There are 11 ways to get from Brighton to Alicante by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LGW - ALC
5h 44m€44–138Train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
20h 27m€412–691Bus
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
37h 18m€194–374Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Alicantecar
23h 37m€288–590Train to Luton Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LTN - ALC
7h 12m€79–180Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane STN - ALC
7h 25m€86–282Fly London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LGW - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
8h 20m€71–333Train, train to London Southend Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airporttrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SEN - ALC
7h 44m€127–413Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
20h 56m€492–821Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Alicantebus
37h 23m€174–314Drive, Eurotunnel, train
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Drive from Karlsruhe Hbf to Alicantecar
25h 25m€566–819
Brighton to Alicante by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Alicante is to fly which costs €40 - €140 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €40 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Narbonne and Camp De Tarragona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 27m.
The distance between Brighton and Alicante is 1482 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 20h 27m and costs €410 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Brighton to Alicante, including transfers.
Brighton to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Alicante train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €40 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €410 - €700 and takes 20h 27m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €380 and takes 37h 18m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and three other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brighton to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Narbonne, and Camp De Tarragona in around 20h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Southend Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–50
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–70
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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More Questions & Answers
Brighton to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 6:28 PM in Brighton and 7:28 PM in Alicante.
Brighton to Alicante train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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