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Spain to Morocco ferries: every route

There are two families of crossings: the short hops across the Strait, which sail many times a day, and the long ones across the Alboran Sea and from Barcelona, which trade road miles for hours at sea.

Spain to Morocco, one way, 1 adult

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Strait of Gibraltar

Crossings of about an hour, with sailings throughout the day.

  1. Tanger MedAlgecirasTanger MedAll year roundCrossing1 h 30Frequency15 sailings a dayOn foot, one wayfrom 29 €Ferry companiesBaleària, DFDS, AML (Africa Morocco Link)
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  2. Tangier CityTarifaTangier CityAll year roundCrossing1 hFrequency6 – 10 sailings a dayOn foot, one wayfrom 36 €Ferry companiesBaleària, AML (Africa Morocco Link)
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Alboran Sea

Crossings of several hours to the Rif and the Oriental region, often overnight.

  1. AlmeríaAlmeríaNador (Beni Ensar)All year roundCrossing6 h – 9 hFrequency1 sailing a dayOn foot, one wayfrom 47 €Ferry companiesBaleària, GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci), AML (Africa Morocco Link)
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  2. MotrilMotrilNador (Beni Ensar)Seasonal onlyCrossing5 hFrequency3 sailings a weekOn foot, one wayfrom 77.55 €Ferry companiesBaleària
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  3. Al HoceimaMotrilAl HoceimaSeasonal onlyCrossing5 hFrequency4 sailings a weekOn foot, one wayfrom 86.55 €Ferry companiesBaleària
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From Barcelona

A day or more at sea in exchange for skipping the whole drive down the peninsula.

  1. BarcelonaBarcelonaTanger MedAll year roundCrossing31 h – 37 hFrequency2 sailings a weekOn foot, one wayfrom 87 €Ferry companiesGNV (Grandi Navi Veloci)
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  2. Nador (Beni Ensar)BarcelonaNador (Beni Ensar)All year roundCrossing27 h – 30 h 25Frequency1 – 2 sailings a weekOn foot, one wayfrom 96 €Ferry companiesGNV (Grandi Navi Veloci)
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Routes with no passenger service today

These routes have existed and still show up on some comparison sites, but on the date we checked no ferry company was selling passenger tickets. We explain what happened and which alternative to take.

MotrilTanger MedNo service today
MálagaTanger MedNo service today

The Ceuta and Melilla alternative

Another way in: take a ferry to one of Spain's two cities in North Africa and enter Morocco across the land border. The sailing is a domestic route; the unknown is the border.

Via Ceuta: Algeciras – Ceuta and the Tarajal border

The crossing takes around an hour by fast ferry. On the day we checked, three companies were running it: Baleària, DFDS and Ceuta Link, a new brand that has been sailing since 30 October 2026 with a ship that came from Armas Trasmediterránea. Between the three they had 19 sailings a day from Algeciras in the autumn.

From Ceuta you enter Morocco through the Tarajal crossing, towards Fnideq and Tetouan. In summer 2026 the queues linked to the new European biometric registration pushed many travellers towards Tanger Med: traffic through Ceuta during Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE), Spain's summer Strait-crossing operation, fell by 16.7% in the first count.

Via Melilla: Málaga, Almería or Motril and the Beni Ensar border

Baleària links Melilla with Málaga (6 h 30), Almería (about 6 hours, 5 sailings a week) and Motril (7 hours, 3 sailings a week), with cabins.

The Beni Ensar border, the only one in operation, leads straight into Nador. In early October 2026 the crossing was still taking close to two hours, longer at weekends, and on 30 July it was closed temporarily. We have not found a public statement on its situation in November.

These routes make sense if you live in Ceuta or Melilla, if you find a much better fare or if your destination is right by the border. Before choosing them, check the state of the border crossing that same day: it is the one thing we cannot guarantee.

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Every figure on this page comes from a source consulted on the date shown.