There are 8 ways to get from Tangier to Catral by plane, car, car ferry, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)TNG - ALC
6h 41m€81–387Fly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)TNG - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Elche-Carrus
7h 57m€72–413Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tangier to Port de Tanger Med
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Motril
- Drive from Motril to Catral
11h 24m€116–344Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Elche Av/Elx AvAve
14h 21m€137–295Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Elche
15h 8m€97–132Bus to Sania Ramel Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Tangier to Tetouan
- Fly from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)TTU - ALC
- Take the bus from Elche to Catral
7h 2m€78–395Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Elche Av/Elx AvAve
15h 43m€110–198Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Algeciras to ElcheAlsa
16h 12m€102–123
Tangier to Catral by car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Catral is to car ferry and bus which costs €100 - €130 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Catral is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €80 - €390.
The distance between Tangier and Catral is 610 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Catral without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 14h 21m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Tangier to Catral, including transfers.
There are 4868+ hotels available in Catral.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Catral, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice daily.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–500
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–500
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Elche-Carrus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Elche Av/Elx Av
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Elche Av/Elx Av
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Algeciras to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €68–74
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- ctmweb.ma@gmail.com
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tangier to Tetouan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Comfort
- €2–4
- Phone
- +34 96 571 04 49
- info.torrevieja@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- costazul.net
Bus from Elche to Catral
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://costazul.net/en/
- Website
- https://regular.autobusing.com/info?empresa=costa-azul&locale=es&locale=en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Motril
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €55–85
- Cabin
- €170–250
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- 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
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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