There are 7 ways to get from La Rochelle to Tarifa by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane BOD - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
11h 48m€120–296Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BOD - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
11h 5m€89–273Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Algecirasbus FlixBus N1158
25h 29m€110–189Drive 1,518.9 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Tarifacar 1,518.9 km
15h 1m€241–348Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane NTE - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
10h 20m€97–268Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane NTE - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
11h 13m€118–351Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane BOD - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
9h 36m€123–544
La Rochelle to Tarifa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Tarifa is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 25h 29m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Tarifa is to train and fly and car ferry which takes 9h 36m and costs €120 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Tarifa via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 29m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Tarifa is 1360 km. The road distance is 1518.9 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Tarifa without a car is to bus which takes 25h 29m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from La Rochelle to Tarifa, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Tarifa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Tarifa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Algeciras station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Tarifa is 1519 km. It takes approximately 15h 1m to drive from La Rochelle to Tarifa.
There are 1094+ hotels available in Tarifa.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
FlixBus operates a bus from La Rochelle to Algeciras 6 times a week. Tickets cost €100–190 and the journey takes 24h 5m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- 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
- €9–221
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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