There are 11 ways to get from Switzerland to Alicante by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, 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.
Fly Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane GVA - ALC
5h€78–251Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MXP - ALC
6h 22m€28–162Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville 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 / ...
18h 24m€246–466Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Alicantebus FlixBus N1131 / ...
25h 8m€124–201Drive 1,517.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Alicantecar 1,517.2 km
15h 16m€273–394Fly Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ZRH - ALC
5h 13m€85–240Fly Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BSL - ALC
5h 10m€79–239Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BGY - ALC
7h€84–331Fly Geneva International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane GVA - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
7h 35m€88–276Train, bus via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare Routierebus 272
- Take the train from Annecy to Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sudtrain K21
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
21h 25m€274–466Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from MULHOUSE, Autoport Ile de Napoleon, Parking Hotel Arcotel to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
27h 28m€211–336
Switzerland to Alicante by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €28 - €170 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Alicante via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 24m.
The distance between Switzerland and Alicante is 1056 km. The road distance is 1517.2 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 18h 24m and costs €240 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Switzerland to Alicante, including transfers.
Switzerland to Alicante bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Switzerland to Alicante train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h and costs €75 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €470 and takes 18h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 25h 8m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Alicante, Spain?
easyJet and Vueling Airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Zürich HB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 18h 24m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–110
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- 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 Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- 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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Annecy to Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Aéroport to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aéroport to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from MULHOUSE, Autoport Ile de Napoleon, Parking Hotel Arcotel to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Switzerland to Alicante bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Switzerland to Alicante train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Alicante is 1517 km. It takes approximately 15h 16m to drive from Switzerland to Alicante.
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