Tangier: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Tangier is a city of 1 million people in Morocco (Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima), 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 2,086+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tangier runs from about 9 h 47 min a day in late December to 14 h 38 min in late June (computed for 35.77° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tangier is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Sania Ramel Airport (TTU, 47 km), Gibraltar Airport (GIB, 59 km).
Flights to Tangier: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Tangier · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 2,086+ places to stay in Tangier (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 613 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (320), and 18 are five-star. Across 202 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 177,558 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tangier: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 10 hostels in Tangier, out of 2,086 places to stay of every kind — 0.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Across 10 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.9 out of 10, 0.6 below the 8.5 its hotels average. Guests have left 10,309 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Casablanca, 293 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rabat, 217 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Fes, 206 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Salé, 211 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sevilla, 180 km (Spain) — flights
- Málaga, 163 km (Spain) — flights
- Meknes, 210 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Oujda, 373 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Kenitra, 182 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tétouan, 44 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Tangier?
Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tangier?
About 1 million people live in Tangier (GeoNames).
What time zone is Tangier in?
Africa/Casablanca, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Tangier?
The Dirham (MAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Tangier?
10 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Tangier.
How many hotels are there in Tangier?
Our booking partner lists 2,086 or more places to stay in Tangier, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tangier?
Casablanca (293 km), Rabat (217 km), Fes (206 km), Salé (211 km), Sevilla (180 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.