Algeciras-Tanger Med ferry timetable
Every sailing between Algeciras and Tanger Med: Baleària, DFDS and AML, today and the days ahead, in both directions. Ninety minutes at sea, dozens of times a day.
Times come from the operators' timetables. Actual departures can differ because of wind or delays.
Fast ferry or conventional ship?
- Baleària and DFDS take about ninety minutes
- AML sails conventional ships: up to two hours, at night as well
- On foot to the city of Tangier? Look at Tarifa-Tanger Ville, an hour at sea and you step off in the city centre
- How early to be at the port differs per operator, from forty-five minutes to two and a half hours: see check-in
Check your sailing with
- Baleària official site and timetable
- DFDS route page Algeciras-Tanger Med
- Africa Morocco Link official site
- Tanger Med Passagers live departures from Tanger Med
- Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras port authority
- Moroccan customs import rules for the car
Algeciras-Tanger Med timetable: how to read the table
Algeciras and Tanger Med are ninety minutes apart by sea. The operators share the day between them: in daytime a boat leaves almost every hour, at night less often. The table shows departure and arrival in the local time of each port. Mind the time difference: in summer Morocco is one hour behind Spain, in winter the clocks match, so a ninety-minute crossing looks like half an hour on the way out and two and a half hours on the way back. Around Ramadan, Morocco puts its clocks back for a few weeks.
A ticket is valid for the sailing you booked. Outside the season the desk can often put you on another departure; in summer it cannot, when the fixed ticket is the rule.
Departures from Algeciras: today and this week
The next seven days, live from the operators. Pick another date or period and click the button; times in the local time of the port.
Departures from Tanger Med: today and this week
The next seven days, from the passenger port of Tanger Med. Moroccan time.
When they sail more often
The timetable follows the summer rush. From mid-June to mid-September, the weeks of the Operación Paso del Estrecho, the operators add ships and sailings and still sail full. Book weeks ahead, stick to the sailing on your ticket and expect queues in the port of Algeciras and at customs in Tanger Med. How that works is on the summer crowds page. In winter it is quiet: fewer sailings and lower prices.
The Strait of Gibraltar is a wind funnel. In a strong levante, the easterly, sailings can be delayed or cancelled; the fast ferries and the line from Tarifa are the most sensitive. Check your operator’s site the day before, and the forecast below.
Waves and wind in the Strait of Gibraltar
Live forecast from Ferryweather. Algeciras and Tanger Med lie on the eastern side of the Strait, where the easterly levante and the westerly poniente take turns.
Frequently asked questions about the timetable
How early do I need to be at the port?
It differs per operator. DFDS recommends being in the port ninety minutes before departure; AML wants to see you at embarkation two and a half hours before departure if you have a car. The times with their sources are on the check-in page.
Are the times here always right?
The times come straight from the operators through Direct Ferries and are refreshed several times a day. Wind or a technical problem can still move a sailing: always check with the operator before you set off.
Why does the return crossing look longer in the table?
Because of the time difference. In summer Morocco is one hour behind Spain. The crossing takes about ninety minutes either way; the clock in the table is the local time of each port.
Are there night sailings?
Yes, the line runs almost around the clock, although at night the departures are further apart. A night sailing saves a hotel night, but customs at Tanger Med can be quieter or thinly staffed at that hour: check the times on your ticket.
Can I take a different sailing from the one I booked?
Outside the season sometimes, for a fee and if there is space. Not in July and August, when the fixed ticket applies. Ask at your operator’s desk in the port, not at the ticket sellers outside the gates.
In short
- 4 operators Baleària, DFDS, AML and Inter Shipping, all four with cars on board
- dozens of sailings a day around forty in summer, twenty to thirty in the rest of the year
- 1.5 hours at sea: fast ferries ninety minutes, conventional ships up to two hours
- Check-in forty-five minutes to two and a half hours before departure, depending on the operator: see check-in