Hi all crossing from Aljerciras to Ceuta this Saturday 10th Oct. Where is the best and cheapest place to purchase ferry tickets in Aljerciras.
Cheap ferry tickets to Ceuta ?
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Presumably by bike?
(there's a place to get them for cars and wobblyboxes that's much cheaper, but he doesn't do good deals on bikes
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For a bike, try several around the port area, plus several in the offices of the terminal...never go for the first one, get it written down and take that to several others, they'll all try and beat it.
IME there isn't one place that's always cheaper.....on one visit, one place will have the best deals, on the next, they'll be more expensive than the others
For definite though, try the row of agencies that are under the office overhand on the other side of the road from the Cueta departure area....you cross over a large traffic island with palm trees on it, cross over the main road and there are at least a dozen along there....There's one in particular I go to, about the third along to the right from where you cross over...a young Jewish guy, who often gives very good deals....his Dad also works there and he's tried to stiff us several times though, so if he's in, I just walk past
Don't be tempted to try the ticket offices at every petrol stop from Granada onwards.....I've had quotes from them and not once have they been the best.
PS tickets are all 'open' for a year, but you do have to come back through the same port.
HTH
(there's a place to get them for cars and wobblyboxes that's much cheaper, but he doesn't do good deals on bikes
)For a bike, try several around the port area, plus several in the offices of the terminal...never go for the first one, get it written down and take that to several others, they'll all try and beat it.
IME there isn't one place that's always cheaper.....on one visit, one place will have the best deals, on the next, they'll be more expensive than the others
For definite though, try the row of agencies that are under the office overhand on the other side of the road from the Cueta departure area....you cross over a large traffic island with palm trees on it, cross over the main road and there are at least a dozen along there....There's one in particular I go to, about the third along to the right from where you cross over...a young Jewish guy, who often gives very good deals....his Dad also works there and he's tried to stiff us several times though, so if he's in, I just walk past
Don't be tempted to try the ticket offices at every petrol stop from Granada onwards.....I've had quotes from them and not once have they been the best.
PS tickets are all 'open' for a year, but you do have to come back through the same port.
HTH
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Buying an open return is normally 10% cheaper than separate outward and return tickets.
You may find the cheapest option is FRS going from Tarifa to Tanger but then you miss out on a tank of cheaper petrol and it may not be ideal for your onward route. On the positive side passport control is done on the boat and customs/police procedures are simpler.
You may find the cheapest option is FRS going from Tarifa to Tanger but then you miss out on a tank of cheaper petrol and it may not be ideal for your onward route. On the positive side passport control is done on the boat and customs/police procedures are simpler.
Phil1962
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Good evening All
This Summer FRS would not take bikes from Tarfa to Tanger had to go to Aljerciras. Not a big problem, just make for the port and find their outlet inside the main building.
The ferry was quite full and wished I'd waited an hour before going to the que, remember white form from cigarette/Exchange shop and yellow form from cafe.
It still takes an hour to get into the country, if you have not been through the hassle of Moroccan ports then maybe pay a fixer, They will be the ones trying to get your attention with what seems to be an official badge around their neck, about 5-10 pounds. Found my first time running from one office to another once I'd found them and not queuing to find that I hadn't got the correct form filled in.
Get out of Tanger as quick as possible then enjoy.
Regards
Phil
This Summer FRS would not take bikes from Tarfa to Tanger had to go to Aljerciras. Not a big problem, just make for the port and find their outlet inside the main building.
The ferry was quite full and wished I'd waited an hour before going to the que, remember white form from cigarette/Exchange shop and yellow form from cafe.
It still takes an hour to get into the country, if you have not been through the hassle of Moroccan ports then maybe pay a fixer, They will be the ones trying to get your attention with what seems to be an official badge around their neck, about 5-10 pounds. Found my first time running from one office to another once I'd found them and not queuing to find that I hadn't got the correct form filled in.
Get out of Tanger as quick as possible then enjoy.
Regards
Phil
£5-10?
Gerraway wi'ye!!
