How to get internet in Morocco: eSIM, local SIM, roaming or Wi-Fi?

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To get internet in Morocco, you have five options: a travel eSIM, a local SIM card, your home operator's roaming, a rented pocket Wi-Fi, or free Wi-Fi. They differ enormously in price and in hassle. This guide compares all five with prices checked on 25 September 2026 and tells you which fits which trip.

Which way to get internet in Morocco suits you?

For most trips of up to two weeks, a travel eSIM installed before departure is the simplest; for long stays, a local line is the cheapest. The table sums up the five options, and each has its own section below.

Exchange rate used: €1 ≈ 10.9 dirhams (MAD) on 25 September 2026. At that rate, 100 MAD is about €9.15.

Option 1: a travel eSIM

A travel eSIM is a digital SIM that you buy online and install before you fly. It connects to one or more of Morocco's three networks, Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc and inwi, as a visitor. You need no shop visit and no Moroccan address, and your own SIM stays in the phone for calls and bank SMS.

On 1 October 2026, a week of unlimited data cost between about €23.70 and €32 among the well-known providers, and a week with a fixed 5 to 10 GB from €10 (Yesim's 5 GB, valid 30 days). eSIM Maroc, the Morocco specialist linked from this site's menu, charged €6 for 1 day, €19 for 5 days, €24 for 7 days and €45 for 15 days, with 1 GB a day at full speed and hotspot included on every plan.

For 5 to 15 days that is cheaper than Holafly, Airalo (unlimited only up to 10 days), Yesim and Jetpac, and unlike Airalo, Nomad, Ubigi and Orange Travel it sells a 1-day plan. Nomad was slightly cheaper for a week (€23.69, with 2 GB a day), Ubigi cost €1 more (€25) with a larger full-speed allowance, and Orange Travel's promotion, valid until 15 November 2026, undercuts it at 5, 10, 15 and 30 days. Its 1 GB a day at full speed is also the lowest daily cap among the well-known names, so heavy streamers should look elsewhere.

Our comparison of the best Morocco eSIMs ranks them by trip length, the price-per-day guide covers the budget end, and our overview of Morocco eSIM prices explains how to buy one.

The one condition: your phone must support eSIM and must not be locked to your operator. Check the list of compatible phones before you buy, then follow our installation guide.

Option 2: a local Moroccan SIM or eSIM

A local line gives you Moroccan prices and a Moroccan number. The three operators all sell prepaid lines; Orange and inwi sell visitor eSIMs online, and Maroc Telecom's visitor eSIM page could only be read in an archive:

Maroc Telecom's site blocks automated access, so its figure comes from the operator's own page as archived in May 2026, when a promotion doubled the volume until 30 June 2026. Orange Maroc also sells a plain prepaid SIM for 20 MAD with credit included.

Orange sells its Marhaba offers through its online shop, with a physical SIM delivered free within Morocco or an eSIM by QR code, after you fill in your identification details. inwi's eSIM page lists four packs at 120, 220, 320 and 520 MAD; the 20 MAD of credit that comes with each is valid for 90 days. Neither operator publishes a fair-use threshold for its "unlimited" offers on the pages we read.

Maroc Telecom's visitor eSIM

Maroc Telecom's visitor eSIM page, as archived in January 2026 during the Africa Cup of Nations, listed an "Essential" offer at 120 MAD with 20 GB for 30 days and an "Essential Plus" at 320 MAD with unlimited internet for 14 days, 9 hours of calls and 100 SMS. Each came with 20 MAD of credit, and the eSIM cost the same as the physical SIM. The offers may have changed since.

The same page gave one instruction worth knowing: once in Morocco, make a first call to activate the line before the internet works. No manual APN setting was needed. To see your number, dial #99# or 555; to check the balance, use the Mon Espace MT app or dial #580#, which is free.

Identification: bring your passport

The ANRT, Morocco's telecom regulator, requires operators to identify every prepaid customer with a copy of an official identity document before the line is activated. For a visitor that means the passport. A travel blog claims that airport kiosks skip this step; the regulator's rules say otherwise, so do not count on it.

The rule is old and strict. The ANRT's 2011 decision lists the name, first name, address and a copy of an official identity document, plus a dated contract. Under the rules in force since April 2014, operators may no longer sell prepaid cards that are already activated.

