The information contained on this page should only be used as a guide.
The Costa Blanca is situated approximately half way down the east coast of Spain. It stretches from Gandia in the north down to La Manga in the South.
It has 3 airports, Alicante being the main tourist airport and then there's also Valencia and Murcia (San Javier).
There are alternatives to flying as the road access is excellent making road travel more popular for longer visits.
On is page you will find some useful links which you may find helpful when planning your journey.
Getting to the Costa Blanca couldn't be easier with flights leaving most UK airports to Alicante and Valencia Airports most days. The flight time is approximately 2 1/2 hours.
There are numerous low cost airlines leaving a number of UK airports to Alicante, the main airport for this area, with their prices being extremely competitive.
Below you will find links to some of the most used airlines, this is by no means a complete list but may help you search for flights.
Monach fly to Alicante from Birmingham, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester
BMI Baby fly to Alicante from Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands and Manchester
easyJet fly to Alicante from Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Gatwick, Luton, Stanstead, Manchester, Newcastle and also to Valencia from Bristol and Gatwick
Thomson fly to Alicante from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster Sheffield, East Midlands, Gatwick, Manchester and Newcastle
Jet2 fly to Alicante from Blackpool, Leeds Bradford and Manchester
Flybe fly to Alicante from Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton
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Transfers from the Airport
The transfer time from the airport is approximately 1 1/4 hours.
There are various methods you can use to get from the airport but the most popular are hire car, taxi, or private transfer.
For private transfers we have a couple of contacts who will collect you from the airport and take you to your accommodation.
The following are links to some of the popular hire car companies.
Travelling by Car
Those who are staying for longer periods of time may wish to drive from the UK and there are a few options available.
There is the Euro Tunnel for those that don't have sea legs or various sea routes from the UK to France or UK to Spain.
The Euro Tunnel goes from near Fokestown to Calais
Brittany Ferries have a selection of routes including Portsmouth to either St Marlo or Cherbourg and Plymouth or Portsmouth to Santander
P&O run two routes, Dover to Calais and Portsmouth to Bilbao
Seafrance run regular ferries from Dover to Calais
With Ferrysavers you can book from over 50 major European Ferry companies online including Brittany Ferries, Stena line, P&O Ferries and Sea France
Travelling by Coach
At the present moment we are only aware of one coach company who travels to main land spain. Their link is below.
