Port of Nador (Beni Ensar)

The port of Nador is in Beni Ensar, immediately south of the port of Melilla, at the north-western end of the Mar Chica lagoon. The centre of Nador is about 13 km away according to GNV.

The ferry terminal has four berths. In 2025 a new 6,000 m² terminal building opened, with capacity for 2,700 passengers, along with a 13,200 m² covered area for vehicle boarding.

All year round: Almería – Nador, with a daily sailing, and Barcelona – Nador, once or twice a week. In summer Motril – Nador is added.

GNV also links Nador with Sète, in France.

With GNV, check-in opens 9 hours before departure and closes 4 hours before, or 2 hours before on the Almería route. With Baleària the general times apply: 60 minutes without a vehicle and 90 with one.

In Nador a dated (closed) ticket, with date and time, has been required for years to enter the port in summer.

The Beni Ensar border, the only one in operation between Melilla and Morocco, is next to the port. Some travellers take the ferry to Melilla and enter Morocco overland; in 2026 the border had long waits and a temporary closure in July. We explain it in the alternatives via Ceuta and Melilla.