Key Takeaways
- Fès-Saïss is about 15 km south of the city: grand taxi (agree the fare before you get in) or city bus to the train station.
- There is no BoxSpot storage at the airport: the point is the Barber Shop Alami in the ville nouvelle, open noon to 10pm.
- Great for an evening flight after a noon check-out; no use for a morning flight or an arrival before noon.
- 9 MAD per hour per bag, 4-hour minimum (36 MAD), never more than 59 MAD for the day for the first bag.
You land at Fès-Saïss, south of the city, or you fly out in the evening after handing back your riad room. Between the airport, the ville nouvelle and a medina that cars can't enter, your suitcase raises two questions: how do you get into town, and where does it go during the dead hours? Here are the real options, plus one detail to know first: BoxSpot's Fès point only opens at noon.
Short answer
Fès-Saïss Airport is about 15 km south of the centre. To get into town: a grand taxi outside the terminal (agree the fare before you get in) or a city bus to the train station. BoxSpot's Fès point is the Barber Shop Alami in the ville nouvelle, open every day from noon to 10pm. It suits late-morning or afternoon arrivals and evening flights after a noon check-out, not morning flights. Price: 9 MAD per hour per bag (4-hour minimum, so 36 MAD), never more than 59 MAD for the day for the first bag.
From the airport to town: grand taxi or bus
Two options are waiting outside the terminal.
- Grand taxi: grand taxis wait outside arrivals and take you to the ville nouvelle or to a medina gate. Fares quoted in guides vary, and the ride costs more in the evening: ask the price before the bags go in, and look for a board at the taxi rank. A grand taxi seats up to six, which makes it good value for a group.
- City bus: a bus line (number 16, according to recent guides) links the airport with Fès train station for a few dirhams. It's slow, frequency varies, and with two big suitcases it isn't comfortable. Check the number and timetable at the stop outside the terminal.
Fès el-Bali is pedestrian-only: taxis stop at the gates (Bab Boujloud, Bab R'cif, Bab Guissa), never outside the riad. If you're staying in the medina, ask your riad which gate to give the driver and whether someone can meet you there.
BoxSpot's Fès point: ville nouvelle, noon to 10pm
BoxSpot's point in Fès is the Barber Shop Alami, a barber's in the ville nouvelle, open every day from noon to 10pm. It is neither in the airport nor in the medina. From the airport, ask the grand taxi to drop you in the ville nouvelle, or ride to the train station and take a petit taxi (red in Fès, ask for the meter). For the exact address, follow the directions in your booking.
At drop-off, the barber scans your booking's QR code and photographs your bags with the time. To collect, you show the same QR code: the bags are only handed back against it.
The hours that work, and the ones that don't
A point that opens at noon doesn't solve every situation. To be clear:
- Late-morning or afternoon arrival: by the time you have your bags and reach town, the point is open. Good timing.
- Evening flight after a noon check-out: the ideal case. Drop off early afternoon, collect late afternoon, then a taxi to the airport.
- Early-morning arrival: no drop-off before noon. Ask your riad or hotel to hold your bags before check-in instead; many will if you let them know the day before.
- Morning flight: the point isn't open yet. Keep your bags with you or sort it out with your accommodation.
- Late-evening arrival: the point closes at 10pm. Go straight to where you're staying.
Collection is at 10pm at the latest. For an evening flight, allow for the ride to the airport and the formalities: for international flights, airlines usually ask you to be there around two hours before departure. Check the time your airline recommends.
Departure day: an afternoon without the suitcase
Your riad wants the room back at noon and your flight leaves in the early evening. Bring your bags out of the medina just once, leave them in the ville nouvelle, and head back hands-free. For the afternoon, our guide to the Fès medina without luggage has a route from Bab Boujloud. Get back to the point with time to spare, then take a grand taxi to the airport. Leaving by train instead? See our article on luggage storage near Fès station.
Three situations, three prices
Flight lands at 11am, ville nouvelle apartment from 4pm
Out of the airport around noon, drop-off around 12:45pm, collection around 4:45pm: 4 hours, the minimum, so 36 MAD for one bag.
Check-out at noon, flight at 7pm
Drop off around 12:30pm, collect around 4:30pm, then a taxi so you reach the airport about two hours before the flight. 4 hours: 36 MAD for one bag. If you'd rather stay an extra hour in town, 5 hours cost 45 MAD.
Two suitcases, all afternoon and evening
You arrive at noon and your place is only available in the evening. Drop off around 1pm, collect around 9pm: more than 7 hours, so the day price applies. For two suitcases: 59 + 49 = 108 MAD.
| Duration | Price for 1 bag |
|---|---|
| 4 hours (minimum) | 36 MAD |
| 5 hours | 45 MAD |
| 6 hours | 54 MAD |
| 7 hours or more (full day) | 59 MAD |
| Each following day | 39 MAD |
| Extra bag, by the day | 49 MAD on day 1, then 39 MAD per day |
Payment is online, by card, in dirhams. To see the point on the map, go to the Fès luggage storage page. Heading on to another city? Every BoxSpot point in Morocco is on the luggage storage map.
Book your drop-off in Fès
Barber Shop Alami, ville nouvelle: open every day from noon to 10pm. Ideal between check-out and an evening flight. From 9 MAD per hour per bag.
Book at Barber Shop AlamiFrequently Asked Questions
- No. BoxSpot's Fès point is the Barber Shop Alami in the ville nouvelle, open every day from noon to 10pm. From the airport, get into town by grand taxi or bus, then follow the directions in your booking.
- By grand taxi from outside the terminal, agreeing the fare before you get in (it costs more in the evening), or by city bus to the train station, cheaper but slower. Check the line number and timetable at the stop.
- Not that morning: the point opens at noon and collection is at 10pm at the latest. For an early departure, keep your bags at your accommodation. The point is most useful for an evening flight after a noon check-out.
- 9 MAD per hour per bag, with a 4-hour minimum (36 MAD). An hourly booking never costs more than 59 MAD for the first bag for the day; each following day is 39 MAD. An extra bag costs 49 MAD on day one.
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