How to go

VISA AND OTHER PROCEDURES

Portuguese and Brazilian citizens do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CARE

Vaccination against hepatitis A and typhoid fever is indicated. There is a risk of contraction of schistosomiasis (bilharziosis) through contact with water in several Moroccan lakes and waterways.

For more information on traveling health, see the Health Portal of the Ministry of Health and Tropical Medicine and Travelers Clinic. In FitForTravel find country-specific health and disease prevention advice (in English).

Following the events of the Arab Spring, the situation in Morocco remains one of the calmest in North Africa. Even so, travel to some parts of the territory is still inadvisable, namely the extreme south of Western Sahara and the east of the country, along the border with Algeria. 

TRIP TO MOROCCO

Flight

A TAP flies directly from Lisbon to Casablanca, Fez and Marrakesh per from €150. 

by land and sea

There are only a few hundred kilometers separating southern Portugal from the Spanish port of Algeciras. From here, regular ferries depart for Ceuta (40 minutes) or Tangier (less than 2 hours). There are also boat connections between Tarifa and Tangier (35 minutes) each of these trips costs between €30 to €50 per person, per way. Vehicles obviously have additional prices that depend on their type and can be checked for example in FRS.

Other Spanish ports with connections to Morocco are Malaga which has ferries to Mellila and Almeria with ferries to Nador.