Alicante
A palm-lined seafront under the hilltop Santa Bárbara castle, with long city beaches and an old quarter of narrow streets.
Guadalest: the village you enter through a rock tunnel
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
In the mountains behind Benidorm, the old village of Guadalest is entered through a tunnel cut into the rock. Its castle ruins and a white bell tower sit on crags above a turquoise reservoir.
Direct flights to Alicante from the UK
20 UK airports fly direct · hover or tap one
| From | Airlines | Months with flights | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Ryanair | All year | 1,309 mi |
| Belfast International | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,162 mi |
| Birmingham | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 981 mi |
| Bournemouth | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 866 mi |
| Bristol | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 911 mi |
| Cardiff | Ryanair | All year | 916 mi |
| East Midlands | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 1,006 mi |
| Edinburgh | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,228 mi |
| Exeter | Ryanair | All year | 872 mi |
| Gatwick | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 889 mi |
| Glasgow | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,228 mi |
| Leeds Bradford | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 1,078 mi |
| Liverpool | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,046 mi |
| Luton | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 939 mi |
| Manchester | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,044 mi |
| Newcastle | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,159 mi |
| Newquay | Ryanair | All year | 868 mi |
| Norwich | Ryanair | All year | 998 mi |
| Southampton | easyJet | All year | 876 mi |
| Stansted | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 941 mi |
From the airlines' own timetables for October 2026 to September 2027. Pick an airport to see the exact days.
Weather in Alicante by month
Average daytime highs. The warmest months are July, August, September.
| Month | Day | Night | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 7° | 3 |
| February | 18° | 7° | 3 |
| March | 20° | 9° | 4 |
| April | 22° | 11° | 4 |
| May | 24° | 15° | 3 |
| June | 28° | 18° | 1 |
| July | 31° | 21° | 0 |
| August | 31° | 22° | 2 |
| September | 28° | 19° | 3 |
| October | 25° | 15° | 4 |
| November | 20° | 10° | 4 |
| December | 18° | 8° | 4 |
Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (Alicante). A rainy day has at least 1mm of rain.
Before you go
- On a British passport you can visit visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area.
- Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive, and expire at least 3 months after you plan to leave.
- The EU's Entry/Exit System is in use: on your first trip you'll be asked for fingerprints and a photo at the border. It's free, but allow extra time.
From the Foreign Office's Spain travel advice, checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so check it before you travel.