Cheapest€58.64
- Grimaldi G172706:0727h 23m09:30Terminal Marítima de TarifaBilbao Terminal de Getxo
Door to door 28h 53mCO2 101.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Tarifa to Bilbao costs €58.64 at the cheapest and takes 26h 41m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 880 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 880 km
- Fastest
- 26h 41m
- Average
- 28h 43m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €58.64
- CO2 per passenger
- 101.2 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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 28h 53m | 27h 23m | 1h 30m | €63.04 | 101.2 kg | 5 |
- 28h 53mFastest, by Ferry
- €63.04Cheapest, by Ferry
- 101.2 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 880 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALSA1 changes | ALSA | 13:15 | 12:45 | 23h 56m |
| ALSA2 changes | ALSA | 13:15 | 11:25 | 22h 32m |
| ALSA4 changes | ALSA | 13:15 | 03:40 | 14h 30m |
| ALSA5 changes | ALSA | 13:15 | 03:18 | 14h 13m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar4 changes | M-150 | 13:30 | 11:25 | 22h 17m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar5 changes | M-150 | 13:30 | 09:50 | 20h 41m |
| Red de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de Gibraltar6 changes | M-150 | 13:30 | 10:07 | 20h 37m |
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 Tarifa to Bilbao | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €150.49 | €149.39 | €142.24 | €91.09 | €74.59 | €85.59 | €101.54 | €90.54 | €94.94 | €75.69 | €77.89 | €63.04 | €65.79 | €85.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €58.64
The ferry gets you into Bilbao. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Bilbao for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Tarifa to Bilbao
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €57.5390 days
- €49.2960 days
- €61.9445 days
- €63.0430 days
- €61.9421 days
- €85.5914 days
- €101.547 days
- €142.243 days
- €150.491 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €49.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 205 percent. The most expensive point is €150.49, 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.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €75.69Sun
- €77.89Mon
- €63.04Tue
- €65.79Wed
- €85.59Thu
- €90.54Fri
- €94.94Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €74.59Sep
- €61.94Oct
- €56.44Nov
- €50.39Dec
- €48.19Jan
- €44.89Feb
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 880 km against 838 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 Marbella, Toledo, La Línea de la Concepción, Algeciras. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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 Tarifa at 06:07 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.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Tarifa
Bus
- Terminal de Autobuses de Tarifa
Ferry
- Terminal Marítima de Tarifa
Bilbao
Rail
- Bilbao Abando
- Aranguren Apeadero
- Bilbao-Abando
Bus
- Bilbao Termibus
- Bilbao Intermodal
Air
- BIO
Ferry
- Bilbao Terminal de Getxo
- Pío Baroja plaza
The fare from BIO into Bilbao is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Bilbao
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bilbao costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grimaldi | €58.64 | 26h 41m | 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 | €51.50 | 88% |
| Taxes | €5.15 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €58.64 | 100% |
We cannot promise Bilbao Abando still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Bilbao?
Most of the points near Bilbao Abando open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Tarifa to Bilbao
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 Tarifa to Bilbao?
The fastest journey from Tarifa to Bilbao takes 26h 41m door to door, of which 27h 23m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 28h 43m, 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 Bilbao?
The cheapest fare from Tarifa to Bilbao is €58.64, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €85.59. 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 Bilbao?
The cheapest way from Tarifa to Bilbao is by Ferry, at €63.04 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 28h 53m 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 Bilbao?
Fares from Tarifa to Bilbao bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €49.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 205 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Tarifa to Bilbao?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Tarifa to Bilbao, at €63.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 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 Bilbao?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Tarifa to Bilbao, at €44.89 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 Tarifa to Bilbao?
1 operators sell services from Tarifa to Bilbao across 1 modes: 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 Bilbao?
20 percent of the services we sell from Tarifa to Bilbao are direct. The rest connect at Marbella, Toledo, La Línea de la Concepción, Algeciras, with about 66 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 Bilbao use?
Services from Tarifa to Bilbao by Ferry leave from Terminal Marítima de Tarifa and arrive at Bilbao Terminal de Getxo. 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 Bilbao?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Tarifa to Bilbao 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 Tarifa to Bilbao on September 10, 2026: 880 km of route against 838 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €58.64, and 26h 41m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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