There are 4 ways to get from Tangier to Cairnryan by plane, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane TNG - PIK
9h 45m£93–320Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- 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
47h 53mCar ferry, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AGP - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
15h 49mCar ferry to Gibraltar International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GIB - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
17h 1m£168–341
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to fly which costs £90 - £320 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs £90 - £320.
The distance between Tangier and Cairnryan is 1434 miles.
The best way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 47h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Tangier to Cairnryan, including transfers.
There are 201+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Cairnryan, Scotland?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Air Arabia Maroc fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Manchester, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Manchester, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- 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 22m
- 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
- £60–210
- 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
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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