7 Days in Casablanca: First-Timer Plan
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Seven days only makes sense if you treat Casablanca as a hub rather than a week-long destination: the city’s own core fills 1-2 focused days, so the rest of this week leans on day trips and an onward leg to Marrakech or Fes.
Day 1
Morning: Arrive and take the ONCF airport train from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Casa-Voyageurs or Casa-Port, about 35 minutes for 50-60 MAD.
Afternoon: Hassan II Mosque, guided tour only for non-Muslims (around 140 MAD, verify), largest mosque in Africa, one of the tallest minarets in the world. Check tour times; Fridays run shorter and tours pause for prayer.
Evening: Dinner at Marché Central’s seafood stalls or La Sqala’s 18th-century bastion setting.
Day 2
Morning: Old Medina, a genuine working souk, honestly smaller than Marrakech’s or Fes’s medinas.
Afternoon: Downtown along Boulevard Mohammed V and Mohammed V Square, free, an Art Deco concentration comparable to Miami Beach’s district.
Evening: Rick’s Café, the real 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
Morning: Habous Quarter for babouches, argan oil, spices, and ceramics.
Afternoon: Corniche and Aïn Diab, free to walk, beach clubs around 200-300 MAD in summer.
Evening: A Corniche seafood dinner.
Day 5: El Jadida day trip
About 1 hour 25 to 90 minutes by train, El Jadida’s UNESCO-listed Portuguese cistern and Cité Portugaise make a good change of pace.
Day 6
Morning: Villa des Arts (free) and the Musée Abderrahman Slaoui (around 60 MAD, verify it’s open; it closes some summers).
Afternoon: Morocco Mall and its Aquadream walk-through aquarium.
Evening: A last Casablanca dinner near your hotel.
Day 7: Onward or departure
If you’re continuing into Morocco, take the conventional train to Marrakech (2 hours 40 minutes to 3 hours 20 minutes; the high-speed extension is still under construction, targeted around 2029, so this isn’t a bullet train yet) or head onward to Fes. Otherwise, spend the morning on last-minute shopping before your flight from CMN.
Getting around
Red petit taxis in Casablanca are metered; insist on the “compteur.” The tramway’s four lines run a flat 6 MAD. Uber officially relaunched in Casablanca in November 2025 and now runs alongside inDrive, Careem, Yango, and Heetch, though the sector still sits in a legal gray area.
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 US dollar as of August 2026, and verify before you travel. One concrete tip: if you’re catching an early Al Boraq or conventional train onward, buy your ticket the day before during busy periods to guarantee a seat.
Read more: our first-timer’s guide to Casablanca covers the essentials, and the 6-day itinerary is a tighter version of this same week.