There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Tangier by plane, train, car ferry, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane SDR - TNG
3h 45mMAD 595–3,277Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
14h 53mMAD 1,533–4,671Bus, car ferry via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
19h 54mMAD 982–3,769Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifabus
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
20h 48mMAD 941–4,028
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 900 - MAD 4,100 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Tangier is to fly which takes 3h 45m and costs MAD 550 - 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 14h 53m and costs MAD 1,500 - MAD 4,700.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Santander to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 9:23 PM in Santander and 8:23 PM in Tangier.
There are 3860+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Tangier, Morocco?
Iberia, Royal Air Maroc, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–3,200
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–3,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,400
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–4,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–7,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–6,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–900
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 330–470
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–900
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 90–130
- 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 800–1,500
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 50–2,363
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 428
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 535
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,256
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,363
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 50–2,363
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 428
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 535
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,256
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,363
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 50–2,363
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 428
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 535
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,256
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,363
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