Fes-Saïss is a small airport, so its car park is simple — one official lot a short walk from the terminal, with short- and long-stay bands. If you're flying out and leaving a car, the maths is straightforward; if you're being collected, it's often cheaper to skip parking altogether and book a transfer. Here's the rundown on rates and the alternative.
Key facts
- One official lot sits a short walk from the compact Fes-Saïss terminal.
- Short-stay is billed by the hour for drop-offs and pick-ups.
- Long-stay daily rates fall the longer you leave the car.
- A week's parking can rival the cost of a return transfer — compare both.
- Pay in dirhams; keep small notes for the machines and the booth.
- Being collected? A fixed-price transfer from €15 means no parking at all.
Short-stay vs long-stay
The official lot covers both jobs. Short-stay is the band you want for a quick drop-off or pick-up, billed by the hour, with the first short window cheap enough that meeting an arrival rarely stings. Long-stay is for travellers leaving a car while they fly, where a daily cap kicks in and the per-day cost eases the longer you're away.
As at most small airports, the headline hourly figure looks fine but a full week mounts up, so price the whole stay rather than the first hour before you commit to parking at the terminal.
What a week actually costs
For a week-long trip, run the numbers both ways. Leaving a car in long-stay for seven days lands somewhere in the same range as a return private transfer for two, once you add the fuel and the two airport drives at each end. If you're a couple flying out together, parking can edge ahead; if you'd be making a special trip just to drop and collect the car, a transfer usually wins outright.
The point is that airport parking is rarely the automatic cheap option people assume — it's worth a quick comparison before you default to it.
The book-a-transfer alternative
If someone is collecting you, or you're arriving rather than departing, the cheapest move is often to not park at all. A fixed-price transfer from €15 puts a driver in arrivals, fixes the cost before you fly, and removes the whole parking question — no hourly meter, no late-night walk to a dark lot, no second car drive. For visitors with no car of their own it's the obvious choice; even for residents, a transfer plus leaving the car at home can beat a week of long-stay fees. Welcome Pickups and Kiwitaxi both cover the Fes-Saïss run.
Indicative fares
| Trip / service | Price from |
|---|---|
| Short-stay (first hour) | from ~10 MAD |
| Short-stay (per day) | ≈70–90 MAD |
| Long-stay (per day) | ≈40–60 MAD |
| Return transfer instead (city) | from ~€30 |
