Can I get a taxi at the airport / fixed fares?

You can always get a taxi at a Moroccan airport — there is an official rank immediately outside the arrivals doors at every one of them — and the reassuring news is that most airport taxis run on a fixed-fare basis rather than a meter, with set rates to the main parts of the city. That fixed system exists precisely to stop arriving tourists being fleeced, so it works in your favour if you use it properly. Look for the posted price board at the rank, which lists the official fares to common destinations.

Rough fixed fares to bank on: into Marrakech (medina or Gueliz) is around 100–150 MAD; into Fes is roughly 120–150 MAD; into Tangier about 150 MAD; and into Agadir or its resort zone higher, around 200–250 MAD, because the airport is further out. All of these rise modestly at night, typically by something like 50%. These are guide figures, not guarantees — the posted board at the airport is the authority — but they tell you when a quoted price is reasonable and when someone is trying it on.

The golden rules are simple and they will save you every time. Agree the price in dirhams before you get in, not after; refer to the official price board if the driver quotes high; carry small notes so you are not haggling over change; and use only the official rank, never the men who approach you inside the terminal offering a "taxi" or "help with bags" — they are unofficial and almost always pricier. Politeness plus firmness is the right tone; this is normal, expected negotiation, not a confrontation.

My honest steer: a fixed-fare airport taxi is perfectly good value and I use them happily — but for a first arrival, a late-night landing, or a riad buried in a car-free medina, I still often prefer a pre-booked transfer. You pay a little more, but the price is locked, a named driver meets you, there is zero haggling after a long flight, and at the medina he gets you to the actual door rather than the gate. For everything after that first day, the airport taxi rank is your friend.