There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Alicante by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
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Fly from Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane GLA - ALC
6h€50–190Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
22h 55m€495–863Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Alicantecar
36h 46m€358–1,089Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicantebus
42h 25m€240–427Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane EDI - ALC
6h 48m€60–142Train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane PIK - ALC
6h 21m€65–220Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NCL - ALC
8h 29m€89–273Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
23h 50m€505–963Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Alv
41h 5m€612–1,426Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicantebus
42h 35m€272–546Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Alicantecar
26h 21m€527–715
Glasgow to Alicante by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Alicante is to fly which costs €50 - €190 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h and costs €50 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Alicante via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
The distance between Glasgow and Alicante is 2002 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 22h 55m and costs €490 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Glasgow to Alicante, including transfers.
Glasgow to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Alicante train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h and costs €50 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €490 - €900 and takes 22h 55m, you could also bus via Dover, which costs €240 - €430 and takes 42h 25m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 22h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Newcastle to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–95
Flights from Newcastle to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Newcastle to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Newcastle to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €390–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
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Glasgow to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:55 AM in Glasgow and 7:55 AM in Alicante.
Glasgow to Alicante train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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