There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Tarifa by plane, car ferry, bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane IST - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
12h 4m€153–295Fly Istanbul to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane IST - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Tarifabus
11h 23m€104–258Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
2d 15h€157–210Drive 3,914.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Tarifacar 3,914.1 km
39h 36m€605–874Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SAW - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
12h 36m€115–269Fly Istanbul to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane IST - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
12h 36m€123–254Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane SAW - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
10h 14m€139–336Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Malaga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Algecirastrain Alv
2d 18h€182–259Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Malagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
3d 5h€121–252Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Tarifacar
41h 1m€705–1,021
Istanbul to Tarifa by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tarifa is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €260 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tarifa is to fly and car ferry which takes 10h 14m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Tarifa via Sofia, Avda. M. Agustín Heredia and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Istanbul and Tarifa is 3145 km. The road distance is 3914.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tarifa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs €150 - €210.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Istanbul to Tarifa, including transfers.
Istanbul to Tarifa bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Tarifa bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Sofia station.
Tarifa is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:10 AM in Istanbul and 7:10 AM in Tarifa.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Tarifa is 3914 km. It takes approximately 39h 36m to drive from Istanbul to Tarifa.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler to Tarifa via Sofia, Málaga, Avda. M. Agustín Heredia, Paseo de los Tilos - Estación de Autobuses, and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Istanbul to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–32
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
Bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- 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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