the road is relatively new and it is a pleasant drive. The trip from Marrakech to Beni Mellal takes about 3 hours and 15 minutes, using the N8. There are usually a few buses that do the trip each day.
Check out these bus transport companies CTM and Ghazala to find the best dates and times. How far is Beni Mellal from Marrakech? The view on the way to Beni Mellal from Marrakech | Credit : Martina Rathgens, Flickr Bus ride to Beni MellalĪ bus ride to Beni Mellal from Marrakech will take about 4 hours. The best time to visit Beni Mellal would be in Spring: from March to May. It doesn’t snow in the city but you can definitely feel the chills coming from the ice-caps on the Atlas Mountains. On the other hand, the Winter months can be quite cold with temperatures dropping to zero. Summer temperatures rise to well over 40’ C in July and August. Beni Mellal weatherīeni Mellal is a city of both extremes when it comes to weather. Among the older generation, Berber dialects known as Tamazight, also known as Tachelhit, are still spoken. Moroccan Arabicis generally the default language of the people. The education and administration are conducted in Arabic. The people of Beni Mellal speak both Arabic and their native Berber Amazigh Languages. This town was known as a notable trade center. There are earlier reports that an older settlement in the vicinity of what is now Beni Mellal was called Hisn Dai. The oldest records go back to the 17th century, when Sultan Moulay Ismail, the second leader of the Alaouite Dynasty, built the fortress or Kasbah of Beni Mellal, which is the most famous monument in Beni Mellal today. There is not much history available about Beni Mellal in ancient times. It is also referred to as “ the doorway to the Middle Atlas Mountains”. If one had to draw a circle around Morocco, Beni Mellal would definitely be its midpoint. They are: Casablanca in the North, Fes in the North-east, Marrakech in the South-west and Ouarzazate in the South-east. Geographically, The city of Beni Mellal is located between several major cities in Morocco.
The province of Beni Mellal is centrally located, in what is referred to as the Middle Atlas region of Morocco. Beni Mellal is the biggest and most developed city in this region. Other regions that make up the Beni Mellal region are Azilal (in the South), Fqih Ben Salah (in the West) and Khenifrah (in the North).
This region is home to around 2,5 million people (2014) while the city itself has a population of around half a million people. Beni Mellal city is the capital city of the greater Beni Mellal- Khenifra region, which is one of the twelve administrative provinces of Morocco.