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Alicante airport departures today
Every plane leaving Alicante right now, with where it is going and roughly when it lands (UK time). UK and Irish flights in red.
Live · updated 17:01 Spanish time · 23 flights
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Alicante airport · going home
From Benidorm to the plane
Every flight leaving Alicante (ALC) right now, to every country, with its destination and roughly when it lands; the data refreshes about every 10 minutes. Plus getting back to the airport from Benidorm and the new border checks on the way out.
- Live: ADSB.lol open data
- Refreshed every 10 min
- Spanish time is UK + 1 hour
- Coach €7.99
- Taxi €90–€100
Going home
From Benidorm to the plane
- 1The ALSA coach to the airport leaves from Benidorm bus station: €7.99, about 45 minutes. Book a seat at alsa.com in busy weeks.
- 2Or a taxi: Radio Taxi Benidorm quotes €90–€100 to the airport, per car.
- 3Drop-off is at Departures, Level 2. Check in or bag drop with your airline.
- 4Passport control on the way out: GOV.UK says to allow extra time, as EES checks can take place before boarding.
- 5Set your watch back an hour when you land in the UK or Ireland.
ALSA; Radio Taxi Benidorm (checked 20 Oct 2026); GOV.UK.
What it costs
Prices, checked
About 45 min, one case each free, roughly hourly to about 23:00€7.99Private transfer, pre-booked
One car for up to four, to your hotel doorfrom €68Taxi from the rank
Radio Taxi Benidorm's own estimate, per car; the meter decides€90–€100Flights from the UK
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Coach: ALSA; transfers: each firm's lowest "from" price (checked 15 Oct 2026); taxi: Radio Taxi Benidorm (checked 20 Oct 2026). Air fares: we found no fare feed we are allowed to republish (Ryanair's fare API is closed to robots and Jet2's terms forbid copying), so we link to a live search instead. We earn a commission on some hotel bookings, at no extra cost to you: how we earn.
Nearest airport
Alicante, Valencia or Murcia?
Pick where you are staying. Alicante wins from every part of Benidorm, by more than 75 km.
| Alicante–Elche (ALC) | 64 km | 68 min |
| Valencia (VLC) | 149 km | 100 min |
| Murcia Corvera (RMU) | 148 km | 106 min |
Road distance and drive time from each airport terminal to the middle of that area: OSRM route planner on OpenStreetMap data, no traffic, checked 20 Oct 2026. The planner's times are cautious: the ALSA coach is timetabled at about 45 minutes from Alicante airport to Benidorm.
Before you fly
Six things to know
GOV.UK Spain entry requirements (page updated 12 Aug 2026, checked 20 Oct 2026); ALSA airport page (checked 15 Oct 2026).
Watch it first
Flying to Alicante for Benidorm on video
Real visits, filmed and posted by the people who went. Tap a video to play it here.
▶ 10:07BOEING 737 Stunning LANDING SPAIN ALICANTE Airport RWY10 | Cockpit View | Life Of An Airline PilotDutchPilotGirl · 311,357 views · Sep 2024
▶ 6:18Boeing 737-800 Cockpit Landing at ALICANTE | Pilot's View ILS Approach RW10 | GoPro 9GreatFlyer · 305,102 views · May 2023
▶ 12:52BOEING 737 Landing in sunny Alicante airport SPAIN RWY10 | cockpit view |737 Aviator · 30,231 views · Aug 2022
▶ 15:17Landing at Alicante Airport (ALC) 15/1/22I Was There / Evan Davis · 24,243 views · Jan 2022
▶ 10:38MY LANDING @ ALICANTE FROM DONCASTER AIRPORT (UK)Smarts Aviation · 17,425 views · Jul 2013
▶ 9:15PLANE LANDING AT ALICANTE AIRPORT (Tui flight from Doncaster Sheffield airport)Gimbal Walk TV · 14,557 views · Mar 2022On TikTok and Instagram
YouTube, TikTok and Instagram posts about Flying to Alicante for Benidorm, found 2026-10-20; most watched first. Not made by us, nothing copied: each plays from its own site. Players load only when you reach them or tap.
