There are 5 ways to get from Santander to Tangier by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)SDR - TNG
3h 45mMAD 994–3,282Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to AlgecirasAlv
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
15h 36mMAD 1,200–2,109Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Tarifa
- Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Ville
20h 7mMAD 1,249–1,573Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Tarifa
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
11h 26mMAD 2,094–2,917Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifa
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
20h 48mMAD 1,067–1,452
Santander to Tangier by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Tangier is to bus and car ferry which costs MAD 1,000 - MAD 1,500 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Tangier is to fly which takes 3h 45m and costs MAD 950 - MAD 3,300.
The distance between Santander and Tangier is 887 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Tangier without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 36m and costs MAD 1,200 - MAD 2,200.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Santander to Tangier, including transfers.
There are 3379+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Tangier, Morocco?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–5,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–3,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–2,900
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 360–900
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 410–750
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 250–470
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 668
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 85–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–850
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 330–440
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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