There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Covilhã by train, bus, car, plane, towncar, or train (Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Salamanca
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamancatrain Alv
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Guardabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhãbus
9h 59m€90–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Guarda - Estação CPbus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhãbus
12h 11m€62–112Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Vilar Formosobus
- Take the bus from Vilar Formoso to Covilhabus
10h 39m€77–202Drive 757.2 km
- Drive from Alicante to Covilhãcar 757.2 km
8h 24m€119–172Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ALC - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guardatowncar
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhãbus
7h 57m€313–447Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamancatrain Alv
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Covilhabus
10h 2m€91–205Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Abrantestrain Re
- Take the train from Abrantes to Covilhatrain Ic
14h 23m€162–284Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane VLC - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guardatowncar
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhãbus
9h 52m€334–481Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ALC - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Abrantestrain
- Take the train from Abrantes to Covilhatrain
9h 48m€92–254Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ALC - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamancatrain
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Guardabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhãbus
10h 17m€81–195
Alicante to Covilhã by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Covilhã is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Covilhã is to fly and towncar and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs €310 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Covilhã. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Central de Camionagem da Covilhã via Estación Sur de Autobuses, Guarda - Estação CP and Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Covilhã. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Covilha via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz and Abrantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Alicante and Covilhã is 927 km. The road distance is 757.2 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Covilhã without a car is to train and bus via Salamanca which takes 9h 59m and costs €90 - €210.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Alicante to Covilhã, including transfers.
Alicante to Covilhã bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Covilhã train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Covilhã is to bus which takes 12h 11m and costs €60 - €120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 14h 23m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Covilhã, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã via Estación Sur de Autobuses, Guarda - Estação CP, and Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda in around 12h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Covilha via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz, and Abrantes in around 14h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Badajoz to Abrantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Abrantes to Covilha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Abrantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Abrantes to Covilha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salamanca to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilar Formoso to Covilha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salamanca to Covilha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salamanca to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salamanca to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salamanca to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Vilar Formoso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- ALSA
- [email protected]
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Guarda - Estação CP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Website
- VM Transfers
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More Questions & Answers
Alicante to Covilhã bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Covilhã is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 5:21 AM in Alicante and 4:21 AM in Covilhã.
Alicante to Covilhã train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Covilhã is 757 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Alicante to Covilhã.
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