There are 13 ways to get from Leicester to Alicante by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), 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.
Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BHX - ALC
6h 27m€53–136Fly from East Midlands Airport
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane EMA - ALC
6h 9m€47–172Train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
20h 1m€456–720Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Alicantecar
32h 52m€307–987Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- 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
36h 50m€159–262Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LTN - ALC
6h 39m€69–536Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane STN - ALC
7h 39m€95–328Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MAN - ALC
8h 3m€84–212Train, train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LPL - ALC
8h 24m€75–251Train #2
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
20h 1m€418–680Train via Montpellier
- Take the train from Leicester 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 Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
20h 5m€438–680Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Alicantebus
37h 25m€184–302Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Alicantecar
21h 39m€460–622
Leicester to Alicante by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Alicante is to bus and fly which costs €50 - €140 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €45 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Alicante. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 1m.
The distance between Leicester and Alicante is 1649 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 20h 1m and costs €450 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Leicester to Alicante, including transfers.
Leicester to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Alicante train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Alicante is to train which takes 20h 1m and costs €450 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €270 and takes 36h 50m, you could also fly, which costs €45 - €180 and takes 6h 9m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a train from Leicester to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan, and Barcelona-Sants in around 20h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 36h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- 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 30m
- 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
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €110–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
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Booking & Getting There
Leicester to Alicante bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 3:57 AM in Leicester and 4:57 AM in Alicante.
Leicester to Alicante train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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