There are 11 ways to get from Poole to Alicante by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bournemouth Airport
best- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BOH - ALC
6h 50m€33–217Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Mantes La Jolietrain
- Take the train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
25h 13m€251–762Train, bus
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicantebus
36h 52m€189–331Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Alicantecar
21h 46m€261–534Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BRS - ALC
8h 43m€90–246Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LGW - ALC
8h 4m€94–281Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SOU - ALC
5h 47m€81–251Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LTN - ALC
8h 14m€103–415Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CWL - ALC
10h 25m€132–322Car ferry, train via Avignon
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Mantes La Jolietrain
- Take the train from Mantes La Jolie to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
25h 56m€261–787Bus
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicantebus
37h 45m€148–213
Poole to Alicante by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poole to Alicante is to fly which costs €30 - €220 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Poole to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Poole station to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Seldown Coach Station and arriving at Alicante via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 45m.
The distance between Poole and Alicante is 1430 km.
The best way to get from Poole to Alicante without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 25h 13m and costs €250 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Poole to Alicante, including transfers.
Poole to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Seldown Coach Station.
The best way to get from Poole to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €30 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €220 and takes 37h 45m.
Poole to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Poole. It is currently 11:43 PM in Poole and 12:43 AM in Alicante.
What companies run services between Poole, England and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seldown Coach Station to Alicante via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 37h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–80
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–80
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Mantes La Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Mantes La Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- 1st Class
- €110–140
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €150–190
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €95–130
Train from Poole to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €18–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €20–28
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €35–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €45–60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €90–130
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €14–21
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €21–30
- 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
- €35–50
- 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
- €95–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–370
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €26–35
- Car
- €45–70
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €130–370
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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