Manchester to Alicante Flight Time, and a Day There
Manchester to Alicante takes 2 hours 45 minutes each way, and a full day costs £82.75 a head with 7.4 hours in the city and a 00:05 landing home.
Manchester to Alicante is 2 hours 45 minutes each way, and it is one of the few routes where you get a proper warm day and still sleep at home. Well, just about. The flight lands back at Manchester at 00:05, so it is technically tomorrow by the time you are through the door. The whole day is £82.75 a head, costed the same way as every other extreme day trips we publish.
Sunday 13 December, out of Manchester at 07:00, 7.4 hours in Alicante, back at 00:05. £52.00 on the flights and £82.75 the whole day. Checked 3 November. See the day
How long is the flight from Manchester to Alicante?
Two hours forty five minutes, direct with Ryanair, and the same back. That is long enough that an early start is unavoidable and short enough that you still land before eleven in the morning.
How does the day actually run?
- 07:00, wheels up from Manchester.
- 10:45, you land in Alicante.
- 11:55, you are in the city, after immigration and the forty minute run in from the airport.
- 19:20, you leave town for the airport.
- 22:15, the flight home.
- 00:05, back at Manchester, which is the bit to plan for.
That gives you seven hours and twenty four minutes on the ground, which is the longest of the four routes we have costed this week.
What does a day in Alicante cost?
£82.75 all in on 13 December. The flight is £52.00 and the day on the ground is £30.75, which is £6.00 for the bus into town and back, £12.00 for lunch and £12.75 for dinner. No metro fares in there because you can walk the whole of the centre.
Is Alicante warm enough in December?
Average high of 18°C on that date and a low of 10°C, with rain in only 2 of the last 10 years. It is not a swimming holiday, but it is the difference between sitting outside for lunch and not.
Which dates are cheapest from Manchester?
The 13th and the 14th of December are both £52.00 return, which is the floor. The 7th is £61, the 12th is £63 and the 18th is £67, then it climbs hard over Christmas, £131 on Boxing Day and £211 by the 29th. If December is specifically what you want, we have also costed Alicante in December from Manchester with the seasonal angle.
Is the midnight landing a problem?
Only if you have not planned for it. There is no train home from most airports at that hour, so work out the car or the taxi before you book, not after. Every date on this route is on the trip page and the rest are under day trips from Manchester. Founders pay £19 a year for the lot.
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