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Museo de Ceuta
Ceuta's main museum complex covers archaeology, fine arts, and local history, making it the best introduction to the city's past.
Cheapest price on Oct 11
$42
Average ticket price on Oct 11
$48
Fastest journey on Oct 11
59 m
Average journey duration on Oct 11
1 h
Ferries on Oct 11
44
Distance
29 km
The best way to find a cheap ferry ticket from Gibraltar to Ceuta is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Gibraltar to Ceuta will cost around $48 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $42.
On Sun, Oct 11, we found 44 ferries from Gibraltar to Ceuta, including 44 direct services.
On Sun, Oct 11 the direct ferries cover the 29 km distance in an average of 1 h but if you time it right, some ferries will get you there in just 59 m .
On Sun, Oct 11 the slowest ferries will take 1 h and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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CEUTA JETFerries from Gibraltar to Ceuta run on average 55 times per day, taking around 1h 17m. Cheap ferry tickets for this journey start at $31 if you book in advance.
There are 55 ferries per day. The earliest ferry runs at 00:01, the last at 23:45. The fastest ferry covers the 15 nautical miles (29 km) distance in 30m. There are 76 sailings per week. Ferries from Gibraltar to Ceuta are available to foot passengers.




Distance 15 nautical miles (29 km) |
Average sailing duration 1h 17m |
Cheapest ticket price $31 |
Ferries per day 55 |
Direct ferries Available |
Average weekly sailings 76 |
Fastest ferry 30m |
First ferry 12:01 AM |
Last ferry 11:45 PM |
Cabins Available |
Vehicles Available |
Foot passengers Available |
Cheapest Month Sep |
Cheapest Day Tue |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Jan - Mar |
Busiest Day Thu |
Least Busy Day Mon |
Best time to book 14 days |
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Sailing Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 0h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 0h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 12:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 09:45PM | Arrival Time 10:15PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Tue, Thu, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 0h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 05:30AM | Duration 0h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 03:00AM | Arrival Time 02:30AM | Duration 0h30 | Sailing Days Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 11:59PM | Duration 1h29 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 04:01PM | Arrival Time 04:31PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Everyday |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 10:15AM | Arrival Time 11:45AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Africa Morocco Link | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 07:00AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 0h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 11:45AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Thu |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 07:01AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 1h29 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 04:00AM | Arrival Time 04:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 0h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 10:00AM | Duration 0h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 10:31PM | Duration 1h31 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 02:45PM | Arrival Time 03:15PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Tue, Thu, Sun |
Operator Africa Morocco Link | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 03:45PM | Duration 2h00 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 0h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 11:59PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 0h31 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 10:01AM | Arrival Time 10:31AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 01:00AM | Arrival Time 01:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Tue, Wed, Thu |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Fri |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Balearia | Departure Time 01:01PM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 1h29 | Sailing Days Thu, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Thu |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 02:00AM | Arrival Time 02:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Mon |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 11:59PM | Duration 0h59 | Sailing Days Mon, Sun |
Operator FRS Iberia | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 1h00 | Sailing Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Operator Naviera Armas S.A. | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Sailing Days Tue, Thu, Sun |
The table below shows live departures for Gibraltar to Ceuta ferries for today, Saturday, October 10. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated ferry journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KATTEGAT | 6:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 0h30 | 5:30 AM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
CECILIA PAYNE | 7:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 8:00 AM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CEUTA JET | 7:30 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 8:30 AM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CIUDAD DE MAHÓN | 8:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h30 | 9:30 AM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
TANGER EXPRESS | 9:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 0h30 | 8:30 AM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVEMAR DOS | 9:00 AM Port of Tarifa | 0h00 | 8:00 AM Port of Tangier Ville | 0 transfersDirect | |
CECILIA PAYNE | 10:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 11:00 AM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CEUTA JET | 10:30 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 11:30 AM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
