There are 11 ways to get from Tarifa to Istanbul by car ferry, plane, bus, car, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul (IST)plane TNG - IST
11h 43m₺10,844–43,871Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- 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 Istanbul (IST)plane AGP - IST
9h 57m₺7,330–18,004Bus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 17hDrive 3,915 km
- Drive from Tarifa to Istanbulcar 3,915 km
39h 31m₺35,589–51,405Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TNG - SAW
9h 6m₺11,347–38,894Car ferry, bus to Sania Ramel Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the bus from Tangier to Tetouanbus
- Fly from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Istanbul (IST)plane TTU - IST
13h 12m₺13,146–54,023Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul
- 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 Istanbul (IST)plane SVQ - IST
11h 55m₺8,871–18,257Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International 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 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SVQ - SAW
12h 13m₺8,874–22,280Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Videletrain
- Take the nighttrain from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
3d 1h₺14,105–20,657Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 4h₺10,718–15,565Bus via Khmelnytskyi
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 12h₺17,826–19,647
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 7.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Istanbul is to car ferry and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 39.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarifa to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Tarifa and arriving at Istanbul via Algeciras, Tarragona - Bus Station, Terminal B and Tiranë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Tarifa and Istanbul is 3145 km. The road distance is 3915 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Tarifa to Istanbul, including transfers.
Tarifa to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Algeciras station.
Tarifa to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Tarifa. It is currently 9:05 AM in Tarifa and 11:05 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to Istanbul is 3915 km. It takes approximately 39h 31m to drive from Tarifa to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Tarifa to Istanbul via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, Terminal B, and Tiranë in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–35,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Istanbul via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–46,000
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Istanbul via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Istanbul via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–46,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–34,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–25,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Istanbul via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–20,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–1,900
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Deva to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,200
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–700
- 1st Class
- ₺500–700
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Algeciras to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–800
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–800
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- 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
- ₺800–1,100
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,000
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tangier to Tetouan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺190–270
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- Grandes Tour
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺13,077
- Website
- Grandes Tour
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,600
- Website
- Gunsel
- 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
- ₺550–12,287
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- ₺2,224
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- ₺2,780
- Sirena Seat Car
- ₺11,731
- Neptuno Seat Car
- ₺12,287
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–12,287
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- ₺2,224
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- ₺2,780
- Sirena Seat Car
- ₺11,731
- Neptuno Seat Car
- ₺12,287
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–12,287
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- ₺2,224
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- ₺2,780
- Sirena Seat Car
- ₺11,731
- Neptuno Seat Car
- ₺12,287
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