The port is open 24 hours daily and the newly built Gibraltar Cruise Liner Terminal can accommodate most modern cruise ships, draught permitting, including Cunard's Queen Elizabeth II and P&O's Oriana and is located within 20 minutes walk from the city centre.
Ways to get there are:
By ferry boat - When the frontier was closed, there was a ferry service from Gibraltar to Morocco. These ferries accommodate cars.
By Plane - The airport has daily scheduled flights to and from London Gatwick (LGW) and Luton (LTN) in the UK.
By car - Queues at the border may make it less time-consuming to park cars in La Línea and walk across. The land border is open 24 hours a day, though expect delays when planes are landing - the only road into Gibraltar runs right across the airport runway!
By bus - Buses from Spain stop just short of Gibraltar in La Línea, but its bus station is only 3 minutes walk from the border. After walking across the border, there are buses every 15 minutes to the centre of Gibraltar and Europa Point, or it's only about another 10 minutes walk (across the runway and through a tunnel under the city walls) to the main Casemates Square. At La Línea there are regular buses to and from Seville, Malaga, Cadiz, Granada etc. and hourly to Algeciras.
From Algeciras you can also get the bus to Gibraltar. This bus can get you to La Linea for about 1.6 euro and it goes every 30 minutes during the day. You will arrive at the bus station about 500m from the border with Gibraltar.
Get around
Gibraltar is less than 7 square kilometres, so most of it can be seen on foot. Bear in mind, though, that some of the roads (especially up to the Upper Rock) are very steep. Taxis that will take the strain out of the climbs, and all the taxi drivers seem to know all the apes by name. There is (number 3) bus service that runs from the frontier, through the town and on to Europa Point.
Cable cars run from 9.30am until 5.45pm to the Upper Rock. A "cable car and apes" ticket costs £8 return, while a ticket including entrance to St. Michael's Cave and the Siege Tunnels costs £16. Entrance to each sight costs £8 without this ticket.
Money - Gibraltar uses the Pound Sterling, with notes issued by the Government of Gibraltar interchangable locally with UK currency. Most shops will accept Euros and US Dollars. Bear in mind that shops will generally give you a worse rate of exchange than the numerous Change and generally won't accept small change. Government departments and the Post Office will only take Sterling.
Eat - Irish Town, the road which runs parallel to Main Street has a number of bars, like The Clipper which has good food, friendly staff, and satellite television. They serve a hearty English breakfast for £3.50. There is also Corks which serves more substantial lunches and Sacarello's Coffe Shop which also serves food.
Drink - The Lord Nelson on Casemates Square is one of the more popular pubs in Gibraltar. If the live music gets on your nerves then take a walk down Main Street for plenty more bars. Some other good bars include The Clipper, Star Bar (the oldest pub in Gibraltar), and The Horseshoe Bar, Best night to go out is probably on a Friday evening after 11pm. There is also Summer nights from 7pm on a Tue and Thurs.
Sleep - Emile Youth Hostel, Montague Bastion (centrally located just off Casemates Square) is a family-run hostel with basic shared rooms for £15 including continental breakfast.
Gibraltar has a low crime rate and a large and efficient police force modelled on the British system to ensure it stays that way. It is also part of the European health insurance scheme and has a health service similar to the United Kingdom, with a modern Hospital. Tourists should be aware that the apes are wild animals and can bite, scratch.
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Getting to Gibraltar Ferry port by Rail
Although there is no railway system in Gibraltar, the neighbouring towns of San Roque and Algeciras, in Spain, are both serviced by the national railway network of Spain (RENFE). Both towns are just a few minutes drive away from Gibraltar.
Getting to Gibraltar Ferry port by Car
If you are driving to Gibraltar from Spain, take the N340 or the A7 (Cadiz - Malaga highway) and turn off at Junction 119 into the N351 which takes you to La Linea, the border town between Spain and Gibraltar. The border is open 24 hours a day. You can drive or walk through with no restrictions on the number of crossings per day. Entry into Gibraltar is free. The frontier is just a five minute walk away from La Linea Bus Station.
GIBRALTAR-TANGIER ferry crossing by Ferrys Rapidos del Sur:
· Daily departures
· It takes 80 minutes with fast ferry
Alternative Ferry Routes from Spain to Morocco
- Algeciras to Tanger, operated by FRS Ferries
- Tariffa to Tanger, operated by FRS Ferries
Directions Source: Aferry.to
