Cheap flights from Alicante

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport (ALC) is one of Spain's most heavily served holiday gateways, with Ryanair operating one of its largest European bases here. Direct routes from the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Scandinavia are extensive; frequent low-cost operations keep fares to Western Europe competitive year-round given the airport's importance to the Costa Blanca property and tourism markets. The airport is 9 km southwest of Alicante city centre and serves as the practical gateway for the entire Costa Blanca stretch from Benidorm in the north to Torrevieja in the south. Alicante itself has a handsome old town, a hilltop castle with panoramic Mediterranean views, and a year-round mild climate that attracts both short-break visitors and long-term residents from Northern Europe. Prices are lowest in November through February, when fares from Northern European cities can be well below the summer peak.