Flights to Benidorm from Leeds Bradford

Leeds Bradford to Alicante flights today

Which airlines fly from Leeds Bradford to Alicante?

Airlines: Aena, Alicante-Elche airport airlines page, checked 20 Oct 2026. Season: Wikipedia, "Airlines and destinations" (revision of 20 Oct 2026); "Not stated" means Wikipedia does not list that airline on this route. Schedules change: check the airline before you book.

How busy is the Leeds Bradford–Alicante route?

In 2025, 388,425 passengers flew between Leeds Bradford and Alicante, counting both directions, +3% on 2024 (377,814). That is about 532 people a day each way on average, and 6.0% of all UK–Alicante passengers. Leeds Bradford ranks 6 of 24 UK airports for Alicante traffic. All of them flew on scheduled flights; the CAA records no charter passengers on this route.

Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority, annual airport data 2025, Table 12.1 (international passenger route analysis; a return trip counts as two passengers). Daily figure and share are our arithmetic.

How long is the flight from Leeds Bradford to Benidorm?

Our estimate
About 2 h 55 min in the air and taxiing, for 1,735 km. Then about 45 minutes on the coach from Alicante airport to Benidorm, so plan on roughly 3 h 40 min from take-off to Benidorm bus station, plus time at the airport.

How we estimate: 40 minutes for taxi, climb and descent plus the great-circle distance at 780 km/h, rounded to 5 minutes. Coordinates: OurAirports (public domain). Airline timetables can differ by 10–20 minutes and are longer or shorter by direction; the airline's booking page shows the real scheduled time.

Fares

We do not show fares: they change by the hour and we could not find a source we are allowed to republish. Compare live fares for Leeds Bradford to Alicante on Google Flights, or book direct with Jet2.com and Ryanair. Hotel prices move with the calendar too: see the cheapest time to go.

From Alicante airport to Benidorm

Benidorm has no airport. Every flight on this page lands at Alicante–Elche (ALC), about 63 km from central Benidorm by road. The ALSA coach is the cheapest way on: €7.99, about 45 minutes, roughly hourly from about 07:00 to 23:00, from Level 2 (Departures). A metered taxi is about €91 by day and €105 at night; a pre-booked private transfer starts at about €68–€91 per car for up to four.

Every option with sources, a price estimator for your group and hotel, and where to catch the coach: Alicante airport to Benidorm. Once you are there: buses and trams in Benidorm.

Fares as checked on our airport page on 14–15 Oct 2026 (ALSA, GVA 2026 taxi tariff, transfer firms' own "from" prices). Road distance: OSRM route planner on OpenStreetMap data, checked 20 Oct 2026.

Other airports near Leeds Bradford with Alicante flights

All airports: flying to Benidorm from the UK and Ireland.

Sources

• Routes and airlines: Aena, Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández airport, airlines, checked 20 Oct 2026.
• Seasons: Wikipedia, Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, revision 1380370003, fetched 20 Oct 2026.
• Passengers: UK CAA annual airport data 2025, Table 12.1 (2025 data complete 23 Mar 2026).
• Airport coordinates: OurAirports (public domain), fetched 20 Oct 2026. Distances and flight times are our calculation.
• Transfers: our Alicante airport to Benidorm page and its sources.