There are 9 ways to get from Alicante to Zarautz by plane, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo), car, train, or train (Renfe)
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ALC - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautzbus
4h 28m€40–129Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv / ...
10h€108–231Bus via Valencia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus Alsa - 710 / ...
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 35m€53–95Drive 699.9 km
- Drive from Alicante to Zarautzcar 699.9 km
7h 43m€114–165Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VLC - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautzbus
6h 19m€57–181Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ALC - EAS
6h 55m€93–279Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ALC - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
8h 19m€112–622Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to San Sebastiánbus
11h 50m€66–75Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv
15h 10m€105–161
Alicante to Zarautz by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Zarautz is to bus via Valencia which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Zarautz is to fly and bus which takes 4h 28m and costs €40 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Zarautz. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Zarautz - Nafarroa Kalea 25 - Udaltzaingoa via Estació d'Autobusos de València and Donostia - Maria Cristina Zubia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Zarautz. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Zarautz via Madrid Chamartín and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Alicante and Zarautz is 687 km. The road distance is 699.9 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Zarautz without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 10h and costs €100 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Alicante to Zarautz, including transfers.
Alicante to Zarautz bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Zarautz train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Zarautz is to train via Madrid which takes 10h and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Valencia, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €280 and takes 6h 55m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Zarautz, Spain?
You can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Zarautz via Madrid Chamartín, San Sebastian/Donostia, Estaciones- Renfe- Bus- Geltokiak, Ehunurteurrena / Centenario, and Amara-Donostia in around 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Zarautz - Nafarroa Kalea 25 - Udaltzaingoa via Estació d'Autobusos de València, San Sebastián - Bus Station, and Donostia - Maria Cristina Zubia in around 11h 35m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €18–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–120
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €18–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–120
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €16–75
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €16–95
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €11–120
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- Bilman
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Booking & Getting There
Alicante to Zarautz bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Alicante to Zarautz train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Zarautz is 700 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Alicante to Zarautz.
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