JAUME III | 11:00 AM Port of Tarifa | 0h00 | 10:00 AM Port of Tangier Ville | 0 transfersDirect | |
KATTEGAT | 12:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 0h30 | 11:30 AM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
CECILIA PAYNE | 1:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 2:00 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CEUTA JET | 1:30 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 2:30 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CIUDAD DE MAHÓN | 2:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h30 | 3:30 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
TANGER EXPRESS | 3:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 0h30 | 2:30 PM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVEMAR DOS | 3:00 PM Port of Tarifa | 0h00 | 2:00 PM Port of Tangier Ville | 0 transfersDirect | |
CECILIA PAYNE | 4:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 5:00 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CEUTA JET | 5:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 6:00 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
JAUME III | 5:00 PM Port of Tarifa | 0h00 | 4:00 PM Port of Tangier Ville | 0 transfersDirect | |
KATTEGAT | 6:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 0h30 | 5:30 PM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
CIUDAD DE MAHÓN | 7:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h30 | 8:30 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVEMAR DOS | 7:00 PM Port of Tarifa | 0h00 | 6:00 PM Port of Tangier Ville | 0 transfersDirect | |
CEUTA JET | 8:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 9:00 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
CECILIA PAYNE | 8:30 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h00 | 9:30 PM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
TANGER EXPRESS | 9:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 0h30 | 8:30 PM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
JAUME III | 9:00 PM Port of Tarifa | 0h00 | 8:00 PM Port of Tangier Ville | 0 transfersDirect | |
CIUDAD DE MAHÓN | 11:00 PM Port of Algeciras | 1h30 | 12:30 AM Port of Ceuta | 0 transfersDirect | |
KATTEGAT | 11:59 PM Port of Algeciras | 0h31 | 11:30 PM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Sunday, October 11 | |||||
NÁPOLES | 1:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h30 | 1:30 AM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
TANGER EXPRESS | 3:00 AM Port of Algeciras | 1h30 | 3:30 AM Port de Tanger Med | 0 transfersDirect | |
This is the last ferry of the day. | |||||
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Discover the best of Ceuta — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Ceuta trip today.
Ceuta's main museum complex covers archaeology, fine arts, and local history, making it the best introduction to the city's past.
Archaeological section displaying finds from Phoenician, Roman, and Islamic periods that explain Ceuta's strategic Mediterranean role.
Fine arts branch with paintings and cultural displays, useful for understanding local artistic life beyond the military narrative.
Ceuta's principal square beside the seafront, lined with civic buildings and ideal as a starting point for walking the city center.
Scenic peninsula and elevated district known for military heritage, viewpoints, and sweeping vistas over the Strait of Gibraltar.
Busy central square and transport hub known for its fountains, architecture, and everyday local life in the commercial core.
Semolina couscous often served with vegetables, chickpeas, and meat. It reflects Ceuta’s strong North African heritage and is a staple in many local homes.
Slow-cooked beef or lamb stew with Moroccan spices, almonds, and prunes. A classic festive dish showing Ceuta’s blend of Andalusian and Maghrebi cooking.
Fresh local tuna prepared grilled or stewed. Ceuta’s position by the Strait makes tuna central to local seafood cuisine and everyday eating.
Established restaurant known for refined seafood and Andalusian cuisine in a polished setting. A reliable choice for a more formal meal in Ceuta.
Popular traditional venue for seafood, rice dishes, and local favorites. Casual atmosphere with a strong local following.
Well-known casual spot for tapas, fried fish, and everyday Andalusian dishes. Good for sampling local flavors without a formal setting.
Moderate for Spain: lodging is often fair, meals are reasonably priced, and local buses are low cost, though ferry-related travel can raise overall trip costs.
Service is usually included. Round up or leave 5-10% in restaurants for good service; round up in taxis; small change is fine in cafes.
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Port of Ceuta -> Plaza de África, Ceuta
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Gibraltar to Ceuta by ferry. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest ferry, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Ceuta, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Gibraltar to Ceuta ferries use the Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med port pair. Use this guide to compare Gibraltar and Ceuta ports on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like port facilities and services.
Port of Gibraltar is 1 km from Gibraltar city centre. Public transport options include:
Port of Gibraltar has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: The Waterfront (0.3km), Bianca's (0.4km), The Ship (0.5km)
Free WiFi. ATMs are located near the ticket office.
Ticket office support is available at Port of Gibraltar.
Available at Port of Gibraltar: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Port of Ceuta has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Ticket Office, and Bike Parking.
Food options include: Restaurante Bugao (0.3km), Restaurante El Refectorio (0.5km), Restaurante La Columna (0.7km)
Free WiFi. ATMs are available in the terminal.
Ticket office support is available at Port of Ceuta.
Available at Port of Ceuta: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Port of Ceuta: Bike Parking.
Accessibility facilities are available at Port of Ceuta.
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