How to get from Chefchaouen to the Autonomous City of Ceuta
Posted: June 12 2024 | Tagged: Spain, Morocco, Border Crossing
Ceuta is one of 2 Spanish autonomous cities located on the African continent, in Morocco. The one being other is Melilla.
I have been through both before.
In 2008, I travelled from Morocco back to Spain, via Ceuta, only lingering long enough to take the ferry straight to Algeciras.
In 2012, I travelled by ferry from Almería to Melilla before crossing the border into Morocco without stopping, not even for so much as a coffee.
So this time, on my way back to Spain after a 9-day break in Tangiers and Chefchaouen, I stopped off in Ceuta for 2 nights. I would finally get to backpack part of The European Union in Africa.
I got a Ceuta Flag fridge magnet to adorn Miss CDMXs fridge. Was looking for a patch but was I unsuccessful:
I have been through both before.
In 2008, I travelled from Morocco back to Spain, via Ceuta, only lingering long enough to take the ferry straight to Algeciras.
In 2012, I travelled by ferry from Almería to Melilla before crossing the border into Morocco without stopping, not even for so much as a coffee.
So this time, on my way back to Spain after a 9-day break in Tangiers and Chefchaouen, I stopped off in Ceuta for 2 nights. I would finally get to backpack part of The European Union in Africa.
I got a Ceuta Flag fridge magnet to adorn Miss CDMXs fridge. Was looking for a patch but was I unsuccessful:
I'll save the Cueta history lesson for another post. Here I am detailing my journey from the Moroccan town of Chefchaouen to Fnideq, crossing the border from Morocco to Spain, all the time whilst remaining on African soil, to the Autonomous City of Ceuta.
From the Gare Routière in Chefchaouen, buses run to the border town of Fnideq. They say the buses go to Sebta, which is what they call Ceuta, but the reality is that they stop at the town of Fnideq, just before the border.
From the Gare Routière in Chefchaouen, buses run to the border town of Fnideq. They say the buses go to Sebta, which is what they call Ceuta, but the reality is that they stop at the town of Fnideq, just before the border.
Bus ticket to Sebta:
Shitty bus:
The bus is scheduled for 11 but it is coming from Fes. And most likely it's a heap of shit. No point in getting irate about it. Suck it up or go home.
The ticket was 50 MAD and there is an unofficial 10 MAD baggage fee, which is just baksheesh for the guy pointing out the bus for you.
It's slow going. You make a break in Tetouan for some time, before continuing. The time for the journey was 2 hours 52 minutes.
The bus station in Findeq is still 3km from the border.
The ticket was 50 MAD and there is an unofficial 10 MAD baggage fee, which is just baksheesh for the guy pointing out the bus for you.
It's slow going. You make a break in Tetouan for some time, before continuing. The time for the journey was 2 hours 52 minutes.
The bus station in Findeq is still 3km from the border.
Normally I would have walked. But things ain't like they were. My bags are heavier and my body is tiring, and I never feel recovered/rested.
Gone are the days when I would walk for 45 minutes in 28 degrees just to save 50 cents because that's all the shared taxi fare is.
The spot for picking up the shared taxi is just north of the Mohammed V Mosque. Just follow the coast road, heading north:
Gone are the days when I would walk for 45 minutes in 28 degrees just to save 50 cents because that's all the shared taxi fare is.
The spot for picking up the shared taxi is just north of the Mohammed V Mosque. Just follow the coast road, heading north:
The wait didn't take long. If you are in a hurry, you could pay the full fare which is 30 MAD, so they travel with 6 people, making it 5 MAD a person.
You get dropped off just before immigration. Exiting Morocco is easy.
You get dropped off just before immigration. Exiting Morocco is easy.
Then you walk the 300 metres of no man's land (if felt longer) to the Spanish immigration:
As a British passport holder, you get another stamp:
Exiting the immigration, you'll see the bus stop on the right side. The L7 bus will take you to the Plaza de la Constitución. Google has it 3.7km. The fare as of June 2024 is 0.85€.
I went back later to take a photo of the bus at the stop in Ceuta:
I went back later to take a photo of the bus at the stop in Ceuta:
I had bookmarked Pension Bohemia, on the main shopping street. I found it on Google Maps.
But at 35€ it's not really backpacker-friendly though. Good luck finding cheaper!
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