There are 10 ways to get from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Gatwick Airport to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)plane LGW - GIB
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifabus
5h 9m€98–255Fly London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LGW - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
6h 17m€47–134Train
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
24h 30m€490–819Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gatwick Airport to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Tarifacar
34h 46m€322–1,029Train, bus
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Tarifabus
38h 51m€166–395Fly London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane LGW - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
5h 18m€90–470Fly London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LGW - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Bahia Surtrain
- Take the bus from San Fernando to Tarifabus
8h€77–169Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)plane LHR - GIB
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifabus
8h 26m€168–624Bus
- Take the bus from South Terminal Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Algeciras San Bernardobus
40h 36m€123–374Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
2d 1h€263–890
Gatwick Airport to Tarifa by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €140 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa is to fly and bus which takes 5h 9m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Gatwick Airport station to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from South Terminal Bus Station and arriving at Tarifa via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from Gatwick Airport and arriving at Algeciras via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 30m.
The distance between Gatwick Airport and Tarifa is 1765 km.
The best way to get from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa without a car is to train which takes 24h 30m and costs €490 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa, including transfers.
Gatwick Airport to Tarifa bus services, operated by National Express, depart from South Terminal Bus Station.
Gatwick Airport to Tarifa train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Gatwick Airport station.
The best way to get from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa is to train which takes 24h 30m and costs €490 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €380 and takes 40h 36m.
What companies run services between Gatwick Airport, England and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
You can take a train from Gatwick Airport to Tarifa via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 24h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from South Terminal Bus Station to Tarifa via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 40h 36m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–220
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Bahia Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from San Fernando to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from South Terminal Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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Gatwick Airport to Tarifa bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Tarifa is 1h ahead of Gatwick Airport. It is currently 12:20 AM in Gatwick Airport and 1:20 AM in Tarifa.
Gatwick Airport to Tarifa train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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