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Alicante Airport Guide

Alicante Airport is the sixth busiest of all the airports in Spain regarding the number of passengers that pass through it each year. The airport has around 10 million passengers passing through it each year and these are for both business and leisure. Alicante Airport is also known as ‘Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche’ in Spanish and is the gateway to the Costa Blanca.

The Costa Blanca is a very popular destination for many tourists throughout the year and as a result, Alicante Airport can become a very busy airport, especially during the peak Summer months.

Video Of Alicante Airport New Terminal

Where Is Alicante Airport

Alicante Airport is located approximately 9 klms South West of Alicante itself and is actually in the municipality of Elche.

Alicante Airport Code: ALC

Main Cities Serviced By The Airport

The main city serviced by Alicante Airport is Alicante itself. It is the closest city to the airport at just 9klms away.

Resorts, Towns And Cities Close To Alicante Airport

Alicante – Altea – Benidorm – Calpe – Gran Alacant – San Juan – Torrevieja

Distances From The Airport To Popular Resorts

Alicante: Located just 9 klms from the airport.

Altea: Altea is located approximately 71 klms from Alicante Airport

Benidorm: Benidorm is one of the most popular resorts on the Costa Blanca and is located approximately 58klms form Alicate Airport.

Calpe: Calpe is located approximately 77klms from the airport

Gran Alacant: Gran Alacant is situated just 12.5klms from Alicante Airport

San Juan: located 24klms from the airport.

Arrivals At Alicante Airport

Passengers arriving at the airport will enter the Terminal building on the Ground floor and will need to clear Airport Security before entering the main Arrivals area. They can then make their way to the Baggage Reclaim area. There are 16 carousels in the Baggage Reclaim area at the airport that process all the flight arrivals.

Departures Area At Alicante Airport

The Departures area at Alicante Airport is located on the Ground floor. The Departures area has 98 Check-In desks for passengers wishing to Check-In for their flight at the airport. Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport at least two hours before their departure time.

Airport Terminals

The new Terminal at Alicante Airport has replaced Terminals 1 & 2 and now all flights operate from the one Terminal.

Passenger Traffic: Approximately 10 Million

Getting Too And From Alicante Airport

As one of the busiest airports in Spain, Alicante has a very good Ground Support system in place that connects passengers with the many popular villages, towns, cities and resorts close to the airport. Which form of transport you choose to reach your final destination is obviously based upon your own personal requirements, preference and budget. Passengers arriving at and departing from Alicante Airport have a choice of public bus, car hire, taxi, shuttle bus and coach.

Public Transport

There are several bus services that operate from Alicante Airport and run to a large number of popular destination. Passengers arriving at the airport can catch a bus from outside the airport terminal.

Buses From Alicante Airport

The bus service C6 runs from Alicante Airport to the centre of Alicante at regular times throughout the day. The bus service runs every 20 minutes (at the time of writing) and also drops passenger at the railway station

Train From Alicante Airport

There is no direct rail link to Alicante Airport

Taxis

Taxis are available from outside the main Arrivals area. The official taxi company that operates from the airport is Radio Taxi Elche. These official taxis are very easy to locate as the have a green strip down the car and also have the Elche coat of arms displayed on them.

Shuttle Buses From Alicante Airport

Several companies offer shuttle services from Alicante Airport. Shuttle services are a fast and cost effective form of transfer to and from the airport.

Car Hire From Alicante Airport

Several major car hire companies have desks inside Alicante Airport and these are located in the Arrivals area.

Avis – Centauro – Enterprise Atesa – Europcar – Goldcar – Hertz – Record Go – Sixt

Car hire is a popular choice with passengers arriving at the airport as it provides you with quick and easy transfer to and from the airport and also provides you with transport for the duration of your stay. Car hire from Alicante Airport can often work out a much more viable form of transfer, especially if there are several people in your group and you can share the cost.

There are three petrol station near Alicante Airport if you need to fill your hire car.

Alicante Airport Hotels

There are several hotels that are located close to the airport and all provide good access to and from the airport. The hotels all have various offers running throughout the year and you can generally find a deal to suit your requirements and budget.

Shops At Alicante Airport

Throughout the airport you will find a large number of shops selling a wide variety of products such as jewellery, gifts, perfume, alcohol, clothing and much more.

Bars

Alicante Airport has a selection of bars serving both alcoholic and no alcoholic drinks.

VIP Airport Lounges At Alicante Airport

The Sala Ifach is the VIP lounge at Alicante Airport and you will need to have a Business Class Boarding Pass, Hold a club card or have purchased access through a card at the desk or through one of the VIP Lounge programmes.

Parking At Alicante Airport

There are over 4100 parking spaces available at Alicante Airport.

Reduced Mobility Passengers

Alicante Airport complies with European Parliament regulations and provides a large number of facilities for passengers with reduced mobility.

Left Luggage Lockers

There is no Left Luggage facility at Alicante Airport

Flights To Alicante Airport

There are a large number of airlines that now service Alicante airport and these offer flights from a wide number of countries throughout the world. Many of the low cost airlines now fly into Alicante and this means that there are often some really good deals to be found on flights to Alicante.

Which Airlines Fly To Alicante Airport

The following airlines all provide flights to Alicante:

Aer Lingus
Aeroflot
Air Algérie
Air Berlin
Air Europa
Air Nostrum
BA CityFlyer
British Airways
EasyJet
EasyJet Switzerland
Edelweiss Air
Flybe
Good Fly
Holidays Czech Airlines
Iberia Express
Icelandair
Jet2.com
Jetairfly
JetXtra.com
Monarch Airlines
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Primera Air
Rossiya Russian Airlines
Ryanair
SAS
S7 Airlines
Thomas Cook Belgium
Thomas Cook UK
Thomson Airways
Transaero
Transavia.com
VIM Airlines
Volotea
Vueling Airlines
Wizz Air
Wow Airlines

Lost Property

The Lost And Found office is located in the Arrivals area at the airport.

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Alicante Airport Address: Alicante Airport, 03071 Alicante, Spain

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