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How to get fromRotterdam to Tarifaby plane, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo) or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Tarifa by plane, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), or car

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  1. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry

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    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)planeRTM - TNG
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
    5h 17m
    €228–700

  2. Bus via Bilbao

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Brussels-North train stationbus813 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifabus
    38h 55m
    €123–253

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantstrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandestrainAve
    4. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranotrainAve
    5. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Tarifabus
    20h 29m
    €191–758

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sevilla Plaza de Armasbus
    3. Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) to Tarifabus
    37h 10m
    €139–233

  5. Train, car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to SetetrainTgv
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
    4. Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
    2d 13h
    €233–581

  6. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Málaga Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeRTM - AGP
    2. Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
    3. Take the bus from Marbella to Tarifabus
    6h 31m
    €157–1,010

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)planeAMS - TNG
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
    7h 53m
    €139–383

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantstrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandestrainAve
    4. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to AlgecirastrainAlv
    22h 8m
    €191–722

  9. Drive 2,327.2 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Tarifacar2,327.2 km
    23h 6m
    €408–589

Rotterdam to Tarifa by train and bus

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration20h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€191Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam to Tarifa via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) in around 37h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Tarifa via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 22h 8m.

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