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
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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 Concepciónbus
- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GIB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
10h 28m£114–418Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Liverpool (LPL)plane AGP - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
11h 42m£87–243Bus, train via Avignon
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
27h 25m£422–830Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tarifa to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Holyheadcar
36h 59m£306–923Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
37h 47m£342–652Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane TNG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
10h 31m£115–413Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AGP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
11h 56m£101–321Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AGP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
12h 26m£109–273Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AGP - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
14h 16m£104–376Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane AGP - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
13h 39m£112–344Train
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
29h 30m£416–805Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
40h 1m£248–507Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
2d 10hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tarifa to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Holyheadcar
28h 13m
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 £85 - £250 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Holyhead is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 28m and costs £110 - £420.
The distance between Tarifa and Holyhead is 1370 miles.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Holyhead without a car is to bus and train via Avignon which takes 27h 25m and costs £420 - £850.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Tarifa to Holyhead, including transfers.
Holyhead is 1h behind Tarifa. It is currently 11:31 AM in Tarifa and 10:31 AM in Holyhead.
There are 818+ 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 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Manchester Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Manchester Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to East Midlands Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–500
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–370
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- £140–240
- 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
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- 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
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- 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
- £18–30
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- 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
- £65–110
- 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
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Algeciras to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- 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
- £8–193
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- £35
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- £44
- Sirena Seat Car
- £185
- Neptuno Seat Car
- £193
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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