Day trip to Alicante.
From Cardiff, back by 21:20.
Spain·Tue 20 Oct · 6.3 hours in the city
Time in the city
6.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
10km
to the centreFrom Alicante centre (ALC)
Daylight
11.0 hours
08:15 to 19:18Sunrise 08:15, sunset 19:18
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.
06:00
Leave Cardiff
TUI Airways
10:35
In the city
Lands 09:25, 30min immigration, 40min from the airport
16:55
Leave the city
40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
21:20
Back in Cardiff
Flies 19:50 with Ryanair
- Leave CardiffTUI Airways06:00
- Land in Alicante2h 25min09:25
- In the city30min immigration, 40min from the airport10:35
- Leave the city40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration16:55
- Fly homeRyanair, 2h 25min19:50
- Back in Cardiff21:20
How we'd do it
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The Ocean Race Museum is closed on Tuesdays, so we've put Basílica de Santa María in its place.
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How we'd do it
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The Ocean Race Museum is closed on Tuesdays, so we've put Basílica de Santa María in its place.
What a day in Alicante costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£128/ all in, per person
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Opening days vary, so check before you go.
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Out with TUI Airways, back with Ryanair. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 16 Oct, 18:31. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Getting to Cardiff
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
No bus or train gets you to Cardiff in time for this flight. First bus 304 from Cardiff Interchange 05:00, at the airport 06:11. Drive, take a taxi or stay the night before.
Coach
- First Cymru route 304 from Cardiff city centrePrice not published
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £3
Drop-off tariff (reproduced by SkyParkSecure from the airport's own page): first 10 min £3, 10-20min £4, up to 1hr £8, up to 2hrs £20, 3-24hrs £50, each extra day £50 Source
Parking nearby
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- 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.
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