There are 9 ways to get from Tarifa to Marseille by car ferry, plane, bus, train, train (Renfe), or car
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
best- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane TNG - MRS
6h€81–509Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly
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 Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane AGP - MRS
6h 59m€56–190Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
15h 18m€205–396Bus
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Meridabus Alsa
- Take the bus from Merida to Marseillebus FlixBus N1138
26h 40m€143–309Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Medcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Vieux Portcarferry
44h 24m€76–377Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly
- 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 Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane SVQ - MRS
8h 43m€80–212Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
17h 23m€223–347Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Setecarferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
2d 6h€162–470Drive 1,566.6 km
- Drive from Tarifa to Marseillecar 1,566.6 km
16h 14m€248–358
Tarifa to Marseille by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Marseille is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €190 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Marseille is to car ferry and fly which takes 6h and costs €80 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarifa to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Tarifa and arriving at Marseille via Merida. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Tarifa to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Port of Algeciras and arriving at Vieux Port via Port de Tanger Med. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarifa to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Algeciras and arriving at Marseille St Charles via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 23m.
The distance between Tarifa and Marseille is 1351 km. The road distance is 1566.6 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Marseille without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 18m and costs €200 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Tarifa to Marseille, including transfers.
Tarifa to Marseille bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Tarifa station.
Tarifa to Marseille train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Algeciras station.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Marseille, France?
You can take a bus from Tarifa to Marseille via Merida in around 26h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarifa to Vieux Port via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Port of Algeciras, and Port de Tanger Med in around 44h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.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 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
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Merida to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Merida to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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 Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–194
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €29–40
- Seat + Car
- €194
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
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Tarifa to Marseille is to bus which takes 26h 40m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €350 and takes 17h 23m.
Tarifa to Marseille bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Merida station.
Tarifa to Marseille train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to Marseille is 1567 km. It takes approximately 16h 14m to drive from Tarifa to Marseille.
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