Day trip to Alicante.
From Newcastle, back by 00:15, after midnight.
Spain·Mon 19 Oct · 8.1 hours in the city
Time in the city
8.1 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.
06:00
Leave Newcastle
Jet2
11:15
In the city
Lands 10:05, 30min immigration, 40min from the airport
19:20
Leave the city
40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
00:15
Back in Newcastle
Flies 22:15 with Ryanair
- Leave NewcastleJet206:00
- Land in Alicante3h 5min10:05
- In the city30min immigration, 40min from the airport11:15
- Leave the city40min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration19:20
- Fly homeRyanair, 3h 5min22:15
- Back in Newcastle00:15
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.
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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.
What a day in Alicante costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£116/ all in, per person
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Opening days vary, so check before you go.
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 8 hours ago.
Out with Jet2, back with Ryanair. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 16 Oct, 12:20. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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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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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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