Cheapest€17.39
- Baleària B291506:137h 7m13:20Ferry to MarbellaPuerto Deportivo de Isla Cristina
Door to door 8h 37mCO2 27.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Marbella to Isla Cristina costs €17.39 at the cheapest and takes 8h 37m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 241 km. Cheapest is by ferry, fastest is by ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 241 km
- Fastest
- 8h 37m
- Average
- 9h 10m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €17.39
- CO2 per passenger
- 27.7 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 September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 8h 37m | 7h 7m | 1h 30m | €20.69 | 27.7 kg | 4 |
- 8h 37mFastest, by Ferry
- €20.69Cheapest, by Ferry
- 27.7 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 241 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€25.47
- Network of Metropolitan Transport Consortiums of Andalusia NM216607:302h 54m10:24Estación de autobuses de MarbellaApeadero de autobuses de Punta Umbría
- Baleària B846211:541h 21m13:15Canoa de Punta UmbriaPuerto Deportivo de Isla Cristina
Changes at Huelva, with 90 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 6h 52mCO2 9.8 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Marbella to Isla Cristina | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €42.69 | €28.39 | €31.14 | €23.99 | €34.99 | €32.79 | €30.59 | €24.54 | €20.69 | €21.24 | €22.34 | €27.29 | €29.49 | €26.74 |
| Coach | €35.37 | €30.97 | €33.17 | €31.52 | €36.47 | €32.62 | €29.87 | €26.57 | €26.02 | €26.02 | €26.02 | €27.12 | €30.42 | €27.12 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €17.39
The trip ends at Estación de Autobuses. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Isla Cristina
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When to book Marbella to Isla Cristina
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €22.8890 days
- €15.7460 days
- €14.0945 days
- €15.1930 days
- €22.8921 days
- €26.7414 days
- €29.877 days
- €31.143 days
- €35.371 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €14.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 151 percent. The most expensive point is €35.37, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 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.
- €24.54Sun
- €20.69Mon
- €21.24Tue
- €22.34Wed
- €27.12Thu
- €29.49Fri
- €26.74Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €31.14Sep
- €16.84Oct
- €19.59Nov
- €20.14Dec
- €14.64Jan
- €15.74Feb
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
- 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 241 km against 229 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 Aljaraque, El Puerto de Santa María, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Huelva. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Marbella at 06:13 and the last at 07:30, across 4 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.
Marbella
Rail
- Marbella-Bus
Bus
- Estación de autobuses de Marbella
- Tolox
Ferry
- Ferry to Marbella
- Ferry to Puerto Banus
Isla Cristina
Bus
- Estación de Autobuses
Ferry
- Puerto Deportivo de Isla Cristina
- Marina Isla Canela
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 | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baleària | €17.39 | 8h 37m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
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 | €14.00 | 81% |
| Taxes | €1.40 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 11% |
| Total you pay | €17.39 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Isla Cristina well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Estación de Autobuses
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Marbella to Isla Cristina
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 it take to get from Marbella to Isla Cristina?
The fastest journey from Marbella to Isla Cristina takes 8h 37m door to door, of which 7h 7m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 9h 10m, 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina?
The cheapest fare from Marbella to Isla Cristina is €17.39, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €25.64. 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina?
The cheapest way from Marbella to Isla Cristina is by ferry, at €20.69 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 8h 37m 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina?
Fares from Marbella to Isla Cristina bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €14.09. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 151 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Marbella to Isla Cristina?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Marbella to Isla Cristina, at €20.69. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Marbella to Isla Cristina?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Marbella to Isla Cristina, at €14.64 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 service from Marbella to Isla Cristina?
1 operators sell services from Marbella to Isla Cristina across 1 mode: Baleària. 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina?
20 percent of the services we sell from Marbella to Isla Cristina are direct. The rest connect at Aljaraque, El Puerto de Santa María, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Huelva, with about 47 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina use?
Services from Marbella to Isla Cristina by ferry leave from Ferry to Marbella and arrive at Puerto Deportivo de Isla Cristina. 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Marbella to Isla Cristina 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 modeled 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 Marbella to Isla Cristina on September 12, 2026: 241 km of route against 229 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €17.39, and 8h 37m 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 Isla Cristina a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Isla Cristina
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Marbella
Arriving in Isla Cristina
Algeciras to Isla CristinaAlicante to Isla CristinaAlmería to Isla CristinaAltea to Isla CristinaCadiz to Isla CristinaCalpe to Isla CristinaCalvià to Isla CristinaCeuta to Isla CristinaChiclana de la Frontera to Isla CristinaCoria del Río to Isla CristinaDenia to Isla CristinaEl Puerto de Santa María to Isla Cristina
Leaving Isla Cristina
- 31Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
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