Long Weekend in Morocco’s High Atlas with Direct Flights
Direct flights to Ouazazate
Swap the routine for rugged beauty with budget flights to Morocco.
Imagine breaking free of the city grind, boarding a low-cost flight for a few hours, and waking the next morning to mountain air, deep canyons, rooftop starlight, and tranquillity. For travellers based in London, Paris, Marseilles, or Barcelona, that can be your reality: a long weekend in Morocco’s High Atlas, flying via budget direct routes into Ouarzazate and arriving at Eden Boutique Hotel in just over 2 hours by road. This is not just “escape” — it’s a mini-adventure in one of the planet’s most striking mountain ranges.
The High Atlas: a Long-Weekend Revelation
The High Atlas is among Morocco’s most dramatic landscapes: soaring peaks, plunging valleys, terraced slopes, hidden kasbahs, and a living Berber culture that continues to thrive.
Yet it’s still off the beaten track for many travellers. Most visitors land in Casablanca, Marrakech, or Agadir, then head into the Atlas via crowded roads. What we propose instead is a direct, efficient weekend circuit: fly cheap into Ouarzazate, take a two-hour transfer to our boutique retreat, then settle into luxurious and authentic mountain life.
Even with just three nights and two full days, you can experience walking trails, local villages, canyon vistas, starlit skies – and depending on the season, warm firesides or poolside relaxation – and return home with more energy than when you left.
Flights to Morocco Close to the High Atlas
Direct Route: London Stansted → Ouarzazate
One of the most exciting developments in recent years is the emergence of a direct budget route: London Stansted (STN) to Ouarzazate (OZZ), operated by Ryanair, with a flight time of about 3h 45m. This direct link means you can take a break of just a few days, arrive in time for a quiet mountain evening, and lose almost no time in transit.
For travellers from Paris, Marseilles, or Barcelona, there are also new direct flights to Ouarzazate with Ryanair or Royal Air Maroc which are worth checking out.
Even with a connection, the overall travel time is still highly manageable, far preferable to many multi-leg itineraries to more remote mountain regions in the world.
When you search for flights to Morocco with “destination Ouarzazate,” you’re already entering a niche but growing route ecosystem. Use flight aggregators and set alerts early to catch the lower fares (Ryanair currently advertises one-way fares from about £16.99 on the STN → OZZ route).
Why It Works for a Long Weekend
Because the route is short, direct, and affordable, it converts Morocco from what many imagine as a week-long trip into a tempting long-weekend destination. You don’t burn two travel days; you arrive fresh and ready.
You land in Ouarzazate, where we can arrange a private transfer to meet you, and after roughly 2 hours of scenic roads, you reach the 5* sanctuary of Eden Boutique Hotel. That means your first evening in the Atlas can be spent sipping cocktails by the pool or mint tea by the fireside — not stuck in transit.
