Norwegian cruise ship in Málaga

How to get to Spain by ferry or cruise ship

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Spain is connected by sea with regular services from the UK, Italy, Morocco and Algeria. Below, we will give details the existing routes, some of the companies that cover the routes and their approximate durations.

From Italy

ROUTECOMPANYAPPROXIMATE TIME
Civitavecchia - BarcelonaGrimaldi Lines 20 hours
Genoa - BarcelonaGrandi Navi Veloci 21 hr 30 min
Porto Torres - BarcelonaGrimaldi Lines 12 hrs 15 mins
Livorno - BarcelonaGrimaldi Lines 17 hours
Savona - BarcelonaGrimaldi Lines    20 hours
 

From the United Kingdom

ROUTECOMPANYAPPROXIMATE TIME
Plymouth - SantanderBrittany Ferries22 hours
Portsmouth - BilbaoBrittany FerriesBetween 29-32 hours
Portsmouth - SantanderBrittany FerriesBetween 28-31 hours

From Ireland

ROUTECOMPANYAPPROXIMATE TIME
Rosslare - BilbaoBrittany FerriesBetween 26-28 hours
Rosslare - SantanderBrittany FerriesBetween 28-32 hours

From France

ROUTECOMPANYAPPROXIMATE TIME
Tolón - Alcudia (Mallorca)Corsica Ferries10 hr 30 min

From Morocco

ROUTECOMPANYAPPROXIMATE TIME
Nador - Motril (Granada)Armas7 hours
Nador - AlmeríaTrasmediterranea8 hours 30 min
Nador - BarcelonaGrandi Navi Veloci28 hr 45 min
Al-Hoceima – Motril (Granada)Armas8 hours 30 min
Tangiers - Algeciras (Cádiz)Trasmediterranea1 hr 30 mins
Tangiers - BarcelonaGrandi Navi Veloci and Grimaldi Lines33 hours 53 min

From Algeria

ROUTECOMPANYAPPROXIMATE TIME
Oran - AlmeríaTrasmediterranea10 hours
Ghazaouet - AlmeríaTrasmediterranea9 hours

Visit the websites of the companies that operate ferry routes to Spain.

TrasmediterráneaArmas NavierasBrittany FerriesGrande Navi VelociGrimaldi LinesCorsica FerriesLarge cruise ship portsAnother option is to come to Spain on a cruise liner - Spain has almost 8,000 kilometres of coastline and is a popular cruise destination.The ports in Spain receiving the most cruise ships include Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Malaga, Cadiz and Valencia.

Cruise ship off Palma de Mallorca