Saturday, July 11, 2009

Spain to Morocco by Ferry




One of the quickest and cheapest ways of getting from mainland Europe to Morocco is by ferry. Travel times are from several hours to as little as 35 minutes, but faster travel by catamaran is much more expensive.

Approximate Travel times.
Tarifa to Tangier by FRS, approximately 35 minutes
Algeciras to Tangier by FRS, 70 minutes
Algeciras to Tangier by Acciona, 2.5 hrs
Algeciras to Cueta with Acciona 35 minutes by fast ferry. Normal ferry 1.5hrs
Algeciras to Ceuta by Euroferrys (catamaran) 35minutes.
Malaga to Melilla with Acciona approximately 7 hrs .

The services between Algeciras and Tangier run eight times a day, from Ceuta, ten times.

Prices vary, but are all reasonable. For example, Algeciras to Tanger is from 46 €, Almeria to Nador from 50 € and Almeria to Melilla from 33 €.

You can book and pay on line at FRS who have special deals and also at Maroc Ferry.com. You will find a links at the bottom of this post. The sites are in English, French and Dutch.

Ferry routes

While there are many possible routes, here are some examples of departure times.

ALGECIRAS TO TANGIER
Departure at 06h30 - Arrival at 07h00
Departure at 07h00 - Arrival at 08h30
Departure at 09h30 - Arrival at 11h00
Departure at 11h30 - Arrival at 12h00
Departure at 15h30 - Arrival at 17h00
Departure at 16h30 - Arrival at 17h00
Departure at 18h00 - Arrival at 19h30
Departure at 21h25 - Arrival at 22h00

CEUTA TO ALGECIRAS
Departure at 07h30 - Arrival at 08h15
Departure at 09h30 - Arrival at 10h15
Departure at 10h30 - Arrival at 11h15
Departure at 12h30 - Arrival at 13h15
Departure at 13h30 - Arrival at 14h15
Departure at 15h30 - Arrival at 16h15
Departure at 16h30 - Arrival at 17h15
Departure at 18h30 - Arrival at 19h15
Departure at 19h30 - Arrival at 20h15
Departure at 22h30 - Arrival at 23h15

More info: FRS WEBSITE

1 comment:

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