There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Tarifa by plane, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, train (Renfe, Ouigo), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane LYS - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
7h 23m€114–331Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LYS - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Tarifabus
8h 36m€74–238Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- 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 Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
14h 31m€114–356Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nimes Parking Du Parnasse to Malaga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
27h 45m€81–165Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
2d 8h€148–395Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LYS - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
9h 40m€95–264Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane LYS - XRY
- Take the train from La Parra to Bahia Surtrain
- Take the bus from San Fernando to Tarifabus
11h 38m€116–542Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane GVA - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Tarifabus
10h 31m€98–347Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- 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
16h 14m€116–325Bus via Mérida
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Meridabus
- Take the bus from Merida to Tarifabus Alsa
31h 25m€179–261Drive 1,700.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tarifacar 1,700.8 km
17h 16m€268–387
Lyon to Tarifa by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tarifa is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €240 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tarifa is to fly and car ferry which takes 7h 23m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Tarifa via Nimes Parking Du Parnasse and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 45m.
The distance between Lyon and Tarifa is 1510 km. The road distance is 1700.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tarifa without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 31m and costs €110 - €360.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Lyon to Tarifa, including transfers.
Lyon to Tarifa bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tarifa is to bus which takes 27h 45m and costs €80 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 16h 14m.
Lyon to Tarifa bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Merida station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Tarifa is 1701 km. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Lyon to Tarifa.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Tarifa via Nimes Parking Du Parnasse and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 27h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Tarifa via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 16h 14m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
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 Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nimes Parking Du Parnasse to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
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/
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Merida to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €90–160
- Cabin
- €180–240
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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