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Aitana 512 reviews

Aeropuerto de Alicante - El Altet

IATA code: ALC

The new terminal is in operation since April 2011. There are national and international flights from/to the airport.

The airport is located 9 km southwest of Alicante and 10 km east of Elche, in a place called El Altet, in the municipality of Elche.

Connections
By bus
Bus to Alicante: see my tip
Bus to Elche: check www.subus.es, lines 1A and 1B
Bus to other cities: check www.alsa.es
http://www.alsa.es/portal/site/Alsa#capa_aeropuerto

Taxi: The service is provided by a taxi company of Elche. You can book a transfer through their web, but there are always taxis at the terminal. http://www.radiotaxielche.es/aeropuerto.asp

By car: there is easy acces from A-7 highway and also from national roads N-332 and N-340.

Parking: there is a big car parking in the airport. On the web you can calculate the price. There are also other car parkings around (see my tip).

Car rental: Nine car rental companies operate at the airport. See the airport website below.

Other facilities

There is a big shopping area in the new terminal. There are also cafes, restaurants etc.

What else can a traveller need? ATM, meeting rooms... desfibrillators (I hope you don't need them but just in case!)

More information on the airport:
http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Alicante/es/Inicio.html

Written Dec 22, 2011

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Car parking near the airport
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If you have to go to the airport by car and don’t want to pay the airport parking fees (18.30 €/day, 14.65 from the fifth day) there are some companies that offer car parking near the airport, including transport to/from the terminal, for a reasonable price. They offer also good prices for long term parking.

Last time we flied we used Parking Express Alicante. We paid 28 € for one week. We were quite satisfied with the service. A minibus took us to the airport as soon as we arrived to the parking. When we returned we phoned them and the minibus picked us up in a few minutes.

Parking Express: http://www.parkingaeropuertoalicante.com/
Other parking sites:
http://www.aquacarparking.es/
http://www.umbrellaparking.com/
http://www.newparking.es/
http://www.openparking.es/
http://www.lowcostparking.es/
http://www.aupaparking.net/

Written May 12, 2011

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Not a bad deal with Spanair!
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Spanair planes at Barajas Airport, Madrid

On the initial booking of our flights from Canada to Spain, we had ended our flight reservations in Madrid. I was thinking that I would pick up a rental car there and enjoy a scenic countryside drive to the coast somewhere in the Malaga area, similar to what we had done in Lisbon, Portugal five years earlier. However, when my wife's sister booked her flight from England to meet us way up the coast in Alicante, I realized that too much driving would be involved.

After debating whether to take a train, bus or flight from Madrid to Alicante, I came to the conclusion that a flight would likely be the simplest and fastest way to go, given our lack of Spanish while trying to figure out all the details of the other modes of travel. Surfing the internet, I managed to find the "EDreams" website based in London - an outfit that offers cheap tickets for sale. They were fast and efficient, charging me 32 Euros (including cancellation insurance) for the booking fee and securing us two round-trip seats on Spanair for another 98 Euros. The total price of 65 Euros each for round-trip tickets seemed quite reasonable by Canadian standards!

The flights themselves were on-time and smooth with very good service on the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 aircraft servicing this route, with a flight time of 1-hour. I was really pleased that we decided to fly to the coast - had some great views coming into Alicante as well.

Updated Jan 30, 2009

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Low cost flight
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FamilyOfSix 11 reviews

We used Easyjet from Geneva to Alicante for this trip. We booked up 6 months in advance, the day the flights were available on their website. Otherwise costs were pretty high.

When comparing prices a few weeks before departure, we found that last minute deals with some major carriers were very cheap... so shop around.

Written Feb 26, 2006

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For me, the only way was to...
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Alvestad 8 reviews

For me, the only way was to take a flight.
Lots of people drive there themselves, even from Norway. That's usually a three days drive for a family, but I met some people that never spend more than two days driving from Norway... Using a plane takes you almost all the way, and rental cars are often used from the airfield. I recommend having access to a car if you want to do more than explore the gorgeous beaches. Even without any transportation you won't get bored though...

Updated Aug 26, 2002

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The airport
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El Altet

Alicante has an international airport located in El Altet. This is of course is the easiest and fastest way to travel to Alicante.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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Alicante airport. Your first glimpse of Spain.
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Pauldelabar 262 reviews
Alicante airport.

Alicante Airport is only 15 minutes from Alicante itself by taxi which in 2001 only cost €11.

Our hotel was very good in calling a taxi for us when we were due to return home.

Written Jul 6, 2005

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We flew from Manchester, then...
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binnie 199 reviews

We flew from Manchester, then got a Hire Car from Alicante airport and drove to Bolnuevo.

Written Aug 24, 2002

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Be careful driving! I wasn't...
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Jamz 8 reviews

Be careful driving! I wasn't and paid the price.

Written Aug 24, 2002

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There's a decent marina in...
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Jamz 8 reviews

There's a decent marina in Torrevieja, always helpful if you're looking to move on.

Written Aug 24, 2002

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