There are 4 ways to get from Tangier to Cairnryan by plane, bus, car ferry, train, car, 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, bus
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TNG - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
10h 23mCar ferry, train, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Setecarferry
- Take the train from Sete to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
- Drive from Bus Terminus to Cairnryancar
3d 2h£300–839Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
46h 8mFerry, bus, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Verinbus
- Take the bus from Verin to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
- Drive from Bus Terminus to Cairnryancar
2d 12h£337–727
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to ferry and bus and train and drive which costs £330 - £750 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to ferry and bus and train and drive which takes 2 days 12h and costs £330 - £750.
The distance between Tangier and Cairnryan is 1539 miles.
The best way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 46h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Tangier to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Cairnryan is 1h behind Tangier. It is currently 12:07 PM in Tangier and 11:07 AM in Cairnryan.
There are 184+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Cairnryan, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tangier to Cairnryan. However, you can take the taxi to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Airport, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, walk to Glasgow Buchanan, then take the bus to Cairnryan Stena Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Tarifa, Tarifa, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Lille, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 46h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Sete to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verin to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Verin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- £75–140
- Cabin
- £150–210
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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