Europe to Africa Without Flying - Netherlands to Mauritania

Опубликовано: 16 Май 2026
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I went on a long journey from Europe to Africa without flying. It took me 7 days to get from the Netherlands to Mauritania! I took 5 trains, 4 buses, 3 minivans and 1 ferry.
The reason for this trip was to hop on the Iron ore train through the Sahara desert in Mauritania.
Watch what the Border Crossing from Morocco to Mauritania is like via NO MAN'S LAND!

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Departure from: Amsterdam
Arrival to: Zouérat
Travel time: 7days
Ticket fare: 312€
Distance: 6097km/3788mi

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Watch the video of the Iron Ore train:
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Departure from Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena station
01:00 - Boarding FlixBus to Paris Bercy
01:21 - Arrival in Paris Bercy
01:44 - Departure from Paris Gare de Lyon
02:49 - Boarding TGV to Barcelona Sants
04:19 - Arrival in Barcelona Sants
04:50 - Departure from Barcelona Sants
04:59 - Boarding Ouigo high-speed train to Madrid Puerta de Atocha
05:30 - Arrival in Madrid Puerta de Atocha
05:45 - Boarding AVE train to Malaga Maria Zambrano Station
06:13 - Arrival in Malaga Maria Zambrano Station
06:34 - Departure from Malaga bus station
06:44 - Boarding Avanza bus to Tarifa bus station
07:33 - Arrival in Tarifa
07:43 - Departure from Tarifa port
08:30 - Boarding FRS ferry
10:05 - Arrival in Tanger (Morocco)
10:56 - Departure from Tanger Ville railway station
11:40 - Boarding Al Boraq high-speed train
13:40 - Arrival in Casablanca train station
13:53 - Departure from Casablanca train station
14:26 - Boarding ONCF train to Marrakech
15:21 - Arrival in Marrakech
16:22 - Departure from Marrakech Supratours bus station
16:40 - Boarding Supratours bus to Dakhla
22:47 - Arrival in Dakhla
24:42 - Departure from Dakhla bus station
25:10 - Boarding Supratours bus to Nouakchott
27:01 - Arrival at Morocco Mauritania border
27:50 - Crossing no man's land
28:16 - Mauritanian border control
28:52 - Welcome to Mauritania
29:14 - Iron Ore train
30:45 - Arrival in Nouakchott
32:22 - Departure to Atar
33:38 - Departure to Terjit
35:12 - Departure to Zouerat
36:07 - Arrival in Zouerat
36:38 - Conclusion
36:47 - Outro

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