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Chefchaouen Blue City Tours
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Chefchaouen's white and blue houses under a bare limestone mountainPhoto: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to get to Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen has no airport and no train. Everyone arrives by road.

The closest airport is Tetouan (1h 20). Most flights land in Tangier (2h 20) or Fes (4h). Ferries from Spain dock in Tangier, about 2h away.

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Nearest airport to Chefchaouen

Tetouan Sania R'mel (TTU) is the closest: 68 km, about 1h 20 by road. It has fewer flights, so many visitors land at Tangier (TNG, 126 km, about 2h 20) or Fes (FEZ, 210 km, about 4h). Drive times are without stops; your driver stops whenever you ask.

White rooftops of the Tetouan medina climbing the hill, laundry on the terraces
Tetouan medinaPhoto: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Starting from Tetouan? Tetouan to Chefchaouen: 63 km, about 1h 15. No train reaches Chefchaouen; every way in is by road.

Chefchaouen transfers for cruise passengers, tours and families

Tangier airport to Chefchaouen: the road, stop by stop

  1. Panorama of Tangier's white medina and the bay
    10 km

    Tangier airport

    Your driver meets you in arrivals with your name on a sign.

    Photo: Maged, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. A village of terraced fields on a green Rif hillside near Chefchaouen
    2

    The Rif road

    National road to Tetouan, then Rif mountain road: slow, winding, green. Your driver takes it at a calm pace.

    Photo: Zakaria Hasim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Chefchaouen's white and blue houses under a bare limestone mountain
    3126 km · 2h 20

    Chefchaouen

    The car stops at the medina gate nearest your riad; the lanes are too narrow for cars.

    Photo: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A small medina square in Chefchaouen seen through an arch

Which car for your Chefchaouen transfer

  • Sedan1–3 guests + luggage
  • 4x4 / SUVup to 6 guests
  • Minivanup to 7 guests

Tell us how many of you, the children's ages and how many bags, and we send the car that fits. Child seats on request. On the road the driver stops when you ask: photos, a toilet, mint tea or lunch.

Arriving in Chefchaouen: the old town is stepped and hilly, and its lanes are too narrow for cars, so the car stops at the edge of the medina, by a gate. If stairs are hard for you, tell us when you book and ask for a place to stay near a gate.

What's included

  • English-speaking private driver
  • Fuel, tolls and parking
  • Pickup at arrivals, the port exit or your hotel
  • Driver follows your flight or ferry time
  • Drop at the medina gate nearest your riad
  • One all-in quote in writing before you book
Photo: Emilien Lebourgeois, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Blue-washed steps in a Chefchaouen lane, lined with potted plants
Chefchaouen medinaPhoto: Buiobuione, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting to Chefchaouen: questions

What is the closest airport to Chefchaouen?

Tetouan Sania R'mel (TTU), about 68 km and 1h 20 by road. It has fewer flights than Tangier, so many visitors fly into Tangier Ibn Battouta (TNG), about 126 km and 2h 20 away, or Fes Saiss (FEZ), about 4h away.

Is there a train to Chefchaouen?

No. No railway line reaches Chefchaouen. You come by road: a public bus from Tangier, Tetouan or Fes, a shared taxi, or a private car.

Can I go straight from the ferry to Chefchaouen?

Yes. From Tangier Ville port (Tarifa ferries) it is about 111 km and 2h. From Tangier Med (Algeciras ferries) it is about 122 km and 2h 15. Send us your ferry times and the driver waits at the port exit.

Is a day trip from a cruise ship in Tangier possible?

Only with a long port call. It is about 2h each way, so with 9 hours or more in port you get about 3 hours in town. Under about 8 hours, stay in Tangier. We plan the day backwards from your all-aboard time.

How much is a private transfer to Chefchaouen?

Every transfer to Chefchaouen is a free written quote, shaped to your date, group and budget. Tell us where you land or dock, how many of you and how much luggage, and we suggest the car (sedan for 1–3, 4x4 up to 6, minivan up to 7) and send one all-in price in writing before you book. Fuel, tolls and your driver are included.

Run by Serenity Morocco Tours. A person replies, Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 Morocco time. A 30% deposit confirms a booking; cancellation follows Serenity's booking terms.

People walking past the old walls of the Tetouan medina in the evening
Tetouan medinaPhoto: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The whole of Chefchaouen spread across the hillside, seen from the Spanish Mosque hill
Spanish Mosque viewpoint, ChefchaouenPhoto: William John Gauthier from Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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