6 Days in Casablanca: First-Timer Plan
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Six days works best as a Casablanca base with two day trips and an onward leg, since the city itself realistically fills 1-2 focused days.
Day 1
Morning: Hassan II Mosque, guided tour only for non-Muslims (around 140 MAD, verify), largest in Africa, one of the tallest minarets in the world. Check tour times in advance; Fridays run shorter and tours pause for prayer.
Midday: Old Medina, a genuine working souk, smaller than Marrakech’s or Fes’s.
Afternoon: Corniche and Aïn Diab, free to walk, beach clubs around 200-300 MAD.
Evening: Marché Central’s grilled seafood or La Sqala’s bastion setting.
Day 2
Morning: Downtown along Boulevard Mohammed V and Mohammed V Square, free, an Art Deco concentration comparable to Miami Beach’s district.
Midday: Habous Quarter for babouches, argan oil, and ceramics.
Afternoon: Villa des Arts (free), or the Musée Abderrahman Slaoui (around 60 MAD, verify open hours).
Evening: Rick’s Café, the genuine 2004 homage restaurant; the 1942 film was shot on a Burbank backlot, never in Morocco.
Day 3: Rabat day trip
The Al Boraq high-speed train covers Casablanca to Rabat in about 57 minutes. See the Hassan Tower, Kasbah des Oudayas, Chellah, and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, then return by evening.
Day 4: El Jadida day trip
About 1 hour 25 to 90 minutes by train, El Jadida’s Portuguese cistern and Cité Portugaise make a quieter alternative to more city time.
Day 5: Slower Casablanca
Morning: Morocco Mall and Aquadream, or a slower Corniche morning.
Afternoon: Museums you missed (Villa des Arts, Musée Abderrahman Slaoui), or last-minute Habous Quarter shopping.
Evening: A relaxed dinner near your hotel.
Day 6: Onward or departure
If you’re continuing to Marrakech, remember it’s a conventional train, 2 hours 40 minutes to 3 hours 20 minutes, not high-speed and not a day trip, since the Marrakech high-speed extension is still under construction (targeted around 2029). Otherwise, spend a last morning shopping or at Marché Central before heading to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN).
Getting around
The ONCF airport train links CMN to Casa-Voyageurs or Casa-Port in about 35 minutes for 50-60 MAD. Red petit taxis are metered (insist on the “compteur”), the tramway runs four lines for a flat 6 MAD, and Uber, back in Casablanca since November 2025, runs alongside inDrive, Careem, Yango, and Heetch.
Money and tips
The dirham is a closed currency: get cash on arrival, keep receipts, and note the 2,000 MAD cash export cap. Figure roughly 9.3 MAD per dollar as of August 2026, and verify before you travel. One concrete tip: reserve your onward Marrakech train a few days ahead in high season, since the conventional line has fewer daily departures than Al Boraq.
Read more: our first-timer’s guide to Casablanca covers the essentials, and the 5-day itinerary trims this plan by a day.