There are 6 ways to get from Galway to Alicante by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SNN - ALC
7h 6m€77–187Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane DUB - ALC
7h 57m€66–172Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Alicantecar
39h 18m€208–792Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NOC - ALC
7h 2m€72–257Bus to Cork Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ORK - ALC
8h 32m€75–271Train, bus to Kerry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Galway to Limericktrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane KIR - ALC
9h 44m€73–232
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Alicante is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €190 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Alicante is to bus and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €70 - €260.
The distance between Galway and Alicante is 1830 km.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Galway to Alicante, including transfers.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 1:18 PM in Galway and 2:18 PM in Alicante.
There are 4698+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Alicante, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Alicante. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), walk to Alicante Airport, then take the bus to Plaza Puerta del Mar I. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Alicante via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 39h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Galway to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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