There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Ceuta by train, car ferry, bus, plane, rideshare, or car
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Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
8h 33m€59–232Fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, rideshare
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane MAD - TNG
- Take the rideshare from Tangier to Fnideq
5h 31m€44–233Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus Madrid
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
10h 38m€54–193Bus, car ferry via Madrid
- Take the bus from Madrid to Algecirasbus FlixBus N1158
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
12h 3m€79–201Fly to Málaga Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MAD - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
7h 49m€72–280Fly to Sania Ramel Airport, drive
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sania Ramel Airport (TTU)plane MAD - TTU
- Drive from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Ceutacar
4h 17m€79–193Fly to Seville Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane MAD - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian to Algeciras Puertobus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
8h 42m€82–340Fly to Jerez Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane MAD - XRY
- Take the bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Algeciras Puertobus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
8h 4m€83–417
Madrid to Ceuta by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Ceuta is to fly and rideshare which costs €40 - €240 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Ceuta is to fly and drive which takes 4h 17m and costs €75 - €200.
The distance between Madrid and Ceuta is 671 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Ceuta without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 8h 33m and costs €55 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Madrid to Ceuta, including transfers.
There are 568+ hotels available in Ceuta.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Ceuta, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Madrid to Ceuta. However, you can take the train to Algeciras, walk to Plaza de Andalucía, take the bus to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, walk to Port of Algeciras, then take the car ferry to Ceuta. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ceuta via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo and Port of Algeciras in around 10h 38m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sania Ramel Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport via Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- 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
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.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 Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian to Algeciras Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Algeciras Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–43
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €38–39
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–128
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Car
- €128
- Without Vehicle
- €36
Rideshare from Tangier to Fnideq
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- moroccocab.com
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