There are 9 ways to get from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona by car ferry, plane, bus, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo), or car
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Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly
best- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)TNG - BCN
5h 56m€78–376Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)AGP - BCN
6h 25m€44–151Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de MálagaL-530
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
9h 55m€93–225Bus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos NordAlsa
20h 3m€130–131Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
35h 27m€121–184Bus to Seville Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)SVQ - BCN
7h 38m€54–179Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)XRY - BCN
7h 4m€70–242Train
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
11h 15m€73–294Drive 1,074.2 km
- Drive from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona1,074.2 km
11h 47m€171–247
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €160 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona is to car ferry and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €75 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Tarifa and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Algeciras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 3m.
The distance between Port of Tarifa and Barcelona is 994 km. The road distance is 1074.2 km.
The best way to get from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 55m and costs €90 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona, including transfers.
Port of Tarifa to Barcelona bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Algeciras station.
The best way to get from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona is to bus which takes 20h 3m and costs €129 - €132. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €300 and takes 11h 15m.
Port of Tarifa to Barcelona bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Port of Tarifa to Barcelona is 1074 km. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Port of Tarifa to Barcelona.
What companies run services between Port of Tarifa, Spain and Barcelona, Spain?
ALSA operates a bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord twice daily. Tickets cost €127 and the journey takes 17h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Port of Tarifa to Port de Barcelona via Tarifa, Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Port of Algeciras, and Port de Tanger Med in around 35h 27m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–70
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €127
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €36–40
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €36–37
- 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 Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €36
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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