What’s the wifi / connectivity like at Moroccan airports?

Honest expectations first: Morocco’s main airports do have free public wifi — Casablanca-Mohammed V, Marrakech-Menara, Tangier, Fes, Agadir and the rest — but I would not stake an important arrival plan on it. It ranges from fine to frustratingly slow, the signal can be patchy across the terminal, and you often have to jump through a small hoop to connect: accepting terms, registering, or in some cases receiving an SMS verification code, which is a catch-22 if you have just landed with no working local number to receive that code.

Because of exactly that, my standard advice to guests is not to rely on airport wifi at all, but to sort mobile data instead. The cleanest solution if your phone supports it is an eSIM bought before you travel — you land, switch it on, and you have data immediately without queuing or swapping anything. It is the smoothest possible arrival, and it sidesteps the wifi lottery entirely. Just check your handset is eSIM-compatible and unlocked before you buy.

If you prefer a physical SIM, the three Moroccan networks — Maroc Telecom (IAM), Orange Maroc and inwi — have desks or kiosks right in the arrivals area of the big airports, and they sell tourist data SIMs cheaply with generous data allowances. Bring your passport, as registration is required, and the staff will usually pop the SIM in and get you running on 4G in a few minutes. Coverage is genuinely good in the cities and along the main routes, so a local SIM is the single best connectivity upgrade you can make on arrival; it thins out in the deep desert and remote mountains, as you would expect anywhere.

My practical play: if you only need to message your driver and pull up a map at the airport, the free wifi will probably just about do, so download offline maps and your booking confirmations before you fly as a backstop. But for a smooth trip, arrange an eSIM in advance or grab a local SIM in the arrivals hall, and you will be connected the moment you step off the plane rather than hunting for a fickle network. Confirm your phone is unlocked, and check current SIM/eSIM prices and data deals close to your trip, as they change.