Algeciras to Isla Cristina ferry

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Fares and seats move by the day. Price Algeciras to Isla Cristina on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.

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• 8h 9mDoor to door
• 6h 39mMoving
• €17.94 to €33.34From
• 06:25 to 07:30First and last departure
• 5Per day
• 24.7 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on 7 October 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€17.94 to €33.34 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.

The cheapest and the fastest on 7 October 2026

Ferry operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.

Operator	From	Fastest	Typical speed	Flexibility	On board
Baleària	€15.74	7h 55m	33 km/h	Changeable	Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Toilets

When to book Algeciras to Isla Cristina

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

1. €21.2490 days
2. €13.5460 days
3. €11.8945 days
4. €15.7430 days
5. €20.1421 days
6. €20.1414 days
7. €26.747 days
8. €22.893 days
9. €33.341 days

Cheapest lead time

Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.89.

How much it moves

The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 180 percent. The dearest point is €33.34, 1 days out.

What that means

Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

1. €20.14Sun
2. €17.94Mon
3. €19.59Tue
4. €20.14Wed
5. €21.79Thu
6. €20.14Fri
7. €23.99Sat

Where you leave from and where you arrive

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting

20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.

How far it really runs

The route covers 215 km against 204 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

Where the change is

Connections are made at Rota, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cadiz, El Puerto de Santa María. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.

If the connection is missed

The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.

First and last departure

The first service of the day leaves Algeciras at 06:25 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Algeciras to Isla Cristina

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

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