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Flights to Benidorm from Teesside

Teesside (MME) has direct flights to Alicante (ALC), the airport for Benidorm, with Ryanair. The flight is about 3 h 00 min by our estimate, over 1,806 km (1,122 miles). Spain is one hour ahead of the UK all year, so add an hour to the clock.

Our verdictPlan on about 3 h 45 min from take-off to Benidorm bus station: about 3 h 00 min to Alicante (our estimate), then about 45 minutes on the €7.99 ALSA coach. Benidorm has no airport of its own.
  • MME to ALC
  • Ryanair
  • 1 of 1 year-round (Wikipedia)
  • Spain is 1 hour ahead
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3 h 00 minflight time (our estimate)
1,806 kmgreat-circle distance to ALC
1airline on the route (Aena)
49,220passengers in 2025, both ways (CAA)

Teesside to Alicante flights today

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Which airlines fly from Teesside to Alicante?

AirlineSeason (Wikipedia)Aena route list
RyanairYear-roundListed

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 Teesside–Alicante route?

In 2025, 49,220 passengers flew between Teesside and Alicante, counting both directions, +23% on 2024 (40,103). That is about 67 people a day each way on average, and 0.8% of all UK–Alicante passengers. Teesside ranks 20 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 Teesside to Benidorm?

Our estimate
About 3 h 00 min in the air and taxiing, for 1,806 km. Then about 45 minutes on the coach from Alicante airport to Benidorm, so plan on roughly 3 h 45 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 Teesside to Alicante on Google Flights, or book direct with 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 Teesside with Alicante flights

AirportDistance from TeessideAirlinesFlight (est.)
Newcastle61 kmeasyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways3 h 05 min
Leeds Bradford73 kmJet2.com, Ryanair2 h 55 min
Manchester140 kmeasyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways2 h 50 min
Liverpool160 kmeasyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair2 h 50 min

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

Sources

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