Flights to Alicante

Flights to Alicante: Sun and Sea

The friendly city of Alicante has the ideal location on Spain's Mediterranean Coast. It's also a resort renowned for its culture, spectacular beaches, wonderful parks and lively night life. Don't miss out on exciting excursions, traditional cuisine and magical fiestas when visiting Alicante.

 

When is the best season for Alicante?

Alicante is an all year round holiday destination. It has mild winters and hot summers with the peak season lasting from July through to August. Why not arrange your vacation during holidays and festivals? The St. John's Bonfires Celebrations begin from around the 20th June to mark the start of summer. On the 24th of June fireworks and paper mache effigies are burned. To see something a little different, the Moors and Christians Festival (Moros y Christianos) between April 21st to 24th reenacts the battles between Christians and Arabs in the 12th Century. 

 

What should you note before you book a flight to Alicante?

Remember to move your watch one hour ahead of UK time.  The cost of living in Alicante is about 30% lower than London. What's more, restaurant prices are generally around 45% lower, ideal if you're wanting to try regional favourite local foods like Paella.  If you're after less crowded beaches, head slightly out of town to La Albufereta.  There's also the option of chilling out and relaxing on La Playa de San Juan, El Postiguet or Los Saladares beaches.

 

Local information, arrival, accommodation and transport

The airport bus to central Alicante is approx 3.80 Euros. This service is available around every 20 minutes with a journey time of approx. 20 minutes. Local buses also leave from the airport terminal building for Alicante, Benidorm, Torrevieja and Murcia. Expect to pay around 25 Euros from the airport to central Alicante. Hotels cost in the region of around 40 Euros per person per night. There are also hostels and shared rooms available for about 15 Euros per night. Alicante has a good bus network system. Trams transport visitors around the city and along the coast to Costa Blanca. Single tickets for zone 1 are priced at around 1.35 Euros or buy a 10 journey rechargeable travel card costing approximately 7.60 Euros.  Taxis are slightly less expensive than in London.

Alternatively, the city centre is small enough to walk around on foot.  The car free Tabarca Island is a popular tourist attraction and has small walled town surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Airport Alicante ALC

Alicante Airport, also sometimes called El Altet, is one of the busiest tourist airports in southern Spain and a very popular destination with British tourists. It is located south of the city of Alicante close to Elx and is operated b AENA, who also monitor Spanish airspace.

The airport is used by the top low cost airlines, which operate cheap flights from major airports in the UK such as London, in partcular, Gatwick airport, Manchester, Belfast and Birmingham to the beach resorts on the Costa Blanca, including Benidorm. The busiest routes are flights from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, with flights operated by Easyjet, Monarch and Ryanair for instance.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: There are about 2000 paid parking spaces in several car parks within walking distance of the terminal.
• Nearby cities: Alicante (10 km), Elx / Elche (13 km), Murcia (59 km), Cartagena (85 km)
• Directions by car: A-70 Alicante-Elx to exit N ° 72, the airport is then signposted; alternatively from Alicante take the N-332 south and follow the signs.
• Stations: Estación de RENFE Alicante, then by bus "Linea Alicante-Aeropuerto" C6 to the airport.

Location

Car: The airport is about 5 miles south-west of the city centre on the N-338. Motorists should take the A-70/E-15 Alicante-Elx to exit N ° 72, the airport is half a mile from this junction and is clearly signposted. Alternatively, from Alicante use the N-332, which also goes to the airport.

Rail passengers can take trains to Estación de RENFE Alicante and from there take the Airport Shuttle "Linea Alicante-Aeropuerto" C6, which serves the airport daily with a journey time of 40 minutes.

There are shuttle buses providing transfers from the airport to hotels and public bus services from Alicante airport to many resorts along the Costa Blanca such as Benidorm and Torrevieja. Charter buses stop at the arrivals hall - passengers should take the elevator down one floor and follow the signs for the buses. All other local buses to cities and towns around the Costa Blanca area leave from the upper level 2 of the departures area.

Taxi: widely available at the airport in close proximity of the arrivals hall.

Car hire in Alicante airport is provided by major international car rental firms such as Sixt or Europcar as well as local companies including Record Car, Solmar or Cantauro. Desks are located 20 metres from the arrivals area.