Guelmim: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Guelmim is a city of 129,200 people in Morocco (Guelmim-Oued Noun), 301 m (988 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Guelmim runs from about 10 h 20 min a day in late December to 14 h 2 min in late June (computed for 28.99° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Guelmim in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Guelmim · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Marrakesh, 354 km — buses · car rental
- Agadir, 165 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Safi, 377 km — buses · car rental
- Laayoune, 369 km (Western Sahara)
- Ait Melloul, 160 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Inezgane, 160 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Guelmim?
About 129,200 people live in Guelmim, across 10,783 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Guelmim in?
Africa/Casablanca, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Guelmim?
The Dirham (MAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Guelmim?
Marrakesh (354 km), Agadir (165 km), Safi (377 km), Laayoune (369 km), Ait Melloul (160 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.