There's no need to pay anything.....just read the Morocco Knowledge base thread and follow your nose......paying the 'helpers' just makes things worse for everyone else who goes
It's like kids begging......give them something and they'll carry on doing it forever....
The system at Cueta in particular also encourages delays and corruption, as I'm certain the 'helpers' give kickbacks to the Douane.....while they're getting kickbacks, there's absolutely no chance of them re-organising the system and layout to make it quicker and better for themselves or for people going through
(PS I've watched some of the little djallaba'd helpers scuttle away to the second in command Douane after I've politely told him I'm not paying anything....the customs guy then spoke to the last man in the process, who pulled us out and gave me a hard time for 20 mins....fortunately, pretty much all of them know us by now and we rarely get hassled any more....but please, don't go encouraging people to pay there!!
Gerraway wi'ye!!
There's no need to pay anything.....just read the Morocco Knowledge base thread and follow your nose......paying the 'helpers' just makes things worse for everyone else who goes
It's like kids begging......give them something and they'll carry on doing it forever....
The system at Cueta in particular also encourages delays and corruption, as I'm certain the 'helpers' give kickbacks to the Douane.....while they're getting kickbacks, there's absolutely no chance of them re-organising the system and layout to make it quicker and better for themselves or for people going through
(PS I've watched some of the little djallaba'd helpers scuttle away to the second in command Douane after I've politely told him I'm not paying anything....the customs guy then spoke to the last man in the process, who pulled us out and gave me a hard time for 20 mins....fortunately, pretty much all of them know us by now and we rarely get hassled any more....but please, don't go encouraging people to pay there!!
rockchunk
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£5-10?
Gerraway wi'ye!!
There's no need to pay anything.....just read the Morocco Knowledge base thread and follow your nose......paying the 'helpers' just makes things worse for everyone else who goes
It's like kids begging......give them something and they'll carry on doing it forever....
The system at Cueta in particular also encourages delays and corruption, as I'm certain the 'helpers' give kickbacks to the Douane.....while they're getting kickbacks, there's absolutely no chance of them re-organising the system and layout to make it quicker and better for themselves or for people going through
(PS I've watched some of the little djallaba'd helpers scuttle away to the second in command Douane after I've politely told him I'm not paying anything....the customs guy then spoke to the last man in the process, who pulled us out and gave me a hard time for 20 mins....fortunately, pretty much all of them know us by now and we rarely get hassled any more....but please, don't go encouraging people to pay there!!
went to Morocco a few years ago and when i arrived in tangier i told them all to feck off and was held up for ages the police/officials i would say were definitely involved as they sent me on one wild goose chase after another and made no great point of trying to disguise the fact that they were messing me about i remember having to try very hard not to stick the nut on some of them little scroats kind of put me off moroccans for a while
went to Morocco a few years ago and when i arrived in tangier i told them all to feck off and was held up for ages the police/officials i would say were definitely involved as they sent me on one wild goose chase after another and made no great point of trying to disguise the fact that they were messing me about i remember having to try very hard not to stick the nut on some of them little scroats kind of put me off moroccans for a while
Don't tell them to feck off....don't react in any way other than totally polite firmness.....they've got all day and don't care how long they keep you waiting.
One useful tip is when you say no, do the Arabic hand to heart gesture ("I say this from the heart") which lets them know you're serious.
Humour, politeness and a firm, "no,thank you" that's all it needs...plus a bit of common-sense and knowledge....the latter can be obtained from here, the former, unfortunately, seems to be lacking in so many people
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God help you if you ever have to cross a difficult border! Entering Morocco is fairly easy and it really isn't necessary to get help from a 'fixer', just follow the instructions in the Knowledgebase. If you've crossed to Tanger the passport control has already been done on the boat. If you do the temporary import form in advance over the Internet there's nothing else to do.
If you really have to employ someone to help you please do not pay them massive amounts such as €5-€10 as you make everything more difficult for those that follow on. Bearing in mind average salaries in Morocco are around €6-€8 per day for 12 hour hard labour in the sun, a more realistic amount for 10-15 minutes help would be €1 or maybe €2, maximum. Ignore protestations and hold firm.
