Is Alicante worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6.3 hours in Alicante, £100 for the whole day, 40 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three.

How long do you actually get in Alicante?

About 6.3 hours in Alicante. Landing to take-off is 10.4 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 17:30. 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 20:25 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 6.3 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Alicante.
From Newcastle, back by 22:25.

Spain·Wed 4 Nov · 6.3 hours in the city

£100

the whole day

6.3 hours

in the city

22:25

back in Newcastle

Day Trip Flight Details

Time in the city

6.3 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

10km

to the centreFrom Alicante centre (ALC)

Daylight

10.5 hours

07:31 to 18:00Sunrise 07:31, sunset 18:00

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:05
Leave Newcastle
Ryanair, direct
11:10
In the city
Lands 10:00, 30min immigration, 40min from the airport
17:30
Leave the city
40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
22:25
Back in Newcastle
Flies 20:25

Leave NewcastleRyanair, direct06:05
Land in Alicante2h 55min10:00
In the city30min immigration, 40min from the airport11:10
Leave the city40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration17:30
Fly home2h 55min20:25
Back in Newcastle22:25

Typical weather for this date

23°C

average high

14°C

average low

1 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Alicante's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

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What a day in Alicante costs

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

£100/ all in, per person

Bus to city centre and back£6

Lunch£15

Dinner£17

Beer calculator× 0£0

Entry fees, on top (optional)

MARQ£5 (€6)

Castillo de Santa Barbara lift£2.30 (€2.70)

Playa del Postiguet, Explanada de Espana, Mercado CentralFree

On the ground£38

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£62

Google Flights price. Checked 28 hours ago.

Getting to Newcastlefrom free

All in, per person£100

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Getting to Newcastle

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

No bus or train gets you to Newcastle in time for this flight. First Metro from Central 05:52, at the airport 06:20. Drive, take a taxi or stay the night before.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Airport Waiting Zone at Callerton Parkway (NE13 8DN): free for up to 90 minutes, with a complimentary shuttle bus running from 3am until 1 hour after the last scheduled flight arrives Source

Train

From Newcastle city centre (Haymarket/Monument/Central)Price not published25 min
On the day £2.50 Source

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £4.00
Short Stay 2 walk-up tariff includes a 15-min tier at £4.00; a third party (Airparks) separately claims a free 15-min zone within the same car park, not confirmed on the airport's own site Source
Long Stay£50
Same-day rate. Source
Short Stay 2£50
Same-day rate. Source
Short Stay 1£60
Same-day rate. Source
Premium Fast Track£80
Same-day rate. Source
Express (pick-up/drop-off)£120
Same-day rate. Source
Minibus/Van£60
Same-day rate. Source

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Premium Long StayNo same-day price
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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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