Day trip to Alicante.
From East Midlands, back by 21:50.
Spain·Mon 21 Dec · 6.2 hours in the city
Time in the city
6.2 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
10km
to the centreFrom Alicante centre (ALC)
Daylight
9.5 hours
08:15 to 17:45Sunrise 08:15, sunset 17:45
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.
06:15
Leave East Midlands
Ryanair, direct
11:05
In the city
Lands 09:55, 30min immigration, 40min from the airport
17:15
Leave the city
40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
21:50
Back in East Midlands
Flies 20:10
- Leave East MidlandsRyanair, direct06:15
- Land in Alicante2h 40min09:55
- In the city30min immigration, 40min from the airport11:05
- Leave the city40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration17:15
- Fly home2h 40min20:10
- Back in East Midlands21:50
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Things to do in AlicanteShowHide
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Alicante on a budgetShowHide
Bus to city centre and back costs £6. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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What a day in Alicante costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£123.75/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Getting to East Midlands
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Blue Badge holders get free 30 min at Short Stay 1. Purple Parking separately claims Long Stay 2 is free for the general public for up to 60 min with a shuttle, but EMA's own page only confirms that free allowance for Blue Badge holders, flagging the discrepancy rather than asserting it applies to everyone. Source
Coach
Taxi
- From Nottingham£25-£40 one way~15 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £6
Rapid Drop-Off (Short Stay 1 tariff): up to 30 min £6, 1hr £8, 2hr £12, 3hr £16. Source
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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.
- 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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