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Algeciras, Spain

Algeciras is a city and a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. With a registered population as of 2020 of 123,078, it is the most populated municipality of the Campo de Gibraltar.

Type Town

Why go

  • Municipality in Andalusia, Spain.

History

Algeciras is a city and a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. With a registered population as of 2020 of 123,078, it is the most populated municipality of the Campo de Gibraltar. The city is located in the western shore of the Bay of Gibraltar opposite the Rock of Gibraltar, around the mouth of the Río de la Miel, now mostly culverted in its lower course, near the southernmost end of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe and the Strait of Gibraltar.

Airports

Gibraltar Airport (GIB) 9.3 km to the centre
Gibraltar, U, GI — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 4 airlines (Monarch Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, easyJet) · direct flights to 5 destinations incl. London, Birmingham, London, London, Manchester (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 5 direct destinations

Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.

Indoor

Getting there by ferry

Berth 8
Ferry terminal · 0.9 km from the centre · Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
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Berth 7 B
Ferry terminal · 0.9 km from the centre · Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
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Estación Marítima de Algeciras
Ferry terminal · 0.9 km from the centre · Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
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Berth 7 A
Ferry terminal · 1 km from the centre · Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
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Berth 3
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre · Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
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Berth 4
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre · Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
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Algeciras - Tánger Med / طنجة المتوسط - الجزيرة الخضراء
Ferry route · Balearia / Trasmediterranea / FRS / Inter Shipping / AML
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Gibraltar (GBZ) - Tanger Med (MA) / طنجة المتوسط - الجزيرة الخضراء
Ferry route · FRS
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Tanger Med (MA) - Gibraltar (GBZ) / الجزيرة الخضراء - طنجة المتوسط
Ferry route · FRS
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Algeciras - Ceuta
Ferry route · Baleària / FRS / Transmediterránea
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Where things are

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When to go

Tourist season
May – September

The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.

Shoulder season
April, October

Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.

Worth avoiding
Deep winter

Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.

Getting there & around

Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Algeciras, Spain — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Berth 8, 0.9 km); routes include Algeciras - Tánger Med / طنجة المتوسط - الجزيرة الخضراء, Gibraltar (GBZ) - Tanger Med (MA) / طنجة المتوسط - الجزيرة الخضراء, Tanger Med (MA) - Gibraltar (GBZ) / الجزيرة الخضراء - طنجة المتوسط.

Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Algeciras, Spain. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.

Trains & rail

National rail

Coaches & shuttles

Intercity coach

Private aviation

On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.

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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
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