There are 14 ways to get from Tarifa to Holyhead by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), ferry, 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.
Bus to Gibraltar International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción
- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GIB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
10h 40m£102–324Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)AGP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
12h 2m£53–166Bus, train via Avignon
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyhead
27h£271–770Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tarifa to Santander
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Holyhead
36h 53m£281–923Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lille
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyhead
40h 24m£200–640Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Liverpool (LPL)AGP - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
11h 31m£58–206Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)TNG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
10h 48m£113–213Bus to Seville Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SVQ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
13h 5m£86–219Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)AGP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyhead
12h 23m£98–304Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)AGP - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Newton-le-Willows
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
13h 26m£67–221Train
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyhead
29h 10m£277–754Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyhead
43h 8m£128–352Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Rennes
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry0
2d 10hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tarifa to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Holyhead
28h 32m
Tarifa to Holyhead by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Holyhead is to bus and fly and train which costs £50 - £170 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Holyhead is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 40m and costs £100 - £330.
The distance between Tarifa and Holyhead is 1368 miles.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Holyhead without a car is to bus and train via Avignon which takes 27h and costs £270 - £800.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Tarifa to Holyhead, including transfers.
Holyhead is 1h behind Tarifa. It is currently 12:25 AM in Tarifa and 11:25 PM in Holyhead.
There are 914+ hotels available in Holyhead.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a bus from Tarifa to Holyhead via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 29h 10m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport via Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
Flights from Seville Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Seville Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Seville Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–105
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £95–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- £85–290
- 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
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Sevilla Estación del Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- 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
- £11–35
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- 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
- £50–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Algeciras to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- 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
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
- 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
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £31–36
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £190–900
- On Foot
- £60–75
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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