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Algeciras is a city in the Andalucia region of southwestern Spain.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By train 2.2 By bus 2.3 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Get out 10.1 By bus 10.2 By boat

Understand

Most travellers come to Algeciras for its numerous ferry connections to Morocco and don't spend more than a few hours in the city. Given the town's seedy, industrial air and lack of any discernible charm, this isn't very surprising. Be careful in Algeciras: the touts, moneychangers and ticket sellers can be quite pushy at times, and the streets can be intimidating at night.

The north-south coastal road, Avenida de la Marina, is Algeciras's main artery. The tourist information office (Calle Cervantes), which has its work cut out for it, is well signed from this road.

Get in

By train

The Algeciras train station is located 300 metres west of the port entrance. Just walk outside the station and straight down Calle Cervantes (the street in front of you) until you reach the Avenida de la Marina. You will see signs from here to the port. From Algeciras there are daily train connections to all major cities in Spain. Three a day on the pictureque route to Ronda and Granada.

By bus

Until the new central bus station (just up the road from the tourist office) is completed, each bus company has its own terminal, usually outside its offices. International buses run by Bacoma usually pull in directly inside the port. Porto's terminal is a few minutes walk north of the port on Avenida de la Marina while Comes buses pull in at a station hidden under a bridge on Calle San Bernado next to the train station.

By boat

The ferry terminal is the heart of Algeciras and is well-signed from most roads in the city. Services from the following destinations arrive at the port:

• Ceuta -- daily services running about every hour from 8 am - 10:15 pm. Fast ferries (40 minutes, €18) and normal ferries (90 minutes, €11) are available.
• Tangier -- daily services running about every 90 minutes from 7 am - 10:00 pm. Fast ferries (70 minutes, €28) and normal ferries (2.5 hours, €23.50) are available.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

You'll also find plenty of cheap cafes and restaurants along the Avenida de la Marina. They stay open long into the night. Often not closing until past 11pm.

Drink

The bars--frequented by sailors and vagabonds--along the same strip can be a little on the rough side.

Sleep

If you're stuck in Algeciras after the last ferry or bus has left town, you'll find plenty of budget accommodation options in the neigbourhood around Avenida de la Marina. In the busy season, you can expect to get a double for 18 Euros a night.

Get out

By bus

• Comes buses service cities west of Algeciras such as Tarifa, Cadiz and Seville. Portillo runs services to eastern destinations such as Granada, Malaga, the Costa del Sol and hourly to La Linea (right next to Gibraltar).
• Bacoma handles international connections to Germany, France and the Netherlands, as well as domestic destinations like Valencia and Barcelona.

By boat

To leave Algeciras by ferry, you can buy tickets from agents in town or at the ferry terminal, the prices are the same. Don't forget to allow time before your ferry departure for the usual immigration rigmarole. Services to the following destinations:

• Ceuta -- daily services running about every hour from 6.30 am - 21.15 pm. (See Get In for pricing).
• Tangier -- daily services running about every 90 minutes from 7 am - 10:00 pm. (See Get In for pricing).

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