If you really have to employ someone to help you please do not pay them massive amounts such as €5-€10 as you make everything more difficult for those that follow on. Bearing in mind average salaries in Morocco are around €6-€8 per day for 12 hour hard labour in the sun, a more realistic amount for 10-15 minutes help would be €1 or maybe €2, maximum. Ignore protestations and hold firm.
Thanks
Thanks all , some very useful advice and will study the Knowledge base tonight, regards
Thanks all , some very useful advice and will study the Knowledge base tonight, regards
Thanks
Thanks all , some very useful advice and will study the Knowledge base tonight, regards
Thanks all , some very useful advice and will study the Knowledge base tonight, regards
Dave Ett
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I appreciate the 10th has come and gone, but here's my recent experience (I had printed and used the KB info, was very helpful):
Fundamentally you're trying to import yourself and your bike.
Do the online import form thing. I did that and the hand-written one, and the chap in the kiosk preferred the printed one.
When you get to the border, park your bike up under the covered area, and thank a million touts very kindly, but insist you don't need their help.
Head to one of the kiosks betweeen the lanes where they're processing cars.
Hand over your passport, and white immigration form, plus your V5 and the pre-printed form you did on the net. Once the bloke has done his thing, you'll have a stamp and a number in your passport.
Write that number on the three copies of the bike import form, plus the white immigration form.
Thank the touts again for their offers, but repeat you don't need their help.
Find the police - usually at the Morocco end of the covered area, and get two of them to stamp your paperwork - a normal and head honcho.
Head to the actual customs point where they'll check your passport and import docs, then keep one of the bike forms, and hand you two back. DON'T loose them on your travels!
Fight your way out of the area on your bike and wave your passport at the final official there.
You've made it!
There is no bank, and there is no insurance office. The nearest banks / exchange are about a mile along the road, just opposite the beach. One interesting point is that the bank refused to exchange Dirhams for Euro's without the original exchange receipt - which is not easy if you got it out of a hole in the wall! The exchange office was fine.
Never did find insurance, and despite loads of Police was never stopped. I think they're just after locals smuggling stuff...
On the way out, you need to go to the very first cabin to get your bike paperwork stamped, where they'll retain one copy.
Go to a second cabin a bit further up to hand in your yellow immigration form, get your passport stamped and finally you can go to a copper for a further squiggle and you're done.
Fundamentally you're trying to import yourself and your bike.
Do the online import form thing. I did that and the hand-written one, and the chap in the kiosk preferred the printed one.
When you get to the border, park your bike up under the covered area, and thank a million touts very kindly, but insist you don't need their help.
Head to one of the kiosks betweeen the lanes where they're processing cars.
Hand over your passport, and white immigration form, plus your V5 and the pre-printed form you did on the net. Once the bloke has done his thing, you'll have a stamp and a number in your passport.
Write that number on the three copies of the bike import form, plus the white immigration form.
Thank the touts again for their offers, but repeat you don't need their help.
Find the police - usually at the Morocco end of the covered area, and get two of them to stamp your paperwork - a normal and head honcho.
Head to the actual customs point where they'll check your passport and import docs, then keep one of the bike forms, and hand you two back. DON'T loose them on your travels!
Fight your way out of the area on your bike and wave your passport at the final official there.
You've made it!
There is no bank, and there is no insurance office. The nearest banks / exchange are about a mile along the road, just opposite the beach. One interesting point is that the bank refused to exchange Dirhams for Euro's without the original exchange receipt - which is not easy if you got it out of a hole in the wall! The exchange office was fine.
Never did find insurance, and despite loads of Police was never stopped. I think they're just after locals smuggling stuff...
On the way out, you need to go to the very first cabin to get your bike paperwork stamped, where they'll retain one copy.
Go to a second cabin a bit further up to hand in your yellow immigration form, get your passport stamped and finally you can go to a copper for a further squiggle and you're done.
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