If you're driving yourself to Mohammed V, the official lots sit right by the terminal and are simple enough — the question is whether a long stay is worth it versus leaving the car at home. With an ONCF train running under the terminal from about 40 MAD, many Casablanca residents skip airport parking altogether. Here's how the lots work, rough rates, and the alternatives.
Key facts
- Official lots sit beside the terminal — short-stay out front, long-stay a short walk further.
- Short-stay is priced by the hour; budget for a daily cap on longer stops.
- Long-stay lots cut the daily rate sharply for trips of several days.
- The ONCF train from your nearest station avoids parking fees entirely.
- Pay by card or cash at the machine before returning to your car.
The lots and how they're priced
Mohammed V's car parks are run beside the terminal, with a short-stay area closest to departures for drop-offs and pickups and longer-stay parking a short walk further out. Short-stay is billed by the hour and adds up fast, so it suits a quick collection rather than leaving the car for a trip. Long-stay parking carries a lower daily rate that makes more sense over several days.
Rates are set in dirhams and posted at the entry barriers and pay machines; settle up at the machine before you walk back to the car, by card or cash.
Cheaper ways to play it
Because the ONCF train runs from beneath the terminal to Casa-Voyageurs and Casa-Port for around 40 MAD, leaving the car at home and taking the train from your local station often beats a week of long-stay fees outright — no daily rate, no walk across a lot with bags. A pre-booked transfer or taxi to the airport is the other route many travellers take for a longer trip, swapping the parking bill for a one-off fare.
Run the numbers on your trip length: a couple of days can favour parking, but a week usually doesn't.
Drop-offs, pickups and timing
For collecting an arrival, the short-stay lot is the low-stress choice — pull in, park, and meet them in the hall rather than circling a kerb where stopping is policed. If you're only dropping someone off, the forecourt is for brief halts, not waiting, so a quick goodbye is fine but a long wait belongs in short-stay. Build in a buffer for A7 traffic, which backs up at rush hour on the run out from the city, and keep small dirham notes or a working card for the pay machine on the way out.
Indicative fares
| Trip / service | Price from |
|---|---|
| Short-stay (per hour) | from a few MAD/hr |
| Short-stay (per day) | daily cap applies |
| Long-stay (per day) | lower daily rate |
| ONCF train from your station | ≈40 MAD |
