There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Rif by plane, car, train, ferry, taxi, bus, or car ferry
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Fly to Melilla, drive
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Melilla (MLN)plane MAD - MLN
- Drive from Melilla (MLN) to Rifcar
7h 34mMAD 1,770–6,076Fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, bus, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane MAD - TNG
- Take the bus from Tangier to Chefchaouenbus
- Take the taxi from Chefchaouen to Riftaxi
10h 8mMAD 1,015–4,306Train, ferry, taxi, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
- Take the ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the taxi from Port De Tanger Med to Tetouantaxi
- Take the bus from Tetouan to Chefchaouenbus
- Take the taxi from Chefchaouen to Riftaxi
15h 26mMAD 1,983–2,970Bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the carferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the bus from Nador to Fèsbus
- Take the taxi from Fès to Riftaxi
20h 14mMAD 3,816–4,964Fly to Sania Ramel Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sania Ramel Airport (TTU)plane MAD - TTU
- Take the taxi from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Riftaxi
7h 29mMAD 1,560–4,926Fly to Fes-Sais Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Fes-Sais Airport (FEZ)plane MAD - FEZ
- Take the taxi from Fes-Sais Airport (FEZ) to Riftaxi
7h 11mMAD 1,610–4,926Train, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Salobreñabus
- Take the carferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Tazatrain
- Take the taxi from Taza to Riftaxi
18h 31mMAD 4,123–6,163Bus, car ferry, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almería Puertobus
- Take the carferry from Almeria to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Tazatrain
- Take the taxi from Taza to Riftaxi
23h 32mMAD 2,228–11,364Train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Almeriatrain Alv
- Take the carferry from Almeria to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Tazatrain
- Take the taxi from Taza to Riftaxi
24h 31mMAD 2,886–12,059
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Melilla (MLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Rif is to fly and bus and taxi which costs MAD 1,000 - MAD 4,400 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Rif is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 11m and costs MAD 1,600 - MAD 5,000.
The distance between Madrid and Rif is 838 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Rif without a car is to train and ferry and taxi and bus which takes 15h 26m and costs MAD 1,900 - MAD 3,000.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Madrid to Rif, including transfers.
Rif is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 7:40 AM in Madrid and 6:40 AM in Rif.
There are eight+ hotels available in Rif.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Rif, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Madrid to Rif. However, you can take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Melilla (MLN), then drive to Rif. Alternatively, you can take the train to Algeciras, walk to Port of Algeciras, take the ferry to Port de Tanger Med, take the taxi to Tetouan, take the bus to Chefchaouen, then take the taxi to Rif.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Melilla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Melilla via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Melilla via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Melilla via Granada-Jaén
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 440–3,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–1,400
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–1,600
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tetouan to Chefchaouen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 35–55
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tangier to Chefchaouen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 70–110
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- [email protected]
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 160–450
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- MAD 410–1,300
Blue Petite Taxi
Radio Taxi Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 956 60 60 60
- Website
- radiotaxisalgeciras.es
Taxialgeciras
- Phone
- +34 665 621 722
- Website
- taxialgeciras.com
Taxi Ecológico Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 696 782 722
- Website
- radiotaxialgeciras.com
Petite Taxi
Red Petits Taxis
Petite Taxi
Red Petits Taxis
Petite Taxi
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