There are 5 ways to get from Barcelona to Tangier by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane BCN - TNG
4h 24mMAD 429–2,367Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
13h 52mMAD 1,185–4,102Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algecirasbus Alsa
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
21h 20mMAD 1,354–4,411Car ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Tanger Medcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Villeferry
38h 4mMAD 1,446–4,977Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
- Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Villeferry
21h 45m
Barcelona to Tangier by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Tangier is to fly which costs MAD 420 - MAD 2,400 and takes 4h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Tangier is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs MAD 420 - MAD 2,400.
The distance between Barcelona and Tangier is 961 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Tangier without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 13h 52m and costs MAD 1,100 - MAD 4,100.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Barcelona to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 8:29 AM in Barcelona and 7:29 AM in Tangier.
There are 3388+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Tangier, Morocco?
Vueling Airlines, Air Arabia Maroc, and three other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 240–2,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 240–2,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 250–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 410–2,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–2,600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–800
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- MAD 550–800
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 290–950
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- MAD 290–950
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–850
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–750
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–750
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Barcelona to Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 140–380
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 340–2,391
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- MAD 340–480
- Cabin
- MAD 1,400–2,000
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 433
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 541
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,283
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,391
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 280–2,100
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- MAD 350–490
- Cabin
- MAD 1,400–2,100
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–2,200
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- MAD 850–1,500
- Cabin
- MAD 1,700–2,200
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 400–2,300
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Standard Car
- MAD 2,100–2,300
- Passenger
- MAD 400–430
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 240–390
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 300–500
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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