Transfer to/from - Alicante airport (ALC)

Transportation

COVID-19 - Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, services and schedules of the different transportation options may be subject to change as well as the limit of available capacity could be reduced. In turn, due to the changing situation, some services may even be temporarily canceled.

Bus

- Line C6 from Subús (Tel +34 902 106 992) connects the terminal with Elche, Alicante city centre, Puerta del Mar I Square, Vázquez de Mella, De los Luceros Square and Salamanca - Adif. It operates every 20-60 minutes between 5:40 am and 0:00 am, with a fare of €3.85 and a journey time of 20-30 min. Route 1A travels from 6:35 am to 9:35 pm to downtown Elche, with stops at Torrellano, the industrial park and Rey Don Jaime I and Barcelona Squares, while line 1B links the airport with Torrellano, Elche, El Altet beach and Arenales del Sol between 6:35 am and 9:35 pm. Both of them have a cost of €1.55.

Train

- At Luceros and Mercado stations, in the city centre, you can board services from TRAM (Tel +34 900 720 472). Line L1 runs to Benidorm (70 minutes); L2 to Sant Vicent del Raspeig (30 min.); L3 to El Campello (30 min.); L4 to Cabo Huertas (30 min.) They operate from 6:00 am to 0:00 am.

Taxi

- The official airport operator is Radio Taxi Elche (Tel +34 965 427 777), with a counter in the Arrivals Hall. Special fares apply at night time (from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am) and on Sundays and holidays. The trip to Alicante has a cost of €23.00 (20 minutes) and to Elche is €32.00 (25 min.) Ranks are located opposite the Arrivals area.

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Long-distance buses

Benidorm-Calpe - Directly links the airport with Benidorm (45 minutes) and Calpe (90 min.) stations. Fare: €9.80. It operates from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. Operator: ALSA (Tel +34 902 422 242).

Jávea-Denia - Intermediate stops at Benissa, Teulada and Benitachell, with a journey time of 2 hours and 45 min. Fare: €15.70. Operator: ALSA (Tel +34 902 422 242).

Murcia - Travels directly to the city of Murcia several times a day, with a journey of 55 minutes. The ticket has a cost of €5.37. Operator: ALSA (Tel +34 902 422 242).

Santa Pola - Goes to the seaside town of Santa Pola and San Vicente del Raspeig, with intermediate stops in El Altet beach, Arenales del Sol and Gran Alacant. Total travel time is 30 minutes and the fare is €2.45. Operator: Autocares Baile (Tel +34 965 413 499 / 965 925 365).

Torrevieja - Connects the airport directly with the tourist town of Torrevieja in about 40 minutes. It operates every 2-3 hours between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm. Fare: €7.00. Operator: Costa Azul (Tel +34 965 710 449).

Cartagena - Runs from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm to the city of Cartagena, via San Pedro del Pinatar, San Javier, Los Alcázares, La Manga del Mar Menor and Torre Pacheco, with a trip of 90 min. Fare: €9.24. Operator: BAM (Tel +34 902 227 272).

All buses depart from across the Arrivals Hall.

More information

While there are issues that seem more than obvious, it is always advisable to take into account when moving from or to the airport, and especially if you go on some public transport.  1- To the airport - It is convenient to go out with a little more anticipation than you would commonly suggest. If you choose a taxi or a private car service, always keep in mind peak transit times, demonstrations, strikes or events that may take more or less the trip to the airport from where you are. It is always good to be informed about what happens in the place where you find yourself.
If you have a shared transfer service, please have a contact Tel in case of any delay on the part of the company. In these cases, a scheduled collection schedule is already in tenter.
If you are using public transport (bus, train), have the schedules (weekends and holidays usually have fewer frequencies), if you have to transfer and also how to board (if you need a card or boarding pass or paying at the moment to the driver or rider). These are details that seem obvious, but it is advisable to know not to have surprises and suffer a delay that could bring complications.
If you rent a car to get to the airport check well, where you must leave the vehicles. In some airports, there is an exclusive parking lot for rental cars.  2 -From the airport- here is a little less stressful as you don't have the pressure to miss the flight. In the worst case you will arrive later to the place where you are going to stay or to the meeting point where you try to arrive. Once you get out of the plane, pick up your suitcase and finish with the required arrival procedures. Then you have to look for the public transport signs or consult the airport staff. It is very useful to inform the timetables of the buses in case you arrive late at night. Not all of them work 24 hours a day. The same goes for taxis. If you have hired a private car service, keep ready the mobile app to contact the driver. Some transport services hired, have a person waiting for you, identified with a sign.
If you rent a car to go from the airport to your final destination, for more peace of mind it is recommended to reserve it earlier. Rental counters are usually available at arrivals hall.