There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Alicante by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SAN - ALC
15h 47m€315–1,058Fly San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SAN - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
18h 13m€451–1,678Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LAX - ALC
21h 7m€522–1,088
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €500 - €1100 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Alicante is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs €310 - €1100.
The distance between San Diego and Alicante is 9772 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from San Diego to Alicante, including transfers.
Alicante is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 2:08 PM in San Diego and 11:08 PM in Alicante.
There are 4624+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Alicante, Spain?
Lufthansa, KLM, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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