How to fly to Morocco for less than £50 return

Ryanair and easyJet go head to head in battle for low fares

Find some of Morocco’s best food and crafts in Marrakesh’s busy Medina (iStock)

Every so often, Jack Sheldon from Jack’s Flight Club selects a flight deal from the UK for Independent readers that you can’t afford to miss. This week: return flights to Morocco from £44.

If you’re looking for some winter sun, you can’t get much better than Morocco. We tend to see flights to this north African gem go on sale a couple of times a year with Ryanair, but now easyJet fares look particularly attractive with routes from Gatwick and Manchester, among others, including a large cabin bag in the fare. EasyJet also discounts fares an extra £5 to £10 return if you’re purchasing two or more tickets at once, so be sure to book together if travelling with a friend.

Ryanair’s route to Essaouira is also brand new, if you’re after somewhere less crowded.

How to book

Head to Google Flights and enter your departure airport from the list below, and your choice of Moroccan destination (listed below). On the easyJet routes, to see the lowest prices you’ll need to select two passengers travelling. The prices then shown will be the total for both. You may want to add a “non-stop” filter to the search, to help find the dates included in this deal.

Use Google Flights’ calendar tool to help you highlight the cheapest travel dates (they’ll show up in green).

This one is best booked directly with the airline and Google Flights will provide a link to book with easyJet or Ryanair.

Return fares to Marrakech (RAK)

London (LTN) – £68

London (LGW) – £58*

London (STN) – £66

Liverpool (LPL) – £50

Manchester (MAN) – £52*

Dublin (DUB) – £78

Return fares to Agadir (AGA)

London (LGW) – £58*

London (STN) – £68*

Manchester (MAN) – £48*

Return fares to Essaouira (ESU)

London (STN) – £60

Return fares to Fez (FEZ)

London (STN) – £44

*easyJet routes

When to fly

The lowest fares are available from November to January, with some routes having availability in September and February too.

When to book

These fares should be available for another two to three days at least.