There are 11 ways to get from Tarifa to l'Escala by bus, train, car ferry, car, train (Renfe, Ouigo), or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to GironaAvn / ...
12h 34m€112–296Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)AGP - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
8h 56m€63–222Bus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos NordAlsa
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to L'Escala1
22h 30m€155–157Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to L'Escala1
38h 34m€149–223Drive 1,207.1 km
- Drive from Tarifa to l'Escala1,207.1 km
12h 53m€190–274Train
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to GironaAvn / ...
13h 54m€92–385Train, bus
- Take the train from Algeciras to Cordoba-CentralAlv
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to GironaAve
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec11
15h 41m€110–188Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly, train
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)TNG - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
8h 37m€98–457Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)XRY - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
9h 35m€83–303Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)SVQ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
10h 32m€76–272Bus, bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)GRX - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
12h 9m€78–291
Tarifa to l'Escala by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to l'Escala is to bus and fly and train which costs €60 - €230 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to l'Escala is to car ferry and fly and train which takes 8h 37m and costs €95 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarifa to l'Escala. However, there are services departing from Tarifa and arriving at L'Escala via Algeciras and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Tarifa and l'Escala is 1418 km. The road distance is 1207.1 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to l'Escala without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 34m and costs €110 - €300.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Tarifa to l'Escala, including transfers.
Tarifa to l'Escala bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Algeciras station.
The best way to get from Tarifa to l'Escala is to bus which takes 22h 30m and costs €154 - €158. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €390 and takes 13h 54m.
Tarifa to l'Escala bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to l'Escala is 1207 km. It takes approximately 12h 53m to drive from Tarifa to l'Escala.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a bus from Tarifa to L'Escala via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 22h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarifa to L'Escala Pobla Sec via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Girona, Flaçà, and Flaça in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–65
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €80–120
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- 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
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/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
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €127
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to L'Escala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–26
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €36
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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