Algeciras-Tanger Med ferry prices
What the crossing from Algeciras to Tanger Med costs with a car: how the fare is built up, what differs per operator, why summer is dearer and how to book cheaper.
How to book cheaper
- Book months ahead: the cheapest sailings go first, and in the last week before departure you usually pay the most
- Compare the operators on the same date: the difference is in the ship, the time of day and how flexible the fare is
- Travel midweek and outside July and August if you can, and avoid the peak days of the summer operation
- Book the true length of your car, roof box or bike rack included: paying extra at the quay costs more than booking it
- Book with the operator itself or through a known partner such as Direct Ferries, not at the ticket sellers along the road
Read on
- Timetable every sailing of the week
- Check-in how early to be at the port, per operator
- Summer crowds the weeks when prices are highest
Prices at the operators
- Baleària prices and booking
- DFDS prices and booking
- Africa Morocco Link prices and booking
What the Algeciras-Tanger Med ferry costs
The fare for the crossing is made up of a rate for the vehicle and an amount per passenger. That is why a car with two people is the standard example on the booking sites; with four people you pay more, with a trailer or camper more by length. You only see the final price when booking: it depends on the date, the time of day, the ship and the fare you choose. Outside the season the operators are close together; in July and August prices climb and the last places are the dearest.
Foot passengers pay far less than cars; if you want to reach the city of Tangier on foot, look at Tarifa-Tanger Ville as well. Always compare on your own travel date, in one go for all operators. Once we have measured prices on fixed reference dates, the figures will be here, per operator and per season.
When it is dear and when it is cheap
Prices follow the summer rush. In winter and early spring they are lowest; from mid-June to mid-September, during the Operación Paso del Estrecho, they rise sharply. In those weeks the boats are full of families going to Morocco and back, and since 2025 the fixed ticket applies: you book one sailing and that is the one you take. Book weeks to months ahead; the last places are the dearest. How those weeks go is on the summer crowds page.
The moment of booking counts too: the earlier, the cheaper, and in the last week before departure you usually pay the most. Compare the departure times on your date as well: the price differs per sailing, not just per day.
What is in the price
The basic fare covers the crossing for the car and the people you enter, with a seat in the lounge. The crossing is too short for a cabin; you travel with a seat or a spot in the lounge. Food and drink on board you pay for separately. Port taxes and surcharges are normally already in the price the operator shows; check that at the checkout.
Children and babies usually travel at a discount, pets for a surcharge and in the car or a kennel, depending on the operator. Put everything that differs from “two adults and a car” in the booking straight away: extra passengers, a trailer, a roof box, an LPG system. Then there are no surprises at check-in.
Frequently asked questions about prices
What does a car with four people cost?
More than the from-price for two, because every extra passenger pays; how much depends on the operator, the date and the ship. In July and August prices rise sharply. Booking early saves the most; compare on your date in the booking module.
Is it cheaper to book with the operator or through Direct Ferries?
The price is usually the same. Through Direct Ferries you compare the operators in one go; you then simply pay the operator. Inter Shipping is not in that comparison: you book it with the operator itself. We advise against the ticket sellers along the road near the port.
Can I change or cancel a ticket?
That depends on the fare. Flexible fares are dearer but allow changes, the cheapest fares often do not. In summer the fixed ticket applies as well: you sail on the departure you booked. Read the conditions before you pay.
Is a return cheaper than two singles?
Sometimes a little, and it is easier: one booking, one operator. Still compare separately, because the return in the first half of September falls in the busiest weeks of the year and may be cheaper with another operator.
What does it cost as a foot passenger?
A good deal less than with a car: you only pay the passenger fare. Allow for transport to and from the port, because Tanger Med is about forty kilometres from the city of Tangier. If you want the city, look at Tarifa-Tanger Ville.
In short
- Make-up vehicle rate plus an amount per passenger
- children at a discount
- Season from mid-June to mid-September much dearer, book months ahead
- Fixed ticket in summer you sail on the departure you booked
- Foot passenger far cheaper
- for the city itself, Tarifa is the better line