There are 5 ways to get from Portpatrick to Tangier by train, plane, car, car ferry, car train, or bus
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 Glasgow/Prestwick, fly
best- Take the train from Stranraer to Prestwick Town
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)PIK - TNG
13h 37mMAD 1,501–4,890Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)GLA - TNG
12hMAD 1,492–3,516Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portpatrick to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Tarifa
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
40h 58mMAD 4,378–12,605Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Portpatrick to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tangier
5d 23hBus, train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries station
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)MAN - TNG
13h 43m
Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portpatrick to Tangier is to train and fly which costs MAD 1,400 - MAD 3,600 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Portpatrick to Tangier is to train and fly which takes 12h and costs MAD 1,400 - MAD 3,600.
The distance between Portpatrick and Tangier is 2328 km.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Portpatrick to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h ahead of Portpatrick. It is currently 8:32 PM in Portpatrick and 9:32 PM in Tangier.
There are 3473+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Portpatrick, Scotland and Tangier, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Portpatrick to Tangier. However, you can take the line 367 bus to Cross, walk to Stranraer, take the train to Prestwick Town, walk to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), then take the taxi to Tangier. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portpatrick to Tangier via Plymouth, Santander, Tarifa, and Port of Tangier Ville in around 40h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–4,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–3,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,500
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–6,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 210–480
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- MAD 210–280
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–480
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 102–104
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 199–202
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 139–141
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 280–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–7,500
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- MAD 800–1,100
- Car
- MAD 2,500–3,600
- Single Ticket
- MAD 1,100–2,400
- Car Single Ticket
- MAD 3,000–7,500
- 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
- MAD 380–440
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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