There are 8 ways to get from Handforth to Alicante by plane, car, car ferry, bus, car train, or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)MAN - ALC
6h 40m€53–187Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Handforth to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Alicante
33h 23m€271–1,000Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Alicante
39h 21m€113–328Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Handforth to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Alicante
22h 43mTrain to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)LPL - ALC
7h 5m€53–267Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)LBA - ALC
8h 18m€55–238Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)BHX - ALC
7h 44m€85–344Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stockport to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)EMA - ALC
8h 36m€86–317
Handforth to Alicante by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Handforth to Alicante is to fly which costs €50 - €190 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Handforth to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €50 - €190.
The distance between Handforth and Alicante is 1703 km.
The best way to get from Handforth to Alicante without a car is to bus which takes 39h 21m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Handforth to Alicante, including transfers.
The best way to get from Handforth to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €50 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €330 and takes 39h 21m.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Handforth. It is currently 3:05 AM in Handforth and 4:05 AM in Alicante.
There are 4117+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between Handforth, England and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Handforth to Alicante via Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Central Coach Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris in around 39h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–330
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Stockport to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stockport to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €75–95
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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