--- title: "Ouarzazate – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Ouarzazate from Marrakesh, Casablanca and Agadir: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Ouarzazate is a city and capital…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/ouarzazate" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/ouarzazate.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Kasbah_Taourirt_in_Ouarzazate_2011.jpg" --- ![Ouarzazate](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Kasbah_Taourirt_in_Ouarzazate_2011.jpg) City in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco # Oua­r­z­a­z­ate Ouarzazate is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, south-central Morocco. [Plan a trip to Ouarzazate](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Ouarzazate) [From Marrakesh](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Marrakesh&to=Ouarzazate) ## Every way there - Marrakesh → Ouarzazate Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/marrakesh-to-ouarzazate) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Marrakesh&to=Ouarzazate) - Casablanca → Ouarzazate Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/casablanca-to-ouarzazate) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Casablanca&to=Ouarzazate) - Agadir → Ouarzazate Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/agadir-to-ouarzazate) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Agadir&to=Ouarzazate) The field note What is in and around Ouarzazate, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Ouarzazate](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ouarzazate) What Ouarzazate has - Yes Scheduled flights Ouarzazate (OZZ), 3 km as the crow flies - Yes Trains and coaches Transitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 0 with real-time; whether a train or coach stops here shows when you plan - No Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Yes Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - No Bike and scooter share no share feed known - No Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Yes: you can plan it here today · Not yet: we know a source but do not plan with it yet · No: no source we know of. 30.917°, -6.917° Get in ## Getting to Ouarzazate From Agadir twice daily by CTM at 09:00 & 23:30, 6½ hours, 135-185 dirham. There are also other companies running this route, but no Supratours. From Marrakesh there are six CTM buses a day, 4½ hours, along with three local buses. A place in a grand taxi is around 120 dirham per person. From the desert towns. From Mhamid and Errachidia one per day each by CTM, 5 hours. 1. CTM Gare Voyage 2. Gare Routière 3. The airport There is a small cafe MS HAK inside. See ## Worth seeing 1. Kasbah Taourirt A well preserved kasbah inside of the city with a constant exhibition of various artists inside. 2. Musée du Cinéma Not that exciting and many items are not marked or signed, but a good alternative if you do not want to head out of the city to the other museums/studios. 3. Bet Knesset Synagogue Former synagogue turned into some kind of museum. 4. Aït-Benhaddou It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 5. Oasis de Fint 6. Solar Park You might wonder what is that huge tower looming over the hills next to the city, which can be seen from dozens of miles around Ouarzazate going along the highway. Do ## Things to do Go for a swim, Public pool between Tammasint and Gar routier bus station on Mohamed V, 20 dirham. Nice break from a road trip. The river is usually full December-January where you can find locals swimming. Walk along the central square behind Muhammad V at night when everyone comes out. Children play football in the square, people eat and socialize, and you'll get a feel for the community just walking around. Eat ## Where to eat Plenty of cheap restaurants along Mohammad V street and around the central square near the market. Normal price for tagine should be about 30 dirham and there are complete meals with drinks for about 30-40 dirham available (May 2019). There is a supermarket across the road from Place de Mouahidine (main square), including 5 l water bottled for 11.50 dirham. How locals move ## Getting around Ouarzazate the local way - Go next Drive further through Zagora to M'Hamid for trips in the desert by camels, 4x4 or quad bikes. - Go next Make a shortcut off-road in order to avoid a part of the paved N10. From [Wikivoyage: Ouarzazate](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ouarzazate), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouarzazate) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ouarzazate), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/ouarzazate, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt