There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Tarifa by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)plane LHR - GIB
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifabus
7h 57m€143–556Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)plane LGW - GIB
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifabus
8h 39m€71–368Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Tarifacar
34h€311–1,013Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Tarifabus
37h 57m€200–461Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane LGW - TNG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
8h 48m€100–530Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LHR - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
9h 35m€128–417Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LGW - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
10h 12m€72–209Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LGW - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
11h 5m€92–272Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LTN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
10h 20m€92–274Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LTN - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifabus
11h 13m€102–307Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Algeciras San Bernardobus
41h 15m€135–425Train, bus via Perpignan
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Perpignanbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
44h 17m€328–539Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifabus
2d 5h€207–626
Reading to Tarifa by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Tarifa is to train and fly and bus which costs €70 - €210 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Tarifa is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs €140 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Tarifa. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Tarifa via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 15m.
The distance between Reading and Tarifa is 1871 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Tarifa without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 57m and costs €200 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Reading to Tarifa, including transfers.
Reading to Tarifa bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Tarifa bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Tarifa is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 8:01 AM in Reading and 9:01 AM in Tarifa.
There are 1094+ hotels available in Tarifa.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?
You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Tarifa via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 41h 15m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Seville Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Sevilla Estación del Prado to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €240–410
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–221
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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