There are 7 ways to get from Irun to Tarifa by plane, car ferry, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe)
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Fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane EAS - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
5h 52m€176–435Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Irun to Tarifabus Irun
18h 5m€60–80Train, bus
- Take the train from Irun to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
12h 46m€66–207Drive 1,119.8 km
- Drive from Irun to Tarifacar 1,119.8 km
11h 19m€177–255Fly to Jerez Airport, train, bus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane EAS - XRY
- Take the train from La Parra to Bahia Surtrain
- Take the bus from San Fernando to Tarifabus
7h 47m€122–394Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Irun to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
14h 29m€68–176Bus via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Take the bus from Irun to Algecirasbus FlixBus N1158
19h 21m€92–127
Irun to Tarifa by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Irun to Tarifa is to bus which costs €60 - €80 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Irun to Tarifa is to fly and car ferry which takes 5h 52m and costs €170 - €440.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Irun and arriving at Tarifa. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 5m.
The distance between Irun and Tarifa is 964 km. The road distance is 1119.8 km.
The best way to get from Irun to Tarifa without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 46m and costs €65 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Irun to Tarifa, including transfers.
Irun to Tarifa bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Irun station.
The best way to get from Irun to Tarifa is to bus which takes 18h 5m and costs €60 - €80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €65 - €180 and takes 14h 29m.
Irun to Tarifa bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Tarifa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Irun to Tarifa is 1120 km. It takes approximately 11h 19m to drive from Irun to Tarifa.
What companies run services between Irun, Spain and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
Socibus operates a bus from Irun to Tarifa twice daily. Tickets cost €60–80 and the journey takes 18h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Irun to Tarifa via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 14h 29m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–550
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–650
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Irun to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Parra to Bahia Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from La Parra to Bahia Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- 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
- €13–35
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Irun to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from San Fernando to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from San Fernando to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Irun to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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