GETTING AROUND DURING A LONG WEEKEND IN MARRAKECH
Marrakech is an easy city to reach from most international destinations, and from the UK it takes around 4 hours (although our journey was extremely quick due to a favourable tailwind). We flew wth British Airways from London Gatwick, but from the UK at least there are options including Ryanair, Easyjet and TUI. Cost-wise, it’s certainly a more expensive option that much of central and eastern Europe, but you’ll find that balances out well once you arrive.
Once in Marrakech, within the medina walls we found it was extremely easy to walk to most destinations once you have your bearings. It’s well worth taking some time to get your bearings, starting in the main square of Jemaa el-Fnaa as I found mobile data to be patchy for using GPS maps. Added to this whenever I looked slightly lost I’d always be approached by someone wanting to “show me the way” if I crossed their palm with silver (although I was never pressured to do so).
If you are leaving the medina area (the old city, surrounded by walls), taxis are easy to come by but I would always suggest that you ask your hotel or restaurant to call one for you, and to agree the price upfront. Taxis were relatively inexpensive, and for a one way trip to the airport booked via our hotel it cost around £15.