There are 9 ways to get from Exeter to Alicante by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BRS - ALC
6h 32m€46–148Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Alicantecar
29h 43m€207–898Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicantebus
39h 6m€85–268Fly from Exeter
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane EXT - ALC
5h 25m€114–229Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CWL - ALC
8h 22m€68–225Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LGW - ALC
8h 33m€109–331Train, car ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
31h 29m€127–869Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Alv
31h 40m€128–834Bus via Benidorm
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Benidormbus
- Take the bus from Benidorm Estación De Autobuses to Alicantebus
39h 43m€115–290
Exeter to Alicante by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €45 - €150 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €110 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Alicante via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 6m.
The distance between Exeter and Alicante is 1613 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Alicante without a car is to bus which takes 39h 6m and costs €80 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Exeter to Alicante, including transfers.
Exeter to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Alicante is to bus which takes 39h 6m and costs €80 - €270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €230 and takes 5h 25m.
Exeter to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 1:51 AM in Exeter and 2:51 AM in Alicante.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Alicante via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 39h 6m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Exeter (EXT) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Exeter to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–80
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46–48
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Benidorm Estación De Autobuses to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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