Rabat: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Rabat is the capital of Morocco (Rabat-Salé-Kénitra), 46 m (151 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Rabat-Agdal. Our booking partner lists 763 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Rabat runs from about 9 h 56 min a day in late December to 14 h 28 min in late June (computed for 34.01° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rabat is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Rabat: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Rabat-Agdal, Rabat-City train station. Trains to Rabat
Buses to Rabat · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 763 places to stay in Rabat. Of the 348 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (168), and 18 are five-star. Across 186 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 105,553 reviews in total.
Hotels in Rabat: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 5 hostels in Rabat, out of 763 places to stay of every kind — 0.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Guests have left 1,351 reviews across them.
Hostels in Rabat: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco | 109,500 | — |
The busiest is National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco at 109,500 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Rabat
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Casablanca, 86 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Fes, 169 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tangier, 217 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Marrakesh, 286 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Salé, 5 km
- Sevilla, 383 km (Spain) — flights
- Málaga, 372 km (Spain) — flights
- Meknes, 119 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kenitra, 36 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tétouan, 219 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Bethlehem, Bursa, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, Tunis, Istanbul, Athens, Baghdad, Damascus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santo Domingo, Honolulu County, Amman.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rabat?
Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre.
How big is Rabat?
About 1.7 million people live in Rabat, across 118 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rabat in?
Africa/Casablanca, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Rabat?
The Dirham (MAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Rabat?
5 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Rabat.
How many hotels are there in Rabat?
Our booking partner lists 763 places to stay in Rabat, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Rabat?
Casablanca (86 km), Fes (169 km), Tangier (217 km), Marrakesh (286 km), Salé (5 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.