There are 9 ways to get from Tarifa to Alicante by bus, train, car, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
8h 53m€133–296Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane TNG - ALC
5h 25m€45–477Bus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Alicantebus Alsa
11h 56m€53–117Drive 626 km
- Drive from Tarifa to Alicantecar 626 km
6h 29m€99–143Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SVQ - ALC
6h 58m€89–201Bus via Málaga
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus L-611 / ...
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Alicantebus Alsa
12h 37m€57–117Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane AGP - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
8h 16m€100–203Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane TNG - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
8h 12m€75–512Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SVQ - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
10h 1m€89–236
Tarifa to Alicante by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Alicante is to bus which costs €50 - €120 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Alicante is to car ferry and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €45 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarifa to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Tarifa and arriving at Alicante via Algeciras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 56m.
The distance between Tarifa and Alicante is 1100 km. The road distance is 626 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Alicante without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 53m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Tarifa to Alicante, including transfers.
Tarifa to Alicante bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Algeciras station.
Tarifa to Alicante bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Alicante station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to Alicante is 626 km. It takes approximately 6h 29m to drive from Tarifa to Alicante.
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What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Alicante, Spain?
ALSA operates a bus from Algeciras to Alicante twice daily. Tickets cost €50–110 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–200
Flights from Seville Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €24–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–210
Flights from Seville Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €24–340
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Algeciras to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- 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
- €5–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–221
- 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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