There are 5 ways to get from Tangier to Cairnryan by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or car train
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)TNG - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
10h 54m£102–274Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Drive from Tarifa to Santander
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Cairnryan
40h 41m£341–1,016Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Burgos
- Take the bus from Burgos to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
2d 5hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tangier to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cairnryan
5d 23hFly to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)TNG - PIK
11h 22m£103–320
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 £100 - £280 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Cairnryan is to fly and train which takes 10h 54m and costs £100 - £280.
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 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Tangier to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Cairnryan is 1h behind Tangier. It is currently 10:16 PM in Tangier and 9:16 PM in Cairnryan.
There are 185+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Cairnryan, Scotland?
Ryanair, Air Arabia Maroc, and Royal Air 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
- £70–250
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Tarifa to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- 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 Burgos to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Burgos to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Burgos to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Burgos to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–96
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- £8–45
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +34 912 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
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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