New flights to Tangier for summer 2027: Alicante, Kraków and London Gatwick

Tangier is the big winner of the first summer 2027 announcements. On 9 October 2026, Ryanair put its first 29 new routes of the season on sale, several of them to Ibn Battouta airport, and TUI Airways scheduled a London Gatwick to Tangier flight. Here is what has been announced, what still needs confirming, and how to handle arrival and departure when you travel with luggage.

What Ryanair announced for Tangier

On 9 October 2026, Ryanair opened sales for a first wave of 29 new routes for summer 2027 across Europe and North Africa. According to Bladi, which detailed the announcement, Tangier gets several of them:

• Alicante-Tangier: from Sunday 28 March 2027, three flights a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Vueling already flies this route, so Ryanair comes in as a competitor.
• Kraków-Tangier: two flights a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, landing in Tangier after midnight. No start date was given in the articles we read.
• Turin-Tangier: the route appears in the list published by Euronews and in Morocco World News, but Bladi and Linformation mention only three new routes to Morocco, without this one. Until you see it on sale on ryanair.com, treat it as unconfirmed.

For comparison, Ryanair's winter 2026 announcement had nothing new for Tangier. The routes opening this winter in Rabat, Marrakech and Agadir are covered in our article on new flights to Morocco this winter. Summer flight times were not published in the sources we checked: confirm them on ryanair.com when you book.

TUI Airways: London Gatwick-Tangier from 28 March 2027

From the UK, TUI Airways has scheduled a direct London Gatwick-Tangier route from Sunday 28 March 2027, the first day of the summer flying season. According to AeroRoutes, which tracks the schedules airlines file, and Bladi, which reported it on 18 October 2026, the route is planned three times a week with a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The other two days and the times have not been announced. As TUI is a tour operator's airline, some seats will be sold as part of holiday packages. Check availability on tui.co.uk before you count on this flight.

From Ibn Battouta airport to central Tangier

Ibn Battouta airport is about a dozen kilometres southwest of the centre. The easiest option is a grand taxi from the rank outside the terminal: allow 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. Fares are higher at night; agree the price before you get in. A bus also links the airport and the city, but sources disagree on its times and fare, so ask on arrival.

The two most central BoxSpot points are RS Valises, on rue Amérique du Sud, about 3 minutes' walk from the Grand Socco and under 10 minutes from Tanger Ville port, and Anabelle Para, in the Hay Alia district, about 1 km from Tanger-Ville train station.

Arriving after midnight: the plain truth

For a late arrival, tell your hotel or host your arrival time and keep some dirhams for the taxi. The luggage question really comes later: on the morning of check-out, or on the day you fly home.

Departure day: between check-out and your flight

This is where luggage storage helps. Flights to Alicante leave on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and most hotels ask you to leave your room around noon. If your flight is in the late afternoon or evening, you have several hours in town and no wish to drag a suitcase through the medina's lanes.

1. Book the point that suits you online, with your drop-off and pick-up times.
2. At the point, show your booking: the partner scans your QR code and takes a timestamped photo of your bags.
3. Explore the Kasbah, the medina or the seafront hands-free.
4. Come back with the same QR code: bags are only handed back against that code. Then take a grand taxi to the airport, leaving plenty of time for check-in.

Mind the opening hours: RS Valises only opens at 11am and Anabelle Para at 3pm. If you leave your hotel at 10am, ask them to keep your case for an hour, or enjoy a slow breakfast before the drop-off. For a long connection rather than a stay, our guide to leaving Tangier airport during a layover has a quick plan.

Two price examples

Check-out at 11am, early evening flight

You drop a suitcase at RS Valises at 11:15am and collect it at 6:15pm before heading to the airport: 7 hours. Beyond 7 hours, an hourly booking is capped at the day price: 59 MAD for one bag. With a second bag, add 49 MAD, for 108 MAD in total.

An afternoon in town

Drop-off at Anabelle Para at 3pm, pick-up at 8pm: 5 hours, so 45 MAD for one bag.

Payment is online, in dirhams, by card. To see all three points on the map, open the Tangier luggage storage page.