Alicante Airport is only accessible by road, there is no rail link to the terminal.
Bus to Alicante
The airport is only served by buses. The C-6 line runs to the centre of Alicante, to the train and bus stations (map and timetable: alicante.vectalia.es/linea-c-6) between 5:00-0:00 with an interval of 20 minutes. The journey takes less than half an hour.
You can pay the ticket in cash or by card at the driver for EUR 3.85.
Tourist day tickets are not valid on the way to the airport (see the Alicante guide for more details).
Line C6 circles the entire historic centre of Alicante and also stops at the main bus and train stations, as well as the port. When travelling from Alicante to the airport, don't confuse line C-6 with line 6, which doesn't go to the airport at all.
- Price: 3,85 eur
- Travel time to the centre: 20 minutes
- Frequency: 20 minutes
- Last and first connections: runs 24/7
Buses to Arenales and Santa Pola
Buses also run directly to the airport to nearby beach resorts.
- Arenales - bus line 1B (map and timetable: movilidad.vectalia.es/linea-1B) at intervals of 60 minutes, you can buy a ticket for 1,45 eur from the driver with a card or cash.
- Santa Pola - bus line L8 (map and timetable: movilidad.vectalia.es/linea-L8) at a frequency of 3 times a day, tickets for 1,45 eur can be purchased from the driver with a card and cash.
Car rental
If Alicante airport serves as a base for you to travel inland or hop around the Costa Blanca, then hiring a car is definitely the best option. There are dozens of car rental companies at the airport, whose prices can be compared and booked on the web, for example rentalcars.com.
Prices range from 150 eur to 300 eur per week, depending on the size of the car or the rental company you choose.
Taxi
The price of a taxi to the city centre is 30 eur, to the bus station is approximately 20 eur. The taxi rank is right outside the arrivals hall and the taxi drivers strictly use the meter. You will rarely encounter unfair treatment.
Long-distance buses
Some of Alsa's long-distance buses also stop directly at the airport. You can buy tickets and check timetables on the alsa.es website. Examples of routes running directly from Alicante Airport:
- Benidorm - 1x per hour, 45 minutes and costs 9,80 eur
- Calpe - 5 times a day, takes an hour and a half and costs 9,80 eur
- Murcia - 1x per hour, journey time 55 minutes and cost 5,60 eur
- Torrevieja - 1x per hour, takes 55 minutes and costs 8 eur (for tickets and timetables visit avanzabus.es)
- Cartagena - 3 times a day, journey takes 3 hours and costs 16 eur (tickets and timetable at busbam.com)
