Ceuta ferries

Short, frequent crossings between Algeciras and Ceuta.

AlgecirasCeuta

Algeciras → Ceuta

1 h Standard

Indicative only — confirm with ferry company

  • Vehicle supported:
  • Good for families:
  • Good for Marhaba:
  • Day

Port distance: Ceuta port is in the city, near the land border with Morocco.

Pros

  • • Frequent fast ferries
  • • Useful for car transit to northern Morocco

Cons

  • • Land border crossing afterwards
Traveller guidance

Best for

  • Fast crossing with a car
  • Onward road trip through northern Morocco via Tarajal

Be careful if

  • You want to avoid the land border wait after Ceuta

Before you book

  • Confirm border opening conditions
  • Have vehicle papers and passport ready for the Tarajal crossing

Documents & vehicle: You will cross a land border after the ferry — carry passport and full vehicle documentation.

Verify with the operator before travelling.

Availability can change by season, weather, port operations and ferry company.
CeutaAlgeciras

Ceuta → Algeciras

1 h Standard

Indicative only — confirm with ferry company

  • Vehicle supported:
  • Good for families:
  • Good for Marhaba:
  • Day

Port distance: Algeciras connects to the A-7 motorway.

Pros

  • • Short crossing
  • • Multiple daily departures

Cons

  • • Border wait times vary
Traveller guidance

Best for

  • Quick return to mainland Spain with a car
  • Travellers coming from northern Morocco via Tarajal

Be careful if

  • You expect a long land-border wait before boarding

Before you book

  • Allow time for the Tarajal land border before ferry check-in
  • Have vehicle papers and passport ready

Documents & vehicle: You cross a land border before the ferry — carry passport and full vehicle documentation.

Verify with the operator before travelling.

Availability can change by season, weather, port operations and ferry company.

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