What the press says
From the papers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is set to smash its annual passenger record with possibly a month to spare.Alex Trelinski, the Olive Press, 14 Oct 2026
British travellers remained by far the airport's largest international market.Murcia Today, 15 Jul 2026
A direct bus from the airport to the holiday hotspot taking just 45 minutes.Natalie King and Liv Clarke, Manchester Evening News, 19 Nov 2025
Dozens of travellers have reported 'sailing through' at Alicante Airport, with friendly staff and well-functioning EES machines.Alessio Ghirlanda, the Olive Press, 15 Apr 2026
Short extracts, each linked to the full article. The Olive Press figures come from Aena, the airport operator.
Visitor voice
What travellers say
Counts from the public YouTube comments under the videos on this page (YouTube Data API, 2026-10-20): how many comments mention each theme. We count and summarise; we do not copy comments.
Route finder
Flights to Benidorm from every UK airport
Every UK and Irish airport with a direct Alicante route on Aena's list, busiest first. Tap an airport for its own page: airlines, seasons, the live board for that route and your door-to-sunbed plan.
| From | Airlines | Flight (our est.) | Year-round airlines | Passengers 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester MAN | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways | 2 h 50 min | 4 of 4 | 920,655 |
| London Gatwick LGW | British Airways, easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways, Vueling | 2 h 30 min | 5 of 6 | 854,016 |
| London Stansted STN | Jet2.com, Ryanair | 2 h 35 min | 1 of 2 | 499,052 |
| Bristol BRS | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair | 2 h 35 min | 3 of 3 | 487,844 |
| Birmingham BHX | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways | 2 h 40 min | 4 of 4 | 459,732 |
| Leeds Bradford LBA | Jet2.com, Ryanair | 2 h 55 min | 2 of 2 | 388,425 |
| Liverpool LPL | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair | 2 h 50 min | 3 of 3 | 380,613 |
| London Luton LTN | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Wizz Air | 2 h 35 min | 3 of 4 | 370,213 |
| East Midlands EMA | Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways | 2 h 45 min | 3 of 3 | 369,184 |
| Newcastle NCL | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways | 3 h 05 min | 4 of 4 | 315,623 |
| Dublin DUB | Aer Lingus, Ryanair | 2 h 55 min | 2 of 2 | 312,866* |
| Belfast International BFS | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair | 3 h 05 min | 2 of 3 | 284,215 |
| Glasgow GLA | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways | 3 h 10 min | 4 of 4 | 257,995 |
| Edinburgh EDI | easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair | 3 h 10 min | 3 of 3 | 249,926 |
| Cardiff CWL | Ryanair, TUI Airways, Vueling | 2 h 35 min | 3 of 3 | 122,322 |
| Bournemouth BOH | Jet2.com, Ryanair | 2 h 25 min | 1 of 2 | 120,161 |
| Glasgow Prestwick PIK | Ryanair | 3 h 10 min | 1 of 1 | 116,430 |
| London Southend SEN | easyJet | 2 h 35 min | 1 of 1 | 66,595 |
| Newquay (Cornwall) NQY | Ryanair | 2 h 25 min | 1 of 1 | 53,684 |
| Exeter EXT | Ryanair | 2 h 30 min | 1 of 1 | 52,203 |
| Teesside MME | Ryanair | 3 h 00 min | 1 of 1 | 49,220 |
| Norwich NWI | Ryanair | 2 h 45 min | 1 of 1 | 40,431 |
| Aberdeen ABZ | Ryanair | 3 h 20 min | 0 of 1 | 36,588 |
| Southampton SOU | easyJet | 2 h 30 min | 1 of 1 | 29,556 |
| Cork ORK | Ryanair | 2 h 45 min | 0 of 1 | — |
| Shannon SNN | Ryanair | 2 h 55 min | 1 of 1 | — |
Airlines: Aena, checked 20 Oct 2026. Year-round vs seasonal: Wikipedia (revision of 20 Oct 2026). Passengers both directions: UK CAA annual airport data 2025, Table 12.1. *Dublin: Aena 2023. Cork and Shannon: Ryanair, on Aena's list; no passenger data.
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Questions people ask
Your questions
How early should I get to Alicante airport for a UK flight?
Your airline sets the bag-drop cut-off. GOV.UK says to allow extra time for passport checks on the way out under the EU Entry/Exit System.
How do I get from Benidorm to Alicante airport?
ALSA coach from Benidorm bus station: €7.99, about 45 minutes. Radio Taxi Benidorm quotes €90–€100 per car.
Which flights leave Alicante for the UK now?
Our board lists every flight from Alicante to UK and Irish airports that is boarding or in the air, from open transponder data, refreshed about every 10 minutes.