Is Alicante worth a day trip?

Yes: 7.3 hours in Alicante, £150 for the whole day, 40 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Alicante?

About 7.3 hours in Alicante. Landing to take-off is 11.4 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Alicante airport into town?

Bus C6, 40 min, €3.85. A day ticket on local transport is TAM Tourist Card (24, 48 or 72 hours, bus and tram).

What does a day in Alicante cost, not counting the flight?

About £38 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 18:45. That allows 40 min to get back to the airport and 135 min there, including 45 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:40 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 45 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 7.3 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Alicante.
From Bournemouth, back by 23:05.

Spain·Mon 19 Oct · 7.3 hours in the city

£150

the whole day

7.3 hours

in the city

23:05

back in Bournemouth

Time in the city

7.3 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

10km

to the centreFrom Alicante centre (ALC)

Daylight

11.1 hours

08:14 to 19:20Sunrise 08:14, sunset 19:20

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:55
Leave Bournemouth
Ryanair, direct
11:25
In the city
Lands 10:15, 30min immigration, 40min from the airport
18:45
Leave the city
40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
23:05
Back in Bournemouth
Flies 21:40

Leave BournemouthRyanair, direct06:55
Land in Alicante2h 20min10:15
In the city30min immigration, 40min from the airport11:25
Leave the city40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration18:45
Fly home2h 20min21:40
Back in Bournemouth23:05

How we'd do it

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The Ocean Race Museum is closed on Mondays, so we've put Basílica de Santa María in its place.

11:3630 min there

7 min walk

12:1320 min there

14 min walk

12:4790 min there

7 min walk

14:2430 min there

10 min walk

15:0430 min there

8 min walk

15:4230 min there

16:12Free timeuntil 18:41

about 4 min walk

18:45Check the last bus on the day

Bus C6 · 40 min

AirportFlight 21:40

Weather while you are there

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How we'd do it

Open up the maps to see full detail.

The Ocean Race Museum is closed on Mondays, so we've put Basílica de Santa María in its place.

11:3630 min there

7 min walk

12:1320 min there

14 min walk

12:4790 min there

7 min walk

14:2430 min there

10 min walk

15:0430 min there

8 min walk

15:4230 min there

16:12Free timeuntil 18:41

about 4 min walk

18:45Check the last bus on the day

Bus C6 · 40 min

AirportFlight 21:40

What a day in Alicante costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£150/ all in, per person

Bus to city centre and back£6

Lunch£15

Dinner£17

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Castillo de Santa Barbara lift£2.30 (€2.70)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Playa del Postiguet, Explanada de Espana, Mercado CentralFree

On the ground£38

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£112

Google Flights price. Checked 14 hours ago.

Getting to Bournemouth

All in, per person£150

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Bournemouth

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

No bus or train gets you to Bournemouth in time for this flight. First Morebus 737 05:48, at the airport 06:31, Monday to Friday only. Drive, take a taxi or stay the night before.

Coach

MoreBus 737 from BournemouthPrice not published
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MoreBus YX1 from PoolePrice not published
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Taxi

From Bournemouth town centre£15-£25 one way~6 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.00
Express Drop-off/Pick-up Area (Car Park 1): £8.00 for up to 30 minutes; Blue Badge holders charged only the 30-min rate even staying up to 4 hours Source
Car Park 2 (walk-up)£50
12-24hr walk-up (not booked) tariff. Source

More parking

Car Park 1 (Express Drop-off/Pick-up area)No same-day price
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Car Park 3No same-day price
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Flexible ParkingNo same-day price
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Costs people forget

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
Ryanair airport check-in. £55 per person, per flight, if you don't check in online. Without a paid seat, online check-in opens 24 hours before and closes 2 hours before. Ryanair, fees
Ryanair bags. One small bag (40 x 30 x 20 cm) under the seat is free. A 10kg cabin bag (55 x 40 x 20 cm) needs Priority & 2 Cabin Bags, £12.49 to £36 when booked. An oversize bag at the gate is refused or put in the hold for £70 to £75. Ryanair, fees

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