Marrakech - Essential Information
Airport
Menara Airport is 6km from Marrakech.
Bus number 11 runs to Djemaa el-Fna every 20 minutes during the week and less frequently during weekends and public holidays. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes.
Petit taxi (maximum of three people) from the airport to the city centre costs 50-70 MAD and takes about 15 minutes. A grand taxi takes up to 6 people and costs approximately 80 MAD.
Public Transport
The bus station is located at Bab Doukkala.
Arrive in style in a horse drawn carriage. Prices cost 15 MAD for a one way trip within the Medina walls and 25 MAD outside. The hourly rate is 100 MAD.
Taxi
Taxi is the favoured method of transport around Marrakech. There are small taxis (petits taxis) which can take up to three passengers.
Most journeys seem to cost between 10 and 15 dh (about £1). For destinations further afield there are large taxis (grands taxis). Prices are reasonable but should be agreed in advance.
Post
Main Post Office.
Pharmacy
Night Pharmacy
Dentist
Polyclinique du sud
Telephone
Country code: +212
Area code: (0)24
Electricity
Increasingly 220 volts round two-pin plugs are standard.













