There are 7 ways to get from Portpatrick to Tangier by train, bus, plane, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
best- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)EDI - TNG
13h 3mMAD 1,663–3,140Train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly to Málaga Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Stranraer to Prestwick Town
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Málaga Airport (AGP)PIK - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
15h 32mMAD 1,216–3,420Drive, 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 4,395–12,619Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Portpatrick to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tangier
5d 23hTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- 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
12h 31mMAD 1,342–3,444Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)MAN - TNG
13h 36mMAD 1,493–3,290Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)GLA - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
16h 26mMAD 1,599–2,779
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portpatrick to Tangier is to train and fly and bus and car ferry which costs MAD 1,600 - MAD 2,800 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Portpatrick to Tangier is to train and fly which takes 12h 31m and costs MAD 1,300 - MAD 3,500.
The distance between Portpatrick and Tangier is 2509 km.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Portpatrick to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h ahead of Portpatrick. It is currently 3:13 PM in Portpatrick and 4:13 PM in Tangier.
There are 3430+ 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 Ayr, take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 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.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,400
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,600
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–1,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,700
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–2,900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 197–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- MAD 75–180
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- MAD 90–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 200–480
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- MAD 200–280
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–480
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–750
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 350–700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 110–550
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 150–550
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- MAD 110–150
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- MAD 100–150
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- MAD 80–120
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 151–155
- 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
- MAD 65–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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 2,500–3,500
- 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 380–430
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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