At Alicante-Elche airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Processor (gates C), Dock (gates B)).
How connections work at ALC
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Terminals / concourses: Processor (gates C), Dock (gates B)
Getting between them: Walking inside the terminal
One terminal: check-in, security and all gates are on the second floor, split between the processor (C gates) and the dock (B gates). Schengen flights use both areas; non-Schengen flights use the dock, with additional passport control.
Non-Schengen travellers go through additional passport control.
- Gate changes are announced only on the information screens.
- On separate tickets allow about 2 hours to re-check bags and clear customs, especially with non-Schengen flights.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: travelextra.ie.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.