There are 12 ways to get from Nottingham to Alicante by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
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Fly from East Midlands Airport
best- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane EMA - ALC
5h 57m€46–162Train
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
20h 46m€473–815Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Alicantecar
33h 13m€291–992Bus
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicantebus
36h 40m€194–355Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BHX - ALC
6h 44m€75–224Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MAN - ALC
7h 34m€84–236Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LTN - ALC
7h 10m€87–178Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LPL - ALC
8h 9m€114–201Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LBA - ALC
8h 19m€72–190Train via Montpellier
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
20h 51m€460–810Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Georges Squarebus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Alicantebus
2d 6h€208–807Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nottingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Alicantecar
22h 6m€453–608
Nottingham to Alicante by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Alicante is to fly which costs €45 - €170 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €45 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Alicante via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 46m.
The distance between Nottingham and Alicante is 1653 km.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 20h 46m and costs €470 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Nottingham to Alicante, including transfers.
Nottingham to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Alicante train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Nottingham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €45 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €470 - €850 and takes 20h 46m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €360 and takes 36h 40m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair and Jet2.com fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nottingham to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan, and Barcelona-Sants in around 20h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Georges Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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Nottingham to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 7:13 AM in Nottingham and 8:13 AM in Alicante.
Nottingham to Alicante train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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