Arriving in Marrakech With Family: Child Seats, Luggage, Groups

Travelling to Marrakech with family raises questions a solo trip doesn't: does the toddler need a car seat, how many suitcases fit in one car, and what happens when there are eight or nine of you once the grandparents are counted in? None of this is complicated, but none of it is automatic either — it gets sorted at booking, not on the airport curb.

This guide answers the three practical questions families ask before booking their Marrakech-Menara (RAK) airport transfer: how to request a child seat, how to describe luggage, and at what passenger count the booking moves to more than one vehicle.

The principle: price follows passengers, not children

At getme, a transfer is priced per vehicle, not per person. A child counts as a passenger from age 2 to 12, as soon as they take up a seat. One vehicle carries up to 6 passengers, infants included: at that count, the price doesn't change whether you're two adults or two adults plus four children.

Past 6 people, the booking automatically switches to more vehicles, and the price follows the same simple logic: a multiple of the base fare for each vehicle needed.

Past 30 passengers, the automatic pricing stops: you need to contact us directly for a custom quote rather than booking through the online flow. In practice that mostly concerns very large groups — weddings, school trips — rarely a family, even one spanning three generations.

Child seats: how to request them correctly

Two kinds of equipment exist, both free, to specify at booking (in the options step, or in the special request field if you book before knowing the details): a baby seat for infants under 13 kg, and a child seat for children between 9 and 36 kg. Between those weights, depending on the child's size, either one may fit — give the exact age, not just "child", so the right model gets prepared.

This is a clear advantage of a pre-booked transfer over a street taxi hailed on arrival: official taxis almost never carry a child seat, and there's no way to book one ahead of time with them. With a prepaid transfer, the request goes out before you've even landed.

Luggage and pushchairs: what to flag

A standard vehicle takes up to 6 large suitcases for 4 to 6 passengers — plenty for a family packing for two weeks, pushchair included. The price stays fixed whether you're carrying two backpacks or six big suitcases: we apply no surcharge based on luggage volume.

To let the driver plan the space needed, describe what you're bringing in the special request field at booking: number and size of suitcases, whether the pushchair folds, any specific gear (wheelchair, sports equipment). These details prevent any surprise when loading up, especially with a group that already fills the vehicle with people.

Groups of 7 and up: how it's organised

From 7 passengers up, whether that's two families travelling together or three generations reunited for the holidays, the booking moves to two vehicles. The key thing to flag at booking: a single pickup address and, if possible, a single reference flight number. That lets us align both drivers on the same slot, so the whole group arrives together at the same spot, instead of half the family waiting on the curb for the other half.

If the group lands on two different flights, it's better to make two separate bookings, one per flight: a booking fixes a single pickup time, and a delayed flight shouldn't make everyone wait, including those who landed on schedule.

Booking ahead: the window and the flexibility

Bookings open up to 6 months before pickup, giving you time to lock in the transfer as soon as you buy your flights — a welcome comfort for a family trip whose dates are often set well in advance. The outbound leg locks 24 hours before pickup, to give the driver time to organise; the return leg stays editable up to 12 hours before, handy if the week's plans shift. Cancellation stays free up to 24 hours before the first pickup.

A concrete example

A family of nine: two parents, two grandparents, and five children including an 8-month-old baby. Nine passengers push the booking to two vehicles (€30 one way, €54 round trip). At booking, the family flags: a baby seat for the youngest, a child seat for the 4-year-old, six suitcases and a folding pushchair in the special request field, and a single flight number since everyone arrives together. Both drivers show up at the same slot, at the same arrival address, with the right equipment already confirmed.

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The takeaway

A family trip to Marrakech is no harder than a solo one, as long as the right details go in at the right time: children's ages for the seats, luggage details for the space, the exact passenger count for the vehicles. None of it gets negotiated in the arrivals hall, and that's exactly the point — it's all settled before you even land.