How do Moroccan top-up codes work?

You buy credit, then choose what it buys by adding a "star" code after the top-up code. The top-up can come from a shop, a kiosk, the operator's app or a bank app. At all three operators, *3 buys internet and *6 buys social networks; at Orange and inwi, *7 buys roaming. Orange's *66 is the Marhaba top-up for visitors.

Orange explains the method on its *3 internet page: with a top-up card, you add the star code of your choice after the card's code. At a reseller, you receive the code by SMS or ask the seller to activate the top-up you want. Orange's *3 runs from 500 MB to 200 GB, from 5 MAD, valid for up to 30 days; you can check the balance free on 5554 or #554#.

Orange's Marhaba *66 top-up starts at 100 MAD and combines the maximum internet volume, unlimited social networks and credit for national and international calls, valid for 30 days. inwi's list also has a *78 code named for France, Spain and Portugal.

What a *3 internet pass buys

Maroc Telecom's *3 grid, as archived on 23 May 2026, shows the scale of prices. The promotion doubled every volume from 30 MAD upwards and was announced as valid until 30 June 2026; we could not check whether it has been renewed, because the operator's site blocks automated access.

Maroc Telecom warns that speed may be adjusted in case of excessive use. inwi's current *3 grid follows the same base volumes, 1 GB for 10 MAD up to 50 GB for 500 MAD, and on 25 September 2026 it showed larger promotional volumes: 24 GB instead of 10 GB for 100 MAD, and 120 GB instead of 50 GB for 500 MAD, valid 30 days.

Our detailed comparison of a Morocco SIM card versus an eSIM works through the costs, and the breakdown of Moroccan operator eSIM fees covers the local eSIMs fee by fee.

Option 3: your own operator's roaming

Morocco is not part of the EU "roam like at home" zone, so your domestic allowance does not follow you. Prices depend entirely on your operator, and the gap is enormous. These are the figures published on the operators' own pages on 25 September 2026:

Two readings follow. If you are with Digi, or with a French plan that now includes Morocco, roaming may be the cheapest option you have. If you are with an operator that bills per megabyte, a single evening with data roaming switched on can cost more than a month of Moroccan internet. Our guide to roaming costs in Morocco covers the French and UK operators and the settings to change before you board.

From Spain: the details that change the bill

Vodafone España puts it plainly on its blog: no Spanish operator includes free roaming in Morocco. Digi is the exception on price: roaming is already switched on, calls made locally cost €0.50 a minute and calls received €0.75, billed by the second, and its Morocco page lists 5G roaming. The €10 spending limit can be changed in the Mi DIGI app.

At Movistar, Morocco sits in "Zona 2", where calls cost €1.82 a minute plus €1.21 to set up, in both directions. Vodafone España's daily pass, "Bono Diario Viaje Mundo", runs until 23:59 Spanish mainland time and renews automatically the next day you use data; without it, data costs €6.05 per MB. Vodafone tariffs taken out since 15 July 2024 do not have the pass switched on by default.

Orange España includes Morocco among 47 "Destinos Plus" countries. Its weekly 25 GB pass is not available to prepaid customers, covers data only and does not renew automatically; you order it by SMS to 22095.

From Germany: packs or per-kilobyte billing

Vodafone Germany's September 2026 price list places Morocco in data zone 3, billed at €0.94 per 50 kB without an option, which is where the €18.80 per MB comes from. Its daily travel pack also includes 50 minutes and 50 SMS a day, and both packs can be booked by free SMS to 70127. The same document lists 4G and 5G roaming in Morocco.

At O2, Roaming Plus World lasts one month and lists Morocco. Telekom's Travel Mobil Basic World, available since 1 August 2025, adds 200 minutes and 200 SMS to its 5 GB.

Option 4: a rented pocket Wi-Fi

A pocket Wi-Fi is a small portable router with a Moroccan SIM inside. Rental companies in Marrakech advertised prices of around €5 a day in September 2026, with a refundable deposit of €40 to €50, unlimited 4G data and up to 10 connected devices. Delivery to the airport or your riad is usually offered.

It makes sense for a family or a group, and for phones that cannot take an eSIM. The drawbacks are a device to charge and carry, and one connection for everyone, so whoever holds it controls the group's internet. Our comparison of eSIM and pocket Wi-Fi for Morocco goes through the trade-offs.

