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What does the trip from Agadir to Fes actually involve? 715 km, around 9h15 of driving by way of Marrakech, Nouaceur (skirting Casablanca) and Rabat, and a change of scene from the Souss coast to the Saïss plain.

Who makes the Agadir to Fes trip

Why this trip? Agadir works as a base, so trips out of it are usually day-trip-length or the start of a move to the surf villages, Marrakech or the deep south. As for Fes, people come to get lost in the medina, see the Chouara tannery and the Bou Inania madrasa, and eat some of the country's best food. Few people make this 715 km crossing in one go, and we would rather say so plainly: it is booked by travellers who have a fixed flight or hotel at the far end and would rather cover the distance in one private day than stitch together buses and grand taxis.

The road from Agadir to Fes

From Agadir the A7 motorway climbs through the argan-covered western High Atlas by Amskroud and Argana — tunnels, viaducts and long views — then descends across the Chichaoua plain to Marrakech. North of Marrakech the A7 crosses the Jbilet hills and the long, flat Rehamna and Chaouia plains past Benguerir and Settat to Mohammed V airport. From Mohammed V a motorway bypass skirts Casablanca's eastern edge and joins the coastal A3 to Rabat, avoiding the city traffic. East of Rabat the A2 crosses the cork oak forest of Maâmora and the plateau at Khemisset to Meknes, with the Roman ruins of Volubilis a short detour north, then continues to Fes. Good places to break the drive: the Argana viewpoints, the Settat service area and the Sidi Bou Othmane service area.

Arriving in Fes

Fes is Morocco's oldest imperial city — Fes el-Bali is the largest car-free medina in the world, a maze of tanneries, madrasas and craft workshops. Vehicles stop at the medina gates — Bab Boujloud, Bab Guissa or R'cif — and riads send someone to walk you in. Without a guide the lanes are genuinely confusing, so wait for them.

Should you split the journey?

At 9h15 this is a full day in the car. We run it in one day for anyone who wants that — with breaks every two hours or so — but many travellers prefer to split it. The natural halfway point is Marrakech: Marrakech is the natural halfway house for almost any north–south crossing. Book two one-way legs and the driver meets you again the next morning.

Before you go

Hot in summer (often 38 °C+) and cold, sometimes frosty, in winter; spring and autumn are best. From Fes, Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis make a half-day trip, and the cedar forests of Ifrane are an hour south. The return leg, Fes to Agadir, has its own page and the same per-vehicle pricing.