Flights from Barcelona to Alicante

Barcelona to Alicante Flights: An Overview

Alicante, in the south-east of Spain, is an attractive, historic city with an atmospheric Moorish quarter, and the gateway to the resorts of the Costa Blanca, a Mediterranean coastline as popular with Spanish visitors as with foreigners. As a quicker alternative to a train journey, direct flights from Barcelona to Alicante deliver visitors to this sun-soaked corner of Spain in around one hour. There are frequent direct flights seven days a week with a budget airline. Departure times from early morning to early evening ensure it's possible to get on the beach before lunch or fly in for a dinner reservation.  Indirect connections with one change en route are also available, increasing the travel options to Alicante.

Which airlines fly from Barcelona to Alicante?

The Spanish budget airline vueling offers frequent daily direct flights from Barcelona to Alicante. Although this is a short domestic flight down the Mediterranean coast, some indirect connections via Palma-De-Mallorca or Madrid are also a possibility, with services provided by Air Europa and the national carrier Iberia, which offers flights operated by its affiliate airline Air Nostrum.  

How long is the flight from Barcelona to Alicante?

Direct flights with vueling are the fastest option for the 407 kilometer trip south-west along the Mediterranean coast from Barcelona to Alicante, with most services taking one hour and ten minutes to reach the southern city. Early morning vueling flights take five minutes longer to complete the trip. The fastest indirect flights to Alicante from the Catalan city are Air Europa connections via Palma-De-Mallorca, which take two hours and 40 minutes to reach Alicante Elche Airport. Iberia connections via Madrid take upwards of three hours and 15 minutes with some indirect flights taking more than four hours in total.  

How many flights are there from Barcelona to Alicante?

The vueling budget airline schedule offers five direct flights from Barcelona to Alicante from Tuesday-Thursday, four flights on Sundays and Mondays, and three flights on Fridays and Saturdays. Departure times usually include morning, afternoon and evening options. There are 15-16 daily indirect flights from Barcelona to Alicante requiring one change in transit, with take off times available from early morning to early evening. 

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Barcelona to Alicante?

Departure Airport: Barcelona El Prat Airport is situated about 12 kilometers south-west of Barcelona city center, connected by metro trains on the L9 Sud line or Aerobus express services, taking around 30 minutes to reach the airport from the center.  Facilities at the terminal include long and short stay parking lots, international restaurants, tapas bars, luggage storage, business lounges, children's play areas, cafes and free WiFi.

Arrival Airport: Alicante Elche Airport is located nine kilometers south-west of Alicante city center,  with local buses offering connections to the center, to Elche or to several Costa Blanca resorts along the coast. Facilities at the airport terminal include car rental desks, a convenience store, a pharmacy, duty-free shopping, a book store, business amenities, free WiFi and taxi stands.