Casablanca to Marrakech 2027: Transfer, Train, CMN

Many long-haul flights to Morocco land at Mohammed V airport (CMN), at Nouaceur south of Casablanca. The driver waits in arrivals with a name sign and follows your flight, so a delay moves the pickup instead of leaving you stranded.

From the airport the driver joins the motorway south without going through the city, which is why the airport leg is shorter: about 2 h 45 for 226 km. It costs 2,100 MAD per car, 2,700 MAD per van and 3,700 MAD per minibus.

After a night flight, a pickup between 23:00–05:59 carries a 10% supplement. Send your flight number when you book and the office sets the pickup from the schedule.

The driver collects you at your hotel, office, home address or Casa Voyageurs station. Traffic in the city is heavy at the morning and evening rush hours, so a start outside those times gets you onto the motorway faster.

The price from the city is 2,200 MAD per car for up to 3 guests and 2,800 MAD per van for up to 7, the same as the other direction.

The A7 toll motorway runs south past Berrechid and Settat, across flat farmland most of the way. There are no mountains and few bends, so it is an easy drive for children and anyone who gets carsick.

Service areas have fuel, coffee and toilets. On a drive of about 2 h 55, most drivers stop once.

ONCF trains run from Casa Voyageurs to Marrakech regularly through the day, in about 2 hours 40 minutes to 3 hours. A second-class seat costs about 85–140 MAD. Tickets are sold on oncf-voyages.ma and at the station.

Al Boraq, the high-speed train, runs between Tangier and Casablanca and does not reach Marrakech. The trains to Marrakech are regular intercity trains.

From the airport there is no direct train. You take the airport train to Casa Voyageurs and change there for Marrakech, about 4 to 5 hours in all with the wait.

The train is a good choice for one person with a small bag. CTM and Supratours buses take about 3.5 to 4 hours for about 95–180 MAD per seat, slower than the train and not much cheaper.

For 3 people with suitcases, add up the train tickets, a taxi to Casa Voyageurs and a taxi from Marrakech station to your riad. Then compare that with one car at 2,200 MAD with no changes, door to door.

After a long-haul flight the car saves the most: no change at Casa Voyageurs, no bags on and off two trains, and a driver who knows where your riad's gate is.

Cars cannot reach most riad doors inside the medina. The driver stops at the gate or street your riad names, such as Bab Doukkala, Bab Agnaou, Bab Jdid or the top of Riad Zitoun el-Jdid, and a porter or someone from the riad walks you in.

Ask your riad for its nearest drop-off point and a WhatsApp number for whoever meets the car, and add both to the booking. Hotels in Gueliz, Hivernage and the Palmeraie get a door drop-off.

A sedan takes 3 guests and 3 large suitcases. For more people or more bags, the van takes up to 7 for 2,800 MAD, and the Minibus 16 up to 16 for 3,750 MAD.

The price is per vehicle, so a family or a group pays one price for the whole car, not per seat.