…where will it end, we ask ourselves?
Just three to four years ago Marrakech airport had one terminal. Now it has a fabulous main terminal building which dwarfs the original.
And now there’s a tender out for the construction of a third one – along with a second terminal at Fez!
Apparently by 2013 Marrakech will be able to handle 10 million passengers a year – more than double its current capacity.
Of course if you’re heading to Essaouira you can also use Agadir – or our local airport…still waiting for routes other than Paris/Casablanca!
If you are booking a stay with us, we can arrange taxis to/from your hotel or the airport – whether you’re travelling to/from Marrakech, Agadir or elsewhere.
From Marrakech to Essaouira a taxi cost 600 DH and from Agadir 700 DH, from all other destinations please contact us directly.
To move around the new town you can take a petit taxi – these small blue cars can carry up to 3 passengers and in the urban zone they charge 6DH per trip; after 20.00, it is 7DH
The following low cost airlines fly to Marrakech:
easyJet from: London Gatwick, Manchester
Ryanair from: Bristol, East Midlands, Luton
Atlas Blue from: London Gatwick
Trains in Morocco are efficient and comfortable and the fares cheap. The long distance ones have air-conditioning, comfy seats and a trolley service with food and drinks.
The railways links Tangier, Meknes, Fes, Oujda, Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech. Agadir and Essaouira have no railway station but are linked to Marrakech by bus.
You cannot make reservation or purchase a ticket from outside Morocco.
For schedules and fares visit the ONFC (the Moroccan national train service) website at www.oncf.ma
A really good website on train travel to morocco is the Man in Seat Sixty-One…
The following low cost airlines fly to Agadir
easyjet www.easyjet.com from: London Gatwick
Ryanair www.ryanair.com from: Liverpool, London Stansted
Flight Easyjet
Flights from Manchester to Marrakech will start in October…for more details visit www.easyjet.com
Flights start in October…for more details visit www.easyjet.com