There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Tangier by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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 1,133–3,313Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifabus
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
20h 48mMAD 1,067–1,478Train, 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
15h 36mMAD 1,119–2,440Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Tarifabus
- Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Villeferry
20h 7mMAD 1,180–1,854
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 1,100 - MAD 3,400.
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 1,100 - MAD 2,500.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Santander to Tangier, including transfers.
There are 3502+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Tangier, Morocco?
Iberia, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) 5 times a week.
- 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 550–5,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 490–3,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–4,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–9,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 360–850
- 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 330–1,100
- 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 600–950
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 85–160
- 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 380–470
- 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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