There are 5 ways to get from Tangier to Cairnryan by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car 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 to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TNG - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
10h 53m£93–264Ferry, bus, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- 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 7h£298–642Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane TNG - PIK
9h 45m£93–330Car ferry, bus
- 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 Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57bus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
2d 21hFerry, bus, drive
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Verinbus
- Take the bus from Verin to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
- Drive from Bus Terminus to Cairnryancar
3d 11h£369–537
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to fly and train which costs £90 - £270 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs £90 - £330.
The distance between Tangier and Cairnryan is 1493 miles.
The best way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Tangier to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Cairnryan is 1h behind Tangier. It is currently 10:59 PM in Tangier and 9:59 PM in Cairnryan.
There are 190+ 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- 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
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarifa to Verin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salamanca to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- £45–70
- 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 Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verin to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- 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
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
- 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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