There are 14 ways to get from Alicante to Southampton by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane ALC - SOU
5h 11m£92–218Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Bournemouth Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane ALC - BOH
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 14m£54–209Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
30h 54m£125–353Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santandertrain Alv
- Take the carferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
39h 13m£185–663Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alicante to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Southamptoncar
22h 15m£242–645Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ALC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 21m£63–152Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ALC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 44m£61–237Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ALC - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 35m£74–491Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ALC - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 49m£79–223Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ALC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Centraltrain
8h 26m£96–204Train to Valencia Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VLC - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
9h 21m£133–382Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032 / ...
35h 13m£144–239Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Alicante Estación Tren to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Valencia to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Centre to Avenue Louis Martinbus 581
- Take the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouthferry
38h 24mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santandertrain Alv
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry Es Sdr-Gb Pme
41h 7m£306–348
Alicante to Southampton by train, foot, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Southampton is to fly and train which costs £60 - £160 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Southampton is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £90 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Coach Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 13m.
The distance between Alicante and Southampton is 893 miles.
The best way to get from Alicante to Southampton without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 54m and costs £120 - £360.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Alicante to Southampton, including transfers.
Alicante to Southampton bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Southampton is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £90 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £240 and takes 35h 13m.
Alicante to Southampton bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Southampton is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 4:32 AM in Alicante and 3:32 AM in Southampton.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Southampton, England?
easyJet, Transavia Holland, and KLM fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Coach Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 35h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–45
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Stansted Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–320
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- £35–70
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Alicante Estación Tren to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Valencia to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Centre to Avenue Louis Martin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–500
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £75–160
- Car Single Ticket
- £180–500
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
Ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £59
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £204
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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