There are 11 ways to get from Nice to Tarifa by plane, car ferry, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, train, 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane NCE - TNG
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
8h 56m€110–575Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Seville Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane NCE - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Bahia Surtrain
- Take the bus from San Fernando to Tarifabus
10h 7m€72–265Train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
19h 34m€268–476Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Meridabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Merida to Tarifabus Alsa
30h 50m€166–316Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Port de Tanger Medcarferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algecirascarferry
47h 57m€138–488Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane NCE - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
8h 20m€85–224Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jerez Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane NCE - XRY
- Take the bus from San Fernando to Tarifabus
10h 40m€112–303Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane MRS - TNG
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
9h 51m€137–733Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MRS - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
10h 50m€107–322Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
2d 10h€217–600Drive 1,726.1 km
- Drive from Nice to Tarifacar 1,726.1 km
17h 41m€271–391
Nice to Tarifa by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Tarifa is to fly and train and bus which costs €70 - €270 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Tarifa is to fly and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Tarifa via Nice Airport and Merida. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Algeciras via Marseille St Charles and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 34m.
The distance between Nice and Tarifa is 1480 km. The road distance is 1726.1 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Tarifa without a car is to train which takes 19h 34m and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Nice to Tarifa, including transfers.
Nice to Tarifa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Tarifa train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, depart from Nice-Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Tarifa is to train which takes 19h 34m and costs €260 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €320 and takes 30h 50m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
You can take a train from Nice-Ville to Tarifa via Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 19h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Tarifa via Aéroport / Promenade, Nice Airport, and Merida in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jerez Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jerez Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Bahia Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice Airport to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Merida to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from San Fernando to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from San Fernando to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–35
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- service-clients@cmn.fr
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- La Meridionale
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- FRS Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- FRS Ferries
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- Trasmediterránea S.A.
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- Trasmediterránea S.A.
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Nice to Tarifa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Merida station.
Nice to Tarifa train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, arrive at Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Tarifa is 1726 km. It takes approximately 17h 41m to drive from Nice to Tarifa.
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