Transportation in Rabat

Although I have mostly been walking through Morocco because I enjoy exploring Rabat neighborhoods (also I'm stingy), I'm highly educated on Moroccan transportation. First, there is a tram with two lines, and costs 6 dirhams (approximately 60 cents) per ticket. You have to validate it once on the tram, and if you don't have a ticket or forget to validate it and then get caught, you can be fined 50 dirhams (which is only $5, but again, I'm stingy). You can also get a tram pass for the month, which allows for unlimited trips and costs 250 dirhams, or 150 dh for students. Otherwise, normal tickets are good for an hour once validated, but if you just purchase it and don't validate it, that's also fine because it won't expire. The tram is open from 6am to 10:30pm, and they run very smoothly. Also, if you're a female, do not sit in the passenger seat. Just don't.

The taxi station in Rabat is at Bab Chellah, which is one of the medina doors. (The medina is the market). You should always have small change when using a taxi (20 dh or less). All taxis are required to have meters so if yours doesn't, get out. They are trying to rip you off. There are two types of taxis in Rabat, and they are the petit taxis and the grand taxis. Petit taxis can legally take only 3 passengers, and the starting cost is 1.4 dh (from 6am to 8pm... otherwise it starts at 1.8 dh), but the minimum price you can pay is 5 dh. Petit taxis, by law, are not allowed to leave the city or the drivers will have to pay a 700 dh fine. Grand taxis, on the other hand, can legally take 6 people, and you can take them from city to city. For instance, I live in Rabat, but I am going to school in Sale for these first few weeks, so I take the grand taxi. The set price is usually 5 dh (rarely 10 dh, but it's possible) no matter how far you're going. You can sit in the passenger seat of grand taxis if you're female, but if you have a choice, take the back.

Another thing: the taxis don't have GPS and most buildings have unclear addresses. They are familiar with landmarks, though, such as "Hay Salaam, Sale, apres Walili," because that states the neighborhood, the city, and specifies that you want to be dropped off after Walili, which is a famous cafe.

P.S. I have no idea how to remove the cactus image that came with the template, so enjoy, I guess?