Port of Tarifa

Tarifa's Estación Marítima (ferry terminal) is a small building, 2,116 m² on two floors: the ground floor has ticket sales, the ferry companies' check-in counters, the café and government agencies.

The only destination is Tangier City (Tanger Ville). On the day we checked, Baleària and AML were operating.

The port has a car park with direct access to the ferry terminal; the port authority does not publish the rates.

If you do not want to drive to Tarifa, Baleària offers its passengers a free shuttle bus between the port of Algeciras and the port of Tarifa, which has to be added to the booking. It leaves from the coach park opposite each ferry terminal.

Baleària asks for 60 minutes without a vehicle and 90 minutes with one. AML, 2 hours, or 3 in very busy periods.

On peak summer days there is a rule that works the other way: Baleària warns that access to the port of Tarifa is not allowed more than 2 hours before departure, that a dated (closed) ticket is required and that the main entrance is closed in favour of an alternative access.

Tarifa is the port most exposed to the levante, the easterly wind. When it picks up, the fast ferries stop sailing: on 2 January 2026 five sailings were suspended while Algeciras kept to its timetable, and in early March there were several days of cancellations.

Before leaving home, look at the port's real-time departures board and read the guide to bad-weather cancellations.