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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Tarifa by plane, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, train, ferry, or car

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane plane CGN - TNG
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry car ferry
    7h 44m
    €108–603

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane plane CGN - AGP
    2. Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus bus
    8h 53m
    €66–303

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    4. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain train Alv
    24h 54m
    €332–569

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N74 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sevilla Plaza de Armasbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) to Tarifabus bus
    37h 28m
    €151–245

  5. Train, car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Setetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry car ferry
    4. Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry ferry
    2d 14h
    €308–675

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane plane DUS - AGP
    3. Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus bus
    9h 24m
    €103–370

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane plane BRU - TNG
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry car ferry
    9h 14m
    €167–630

  8. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane plane NRN - TNG
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry car ferry
    9h 36m
    €138–712

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Jerez Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane plane DUS - XRY
    3. Take the train from Aeropuerto De Jerez to San Fernando-Centrotrain train
    4. Take the bus from San Fernando to Tarifabus bus
    9h 27m
    €116–364

  10. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane plane CRL - TNG
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry car ferry
    10h 2m
    €143–628

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 49 / ...
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algecirasbus bus
    41h 35m
    €217–348

  12. Drive 2,381 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Tarifacar car 2,381 km
    23h 17m
    €370–534

Cologne to Tarifa by train, foot, and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration24h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€332Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?

You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Tarifa via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 24h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Tarifa via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) in around 37h 28m.

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