There are 11 ways to get from Cherbourg to Alicante by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ORY - ALC
8h 37m€119–346Car ferry to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BOH - ALC
11h 56m€73–543Train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
17h 32m€351–594Bus
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Valencia - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Alicantebus
25h 47mDrive 1,520.4 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Alicantecar 1,520.4 km
16h 43m€241–348Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BVA - ALC
9h 50m€126–383Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ORY - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
11h 20m€139–351Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CDG - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
11h 28m€182–424Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Take the train from Caen to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NTE - ALC
10h 37m€133–330Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CFR - ALC
9h 51m€137–402Bus via Madrid Airport (MAD)
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Madrid Barajas Airportbus
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Alicantebus
26h 20m
Cherbourg to Alicante by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Alicante is to car ferry and fly which costs €70 - €550 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Cherbourg to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg-Gare and arriving at Alicante via Rennes - Bus Station, Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and Valencia - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Cherbourg to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Saint-Lazare, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Cherbourg and Alicante is 1589 km. The road distance is 1520.4 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 17h 32m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Cherbourg to Alicante, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Alicante bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, depart from Cherbourg-Gare station.
Cherbourg to Alicante train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg station.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Alicante is to train which takes 17h 32m and costs €350 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 47m.
What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a train from Cherbourg to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 17h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Alicante via Rennes - Bus Station, Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub, and Valencia - Bus Station in around 25h 47m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Montpellier, Oran
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Valencia - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Madrid Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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More Questions & Answers
Cherbourg to Alicante bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, arrive at Rennes-Gare Routiere station.
Cherbourg to Alicante train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg to Alicante is 1520 km. It takes approximately 16h 43m to drive from Cherbourg to Alicante.
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