Jardin Majorelle and the YSL museum without your suitcase: a plan for your Marrakech departure day

It's your last day in Marrakech. The riad wants the room back around 11am or noon, your flight or train only leaves in the evening, and the Jardin Majorelle is still on your list. The good news: the visit fits in half a day. The less good news: it doesn't work with a suitcase. Here's how to plan it, with the official opening hours and two timed itineraries. Short answerTickets for the Jardin Majorelle and the Yves Saint Laurent museum are sold online only, at tickets.jardinmajorelle.com, for a set date and time. On 21 October 2026 the official sites listed: garden open daily from 8am to 5:30pm, YSL museum from 10am to 6pm except Wednesday. For your bags: Bazar Posterre, near the Medersa Ben Youssef (11am to 11pm, 10pm on Friday, closed Sunday), or the hair salon at Bab Aghmat (every day, 9am to 5pm). From 9 MAD per hour per bag. Tickets: online only, for a time slot The Fondation Jardin Majorelle no longer sells tickets at the gate. You buy them on its official ticketing site, tickets.jardinmajorelle.com, which issues a ticket with a QR code. You pick the date and time of your visit, and can choose the garden alone, the Yves Saint Laurent museum, the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts or a combined ticket. Prices appear as you select: trust those rather than figures quoted on blogs. The official site warns that tickets bought from unauthorised websites will not get you into the garden or the museums. On a departure day, book the day before at the latest and choose a slot that leaves you some slack. Hours shown on the official sites on 21 October 2026 (they can change, for example during Ramadan):Jardin Majorelle: every day from 8am to 5:30pm, last entry 5pm.Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts, inside the garden: 8:30am to 5pm, last entry 4:30pm.Yves Saint Laurent museum: 10am to 6pm, closed on Wednesday, last entry 5:30pm. Why to go without your suitcase The garden paths are narrow and busy, and most people go straight on to the museum. Several ticket resellers state that suitcases and large bags are not allowed. The foundation's site doesn't spell this out, but don't count on a cloakroom taking a suitcase. The easy answer: drop it beforehand and keep a small bag with your passport, water and phone. Where the garden is, compared with the medina The garden is not in the medina: it lies to the northwest, on the Guéliz side, with the YSL museum right next door on rue Yves Saint Laurent. As the crow flies, worked out from coordinates: about 2.2 km from Jemaa el-Fna square;about 1.9 km from Bazar Posterre, near the Medersa Ben Youssef;about 3.5 km from the Bab Aghmat hair salon. So a petit taxi is the obvious way to get there. Remember that taxis can't enter the medina's alleys: they drop you at the nearest point a car can reach, often near one of the gates. Which drop-off point to choose Bazar Posterre, 34 Kaat Benahid, 3 minutes from the Medersa Ben Youssef: Monday to Thursday and Saturday 11am to 11pm, Friday 11am to 10pm, closed on Sunday. The right pick if you leave in the evening and want to end the day in the northern medina.Bab Aghmat hair salon, southeast of the medina: every day from 9am to 5pm. The only option on a Sunday, or to drop off before 11am; collect before 5pm. Follow the directions in your booking to find it. At either point, staff scan your booking's QR code and photograph your bags with the drop-off time. They are only handed back against that same QR code. Itinerary 1: Monday to Saturday, evening departure 11:00: check out of the riad.11:15: drop your bags at Bazar Posterre.11:30: walk to the nearest road, then a petit taxi to the Jardin Majorelle.12:00: your garden slot, about an hour.13:15: the Yves Saint Laurent museum, right next door.14:30: lunch in Guéliz.15:45: petit taxi back to the northern medina.16:00: the Medersa Ben Youssef, 3 minutes from the point (open 9am to 7pm according to its official site), then the souks.19:00: collect your bags, then a taxi to the airport or station. On Wednesday the YSL museum is closed: swap it for the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts inside the garden, or head back to the medina earlier. Itinerary 2: Sunday, or a late-afternoon departure 9:30: check out.9:45: drop off at the Bab Aghmat hair salon.10:15: petit taxi to Majorelle.10:30: the garden, then the YSL museum around 11:45 (it opens on Sundays).13:00: lunch in Guéliz.14:30: taxi back to the southern medina for an unhurried stroll.15:45: collect your bags, before the 5pm closing. Flying out of Menara airport? Our guide Marrakech Menara and your luggage helps you time the end of the day. What it costs Itinerary 1: 11:15 to 19:00, almost 8 hours. An hourly booking is capped at the day price: 59 MAD for one bag. Itinerary 2: 9:45 to 15:45, 6 hours, so 54 MAD. Two suitcases for the day: 59 + 49 = 108 MAD. DurationPrice for 1 bag4 hours (minimum)36 MAD6 hours54 MAD7 hours or more (full day)59 MADExtra bag, by the day49 MAD on day one, then 39 MAD a day You pay online, in dirhams, by card. For more ideas, read what to do in Marrakech without your luggage. And if your trip continues elsewhere, every BoxSpot point in Morocco is on the luggage storage explorer. Book your drop-off before MajorelleBazar Posterre near the Medersa Ben Youssef (closed Sunday) or the Bab Aghmat hair salon (daily, 9am to 5pm). From 9 MAD per hour per bag.See the Marrakech points