes Book a hotel in Algeciras
Leg 3:	Algeciras to Madrid Atocha Trains depart Algeciras daily at 0805 (arrives 1429) and 1650 (arrives 2250).	Frequency of service: 2 trains a day Operator: Renfe Journey time: From 6 hours
Transfer	The journey from Madrid Atocha to Madrid Chamartin takes only around ten minutes on the Cercanias local rail service. It's three stops, and costs €1, but is free with a valid trainhotel (sleeper service) ticket.	Long hop Transfer time: Allow 45 mintues. Book a hotel near Madrid Atocha Book a hotel near Madrid Chamartin
Leg 4:	Madrid Chamartin to Paris Gare d'Austerlitz (sleeper)	Frequency of service: Daily. Operator: EuroNight Journey time: 14 hrs 08 mins
Transfer	Cross the centre of Paris by metro from Gare d'Austeritz to Gare du Nord. Follow the signs for Metro line M5 to Gare du Nord (which is signposted 'direction Bobigny Pablo Picasso'). It's 9 stops from Gare d'Austerlitz to Gare de Nord and takes 20-30 minutes, but we recommend you leave at least 50 minutes for the entire transfer and don't forget the 30-minute check-in for Eurostar.	Transfer time: Allow 50 mins Book a hotel near Gare d'Austerlitz Book a hotel near Gare du Nord
Leg 5:	Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International in the heart of London. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure.	Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day Operator: Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 16 mins
Destination	Welcome to London. St Pancras International now has lots of lovely shops, restaurants and gastro pubs... and free wifi throughout the station. If you're planning to stay in the capital, there are over 60 hotels within a one mile radius of St Pancras (by the way, the new spectacular St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - has now opened!). From St Pancras, there are mainline rail connections to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, as well as First Capital Connect trains on the cross-London Thameslink route which continues north as far as Bedford or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Across the street is Kings Cross station, which has rail connections to the north of England and Scotland, and it's a 15-minute walk (in the opposite direction, heading west) to Euston Station for connections to the West Midlands, the West Coast (including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) and Glasgow (including the Scotrail sleeper service).	Book a hotel near St Pancras