Algeciras Ferry

From Algeciras, ferries to Tangier and Ceuta leave all day round.

Also ferries to Sète and Marseille in France.

For ferries to/from Tarifa click here

 

Tips

NO RESERVATION?

No worries. If you are traveling without a car, you can just show up, and buy your ticket at Algeciras port.

TO BRING

If you are traveling to Morocco, do not forget to bring a pen.

Because on the ferry itself you will be asked to fill out an entrance form.

And obviously, do not forget your passport. It needs to be valid up to 6 months after the date of return.

ENJOY!

If you are on a holiday, try to take a normal (slow) ferry if you can...

...they are the only ones that really give a touch of a Cruise to the journey.

On warm and sunny days... the Gibraltar Strait is fantastic.

LA LINEA

In the whole of this very busy and urban area of the bahia de Algeciras (the English say The Bay of Gibraltar)...

Only one town is really worth a visit, and that is La Linea.

Still very Spanish (which is a surprise, being so near to the Costa del Sol), La Linea really has a nice centre, full with terraces and trendy bars.

 

 

 

 

THE FERRIES TO CEUTA

TO CEUTA There are 16 departures per day to Ceuta, from 7:30 in the morning until 23:20 at night. The companies are Balnearia and Acciona Trasmediterranea.

The journey takes 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the vessel. Prices range from 33€ (one way) to 85€ (return).

THE FERRIES TO TANGIER

TO TANGIER In general there are a minimum of 12 ferries per day to Tangier; the actual number depends on the season.

The first (fast) ferry leaves at 6 AM, and the last one at 10 PM. These times are only for high season (June to September). In low season the times are from 9 AM to 9 PM.

Prices range from 38€ One Way to 90€ for a retour ticket.

You can choose between a high speed ferry, which takes 1,15 hour to arrive in Tangier, or a normal vessel which needs 2,5 hours.

> PRECISE FERRY TIMES

For the most recent schedule, visit this page of COMARIT.

MAKING RESERVATIONS

There are no websites where you can verify all ferries of all companies.

For TANGIER go to the following pages of either COMARIT, BALEARIA or Acciona Transmediterranea.

For CEUTA visit BALEARIA or Acciona Transmediterranea.

If you are traveling without a car, reservations are not necessary.

About Algeciras...

Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest urban area on the Bay of Gibraltar (in Spanish, the Bahía de Algeciras).

It is the busiest port in Spain. It is situated 20 km north of Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of the Iberian peninsula and continental Europe.

Algeciras has a population of 116.000 (Estimation 2008). It is the 28th-most populous metropolitan area in Spain.

The origin of the name most probably stems from the Romans, who named this strategic place Caetaria, which during Arabic rule turned into Al-Caetaria, or AlJazīra AlKhadra... which means "Green Island".

In other words.. Al Jazeera became Algeciras.

The Bus Station

The bus station in Algeciras is at a 5 minute walk from the Ferry Port.

It is located in Calle San Bernardo Nr 1 and the telephone number is 956 653 456.