For years the honest answer at Agadir Al Massira was "no useful bus" — so plenty of guides still say that. It's out of date. There is now a real bus into central Agadir, and for the right traveller it's the cheapest way off the airport by a wide margin. The catch is in the detail: it only goes to the city centre, it works in daylight, and it expects you to manage your own bags. Get those conditions right and the bus is a genuine budget win; get them wrong and you'll wish you'd taken a taxi. Here's exactly how it works.
Is there an airport bus? Yes — two options
There are two ways to leave AGA by public transport, both run by ALSA, the operator behind Agadir's city network. The first is a direct airport shuttle into central Agadir. The second is a cheaper local hop that uses ordinary city lines via the suburb of Inezgane. Neither is a tourist coach with a luggage hold and a smiling rep — they're public buses, paid in cash, that happen to be a smart, frugal way into town if your arrival fits. What neither does is reach your hotel door, the surf coast or the south; for that, see the airport taxi guide or the transfers hub.
The ALSA airport shuttle
The simplest option is the ALSA airport shuttle, which runs between the terminal and central Agadir roughly hourly through the daytime. Plan on about 50 minutes end to end and a fare of around 50 MAD, paid in dirhams on board — so pull cash from a bank ATM in the arrivals hall before you go looking for the stop. It drops you in the centre of Agadir, near the main bus and transport area, from where a short petit-taxi ride or a walk gets you to most central hotels.
Two things to keep in mind. First, "roughly hourly, daytime" is the honest description — treat the timing as approximate rather than a printed timetable, and don't build a tight onward plan around it. Second, most AGA traffic is evening charters, and the shuttle isn't designed for those late landings; if you're touching down after dark, assume it won't be there. For a daytime arrival travelling light, though, it's the cheapest single-ticket ride into the city you'll find.
The cheap local route: line 37, then line 98
If you want to spend as little as possible and don't mind a change, there's a local route that costs a fraction of the shuttle. Walk out to the main road — the P1714, a 5–10 minute walk from the terminal — and pick up ALSA city line 37, which costs about 8.5 MAD and runs to Inezgane, the busy transport hub just south of Agadir. At Inezgane you change to line 98 (about 3.5 MAD), which carries on into Agadir proper. All in, that's roughly 12 MAD and about an hour and a quarter, including the walk and the change.
It's the cheapest way into the city, full stop — but it's the least comfortable too. You're walking to the road with your bags, boarding ordinary city buses that can be crowded, and changing in a busy hub where the connection isn't signposted for tourists. With a backpack and time to spare it's a fine little adventure; with a suitcase, kids or a tight schedule it's more friction than the few euros are worth. Carry small dirham notes and coins for both fares.
Who the bus is right for
The bus suits a specific kind of arrival, and when it fits, it fits well:
- Solo travellers and couples on a budget, happy to trade a little comfort for a much lower fare.
- Light luggage — a backpack or a small case you can carry and lift, not a trolley-load.
- A daytime arrival, when the shuttle is running and the local lines are frequent.
- Heading to central Agadir — the beach strip, the centre, the marina end — rather than an out-of-town hotel.
If that's you, take the shuttle for simplicity or the line 37 + 98 route to shave the fare to the bone. Either beats every other option on price.
Who should skip it
For a big share of AGA arrivals, the bus simply doesn't fit — and forcing it makes a long travel day longer:
- Anyone heading to a specific hotel. The bus drops you in the centre, not at your door; with bags, the last leg by petit taxi eats into the saving.
- Evening and night arrivals. Most charters land late, when the shuttle has wound down — a grand taxi or a booked transfer is the realistic choice.
- Families and groups. Once you split a grand taxi or a private car between three or four people, the per-head cost is close to the bus anyway, with far less hassle.
- The coast and the south. Taghazout, Tamraght and Imsouane up the coast, or Mirleft, Sidi Ifni and Tiznit to the south, aren't served by the airport bus at all.
On any of those, book ahead. The transfers hub lays the options side by side, and the airport-to-Agadir route page has the live prices for the city run.
Cheaper than a taxi — but only sometimes
The bottom line has changed: Agadir airport does have a city bus, and for a daytime arrival, travelling light, heading to the centre, it's the cheapest way in — around 50 MAD on the shuttle, or roughly 12 MAD via line 37 and 98. There's still no train (the nearest railway is in Marrakech), no Uber or Careem, and no bus to your hotel door or up the coast. So the bus is a real budget option now, not the non-starter it used to be — just one that rewards the traveller it suits and penalises the one it doesn't. If your arrival doesn't tick the boxes above, a grand taxi from the rank or a pre-booked transfer is still the practical way out.