Cheapest€11.88
- Baleària B821614:165h 4m19:20Malaga Estacion MaritimaTanger Ville
Door to door 6h 34mCO2 18.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Málaga to Tangier ferry
Ferries from Málaga to Tangier start at €12.99 and take 6h 28m at their fastest.
The Ferries from Málaga to Tangier starts at €12.99 and takes 6h 28m door to door, run by 1 operator over 163 km, with around 8 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 6h 28mDoor to door
- 4h 58mMoving
- €12.99From
- 18.7 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Ferry operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baleària | €11.88 | 6h 24m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Tangier is not something we sell.
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When to book Málaga to Tangier
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.0990 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €12.4421 days
- €14.0914 days
- €15.747 days
- €16.293 days
- €25.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 116 percent. The most expensive point is €25.64, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €16.84Sun
- €13.54Mon
- €12.99Tue
- €13.54Wed
- €17.39Thu
- €14.09Fri
- €16.29Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Málaga
Ferry
- Malaga Estacion Maritima
- Estación Marítima de Málaga
Tangier
Ferry
- Tanger Ville
- Gare Maritime du Tanger
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 163 km against 163 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Málaga at 06:13 and the last at 20:00, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Ferries against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 48m | 38m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 41.3 kg | 24 |
| Ferry | 6h 28m | 4h 58m | 1h 30m | €12.99 | 18.7 kg | 8 |
Questions about Málaga to Tangier
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier take?
The Ferry from Málaga to Tangier takes 6h 28m door to door, of which 4h 58m is spent moving. The route runs 163 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier cost?
The Ferry from Málaga to Tangier starts at €12.99 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €14.09. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier?
1 operators run the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier: Baleària. Between them they file around 8 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier use?
The Ferry from Málaga to Tangier leaves from Malaga Estacion Maritima and arrives at Tanger Ville. Allow about 1h 30m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Ferry the best way from Málaga to Tangier?
Traveling from Málaga to Tangier by Flight costs €31.41 and takes 3h 48m door to door, against 6h 28m by Ferry. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier?
Fares for the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 116 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier produce?
The Ferry from Málaga to Tangier produces about 18.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 163 km, which works out at roughly 115 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier?
Operators on the Ferry from Málaga to Tangier publish Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 6h 28m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Málaga to Tangier on September 11, 2026: 163 km of route against 163 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €12.99, and 6h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
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Day trips that leave Tangier in the morning and cover a good part of Morocco by evening.
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