Is there left-luggage / storage at stations and airports in Morocco?

This comes up constantly on the kind of trips I plan, because Morocco rewards a little improvisation — an extra few hours in a city before a night train, a day trip without your big bag. The good news is that the main ONCF railway stations have a left-luggage service, usually signed "consigne," either as a staffed counter or self-service lockers. The big modern stations — Casa-Voyageurs, Marrakech, Fes, Rabat-Agdal/Ville and Tangier — are your most reliable bets. Bags get X-ray screened on the way in, so allow a few minutes.

Bring some patience and small change. The staffed consigne charges per bag per day and keeps hours that can be shorter than you expect, so check the closing time before you wander off — you do not want to come back at 9pm to a shuttered counter holding your suitcase. I always have guests photograph the location, the ticket and the opening hours on their phone before leaving the station. Lockers, where they exist, want coins, so break a note first.

Airports are the weaker link. Mohammed V in Casablanca and Marrakech Menara do not offer a dependable, consistent left-luggage service the way some European airports do — provision comes and goes, and I would never build a plan around it. If you have a long layover and want to explore, the safer move is a city hotel that offers day-use luggage storage, or simply timing your arrival so you are not stuck holding bags.

Honestly, though, the trick most seasoned travellers use is the simplest: leave your luggage with your riad or hotel. Moroccan hospitality means this is almost always free and offered without hesitation, frequently even on your departure day hours after checkout — drop the bags, go explore the medina or take a last hammam, collect them before your transfer to the airport. On a guided itinerary your driver simply holds them in the vehicle. Plan your storage around your accommodation and the stations become a backup rather than a necessity.