Cheapest€34.99
- Grimaldi G513706:0717h 38m23:45Terminal Marítima de TarifaEmbarque Catamaran Mundo Marino Altea
Door to door 19h 8mCO2 68.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Travelling from Tarifa to Altea costs €34.99 at the cheapest and takes 18h 41m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 598 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 598 km
- Fastest
- 18h 41m
- Average
- 20h 6m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €34.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 68.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 18h 52m | 17h 22m | 1h 30m | €45.44 | 68.8 kg | 6 |
- 18h 52mFastest, by Ferry
- €45.44Cheapest, by Ferry
- 68.8 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 598 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€42.14
- Baleària B660906:1617h 22m23:38Terminal Marítima de TarifaEmbarque Catamaran Mundo Marino Altea
Door to door 18h 52mCO2 68.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Lowest CO2€55.33
- Baleària B613007:301h 14m08:44Terminal Marítima de TarifaFRS Terminal
- Baleària B445410:2116h 55m03:16FRS TerminalEmbarque Catamaran Mundo Marino Altea
Changes at La Línea de la Concepción, with 97 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 21h 16mCO2 68.7 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALSA2 changes | ALSA - Alge-Coru | 13:15 | 19:15 | 30h 4m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar2 changes | M-150 | 13:30 | 03:30 | 14h 20m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar3 changes | M-150 | 17:30 | 08:30 | 15h 20m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar2 changes | M-150 | 20:00 | 15:15 | 19h 50m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar5 changes | M-150 | 07:30 | 19:35 | 12h 9m |
| ALSA2 changes | ALSA - Alge-Coru | 13:15 | 19:15 | 30h 4m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Tarifa to Altea | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €120.24 | €82.28 | €67.99 | €55.34 | €57.54 | €74.04 | €74.58 | €58.64 | €53.14 | €45.44 | €47.09 | €48.19 | €59.19 | €51.49 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €34.99
Altea is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere central works. We still do not sell the room.
Where to sleep in Altea
Filter by neighbourhood and by price per night, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a taxi.
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When to book Tarifa to Altea
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €48.1990 days
- €26.1960 days
- €31.1445 days
- €37.1930 days
- €44.8921 days
- €51.4914 days
- €74.587 days
- €67.993 days
- €120.241 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 359 percent. The dearest point is €120.24, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €53.14Sun
- €45.44Mon
- €47.09Tue
- €48.19Wed
- €59.19Thu
- €51.49Fri
- €58.64Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €55.34Sept
- €38.29Oct
- €34.44Nov
- €33.34Dec
- €32.79Jan
- €32.24Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 598 km against 569 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 Alicante, Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción, Málaga. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 Tarifa at 06:07 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Tarifa
Coach
- Terminal de Autobuses de Tarifa
Ferry
- Terminal Marítima de Tarifa
Altea
Rail
- Train station Altea
- Baixador de Cap Negret
Ferry
- Embarque Catamaran Mundo Marino Altea
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Baleària | €39.39 | 18h 41m |
 Grimaldi | €34.99 | 19h 3m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €30.00 | 86% |
| Taxes | €3.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €34.99 | 100% |
A day in Altea carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Altea?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Tarifa to Altea
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.
How long does it take to get from Tarifa to Altea?
The fastest journey from Tarifa to Altea takes 18h 41m door to door, of which 17h 22m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 20h 6m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Tarifa to Altea?
The cheapest fare from Tarifa to Altea is €34.99, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €58.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Altea?
The cheapest way from Tarifa to Altea is by Ferry, at €45.44 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 18h 52m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Tarifa to Altea?
Fares from Tarifa to Altea bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €26.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 359 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Tarifa to Altea?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Tarifa to Altea, at €45.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Tarifa to Altea?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Tarifa to Altea, at €32.24 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Tarifa to Altea?
2 operators sell services from Tarifa to Altea across 1 modes: Baleària, Grimaldi. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Tarifa to Altea?
33 percent of the services we sell from Tarifa to Altea are direct. The rest connect at Alicante, Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción, Málaga, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Tarifa to Altea use?
Services from Tarifa to Altea by Ferry leave from Terminal Marítima de Tarifa and arrive at Embarque Catamaran Mundo Marino Altea. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Tarifa to Altea?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Tarifa to Altea allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Tarifa to Altea on 11 September 2026: 598 km of route against 569 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.99, and 18h 41m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Altea a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Altea
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Altea, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Other ways to make this journey
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