Sleeping in Airports

Essaouira Airport Guide

Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Essaouira Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit.  Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.

ESU Airport Overview

essaourira airport guideTo help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Essaouira Airport.

What to Expect

Essaouira Airport (code: ESU) has a small terminal that handles traffic to a few destinations. Facilities are limited to a cafe with limited operating hours, a couple shops, and free WiFi.

Where to Sleep

We do not yet have any sleep-related airport reviews.  For uninterrupted sleep, a hotel is nearby. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.

In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.

airport hotelsAirport Hotels

If sleeping in Essaouira Airport does not appeal to you, there are hotels near the airport:

  • Le Jardin de Douars – (15 minutes from the airport) No airport shuttle. » Check Rates
  • Domaine de l’Arganeraie – (15 minutes from the airport) No airport shuttle. » Check Rates
  • Villa Daba – (20 minutes from the airport) No airport shuttle. » Check Rates

To find a cheap room, there is a list of hotels near Essaouira Airport on Tripadvisor that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.

airport loungeAirport Lounges

As of this update we were unable to confirm whether the airport has any first class or business lounges. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

wifiAirport WiFi/Internet

Free WiFi is available at Essaouira Airport. (updated by a traveller in February 2018)

airport infoMore Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport

Currency Exchange – Foreign exchange services are available during flight operating times. Locations: Landside.

Duty Free & Shopping – Dufry Maroc offers duty-free shopping in the airport. Two retail shops are also available in the terminal.

Food & Drinks – There is a cafe located Landside in the airport which is open during flight operating times.

Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.

Luggage Trolleys – Need a hand with your luggage? Luggage trolleys are available.

Medical Services – Emergency medical care is available during flight operating times.

Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

Postal Services – A post office is open during flight operating times. Location: Landside.

Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.

Showers – Not available.

airport hoursAirport Hours

As of this update, we were unable to confirm airport hours of operation. If you know the airport hours, click here to update this airport guide.

airlinesAirlines

Essaouira airport is served by the following airlines: EasyJet • Royal Air Maroc • RyanAir • Transavia • TUIFly.

transportationTransportation

Taxis

Taxis are available. As of this update, approximate fare to the city center is 150 DH.

Car Rentals

Several car rental companies have offices onsite: including Aircar • Avis • Budget • Europcar • Sixt.

Last updated: 2020-01-29

This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning.  All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice.   The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or  write a review.