Tarifa

Tarifa is a small, historic town in the Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. Tarifa is the southernmost point of mainland Europe and Africa is just 14 km away across the Strait of Gibraltar and is exact point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea. Wikivoyage

Population 18,613 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Spain

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain
Daylight 9 h 44 in Dec, dark by 17:09 · 14 h 35 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 59 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 53 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 55 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 06 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 04 of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 35 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 23 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 33 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 26 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 19 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 17 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 44 of daylight
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Getting there

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Where you can go from Tarifa

  • Under 1 h
  • 1–2 h
  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Tarifa's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

1 to 2 hours· 1

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Mercado Central

    Mercado Central

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 09:00–13:30
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–13:30
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–13:30
    4. Thursday: 09:00–13:30
    5. Friday: 09:00–13:30
    6. Saturday: 09:00–13:30
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–13:30

    570 m from the centre

  • Mercado Virgen del Carmen

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    190 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 16 places to eat

Getting around

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