There are 4 ways to get from Barcelona to Tangier by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane BCN - TNG
4h 24mMAD 503–2,664Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Algecirastrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
13h 48mMAD 1,419–5,732Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algecirasbus Alsa
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
21h 20mMAD 1,072–4,482Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
36hMAD 1,300–2,000
Barcelona to Tangier by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Tangier is to fly which costs MAD 500 - MAD 2,700 and takes 4h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Tangier is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs MAD 500 - MAD 2,700.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Port de Barcelona and arriving at Port of Tangier Ville. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 36h.
The distance between Barcelona and Tangier is 960 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Tangier without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 13h 48m and costs MAD 1,400 - MAD 6,000.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Barcelona to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 9:37 AM in Barcelona and 8:37 AM in Tangier.
There are 3874+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Tangier, Morocco?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Grandi Navi Veloci operates a car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Tangier Ville once a week. Tickets cost MAD 1,300–2,000 and the journey takes 36h.
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 260–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 260–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–2,500
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,600–2,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–2,700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cordoba-Central to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 390–600
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–2,100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 55–2,377
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 431
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 538
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,270
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,377
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 55–2,377
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 431
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 538
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,270
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,377
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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