There are 5 ways to get from Tangier to Catral by bus, plane, ferry, train, or car ferry
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Bus to Sania Ramel Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Tangier to Tetouanbus
- Fly from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane TTU - ALC
- Take the bus from Elche to Catralbus
6h 48m€50–336Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Elchebus
15h 13m€91–159Fly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane TNG - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Alicante - Estación de Autobuses to Catralbus
7h 46m€64–285Fly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane TNG - ALC
- Take the bus from Elche to Catralbus
4h 17m€62–327Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Elchebus Alsa
16h 17m€58–325
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 €55 - €330 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Catral is to fly and bus which takes 4h 17m and costs €60 - €330.
The distance between Tangier and Catral is 623 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Catral without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 15h 13m and costs €90 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Tangier to Catral, including transfers.
Catral is 1h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 3:51 PM in Tangier and 4:51 PM in Catral.
There are 4933+ hotels available in Catral.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Catral, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Tangier to Catral. However, you can take the bus to Tetouan, take the taxi to Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), walk to Aeropuerto 2, take the bus to Universitat - Escola Oficial D'Idiomes, then take the bus to Catral. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Tanger Ville to Catral via Tarifa, Tarifa, Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, Malaga Eeaa, Elche, and Elche in around 15h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- 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
- €2–3
- Website
- https://costazul.net/en/
- Website
- https://regular.autobusing.com/info?empresa=costa-azul&locale=es&locale=en
Bus from Alicante - Estación de Autobuses to Catral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- 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
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Algeciras to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.alsa.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
- €30–50
- 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
- €9–221
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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