Option 5: free Wi-Fi

• Airports: the airport operator ONDA announced free Wi-Fi at Casablanca Mohammed V and Marrakech Menara in 2015, with sign-up by email. We could not confirm the current conditions for 2026. Our airport guide explains why you should not rely on it to install an eSIM.
• Trains: the national railway ONCF offers free Wi-Fi in Al Boraq high-speed stations and in the first-class lounge. Its page on on-board services does not mention Wi-Fi, so do not plan to work on the train.
• Coaches: the coach company CTM advertises free Wi-Fi and USB charging on board.
• Riads, hotels and cafés: most offer Wi-Fi, but quality varies and it runs on fixed lines. Ookla measured a median fixed broadband speed of 28.96 Mbps in Marrakech at the end of 2024, which is shared between guests. Our Marrakech guide compares it with mobile speeds there.

Can you stay online on trains and coaches?

On coaches, CTM advertises Wi-Fi; on trains, count on your own mobile data rather than on-board Wi-Fi. The ONCF's Al Boraq station services page promises free Wi-Fi and power points in the stations, and free Wi-Fi in the Al Boraq lounge for first-class passengers. Its page on services on board covers only food and drink.

Mobile data on the move is slower than in town. In the ANRT's 2024 national tests, the six rail lines measured averaged 46 Mbps with a latency of 156 ms, against 92 Mbps and 50 ms in cities. The Casablanca–Marrakech line averaged 53 Mbps, while the high-speed Al Boraq line between Kénitra and Tanger was the weakest route measured, at 25 Mbps.

Those speeds are still enough for messaging and maps. CTM says its coaches offer free Wi-Fi and USB charging ports without saying which classes have them, so a charged phone and your own data remain the safer plan on a long journey.

Do WhatsApp and FaceTime calls work in Morocco?

Yes. Internet calls were blocked on mobile networks in January 2016, and the ANRT authorised operators to restore all voice-over-internet services on 4 November 2016. WhatsApp, FaceTime and similar calls have worked normally since. You may find recent-looking articles saying that WhatsApp calls are blocked in Morocco: the one we checked recycles 2016 content and still names Méditel, the operator that became Orange Maroc in 2016.

The 2016 decision covered all voice-over-internet services and applications on all fixed and mobile networks. The operators now sell data around these apps: inwi's *6 social networks pass names WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and Snapchat, though its page does not say whether WhatsApp calls count towards it.

A WhatsApp voice call uses far less data than a video call, so even a modest data plan covers daily calls home. Video calls use much more, which is where the daily cap of an "unlimited" plan matters: see our guide to unlimited eSIMs and their real limits.

How good is mobile internet in Morocco?

Good in the cities and on the main roads. In the regulator's May 2026 tests across ten cities, mobile download speeds averaged 148 Mbps across the three networks. Morocco switched on 5G on 7 November 2025; at the end of March 2026, 5G accounted for 8.4% of mobile internet subscriptions and 4G for 86.8%. No official measurements exist for the high Atlas or the desert, so expect gaps there.

Morocco counted 38.105 million mobile internet subscriptions at the end of March 2026, according to the ANRT's internet market report. Its mobile report adds that 85.4% of mobile lines were prepaid. Everyday speeds measured by users are lower than the regulator's tests: Opensignal's average download for January to March 2026 ranged from 22.8 Mbps at inwi to 27.5 Mbps at Maroc Telecom.

The ministry in charge of digital affairs reports 4G coverage for 98.63% of the population, which counts where people live rather than empty roads. Our comparison of Maroc Telecom, Orange and inwi explains which network is strongest where.

So which should you choose?

• A few days to two weeks: a travel eSIM, installed at home. You land online, keep your own number, and avoid the counter.
• A month or more, or you need a Moroccan number: a local SIM or eSIM from Orange Maroc, inwi or Maroc Telecom, with your passport.
• Your tariff includes Morocco, or you are with Digi: check the price, it may be the cheapest option.
• A family or a group, or an older phone: a pocket Wi-Fi.

Whatever you choose, start with the one check that decides whether an eSIM is even possible: the free eSIM Check app on Android reads your phone's real hardware capabilities in seconds, and our no-app method works on any phone.