4.9
4.6The cheapest and fastest buses from Madrid to Alicante
Cheapest price
$22
Average price
$56
Fastest journey
3 h 30 m
Average duration
3 h 50 m
Buses per day
33
Distance
360 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Madrid to Alicante is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Madrid to Alicante will cost around $56 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $22.
Of the 33 buses that leave Madrid for Alicante on Sun, Nov 23, 13 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sun, Nov 23 the direct buses cover the 360 km distance in an average of 3 h 50 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 3 h 30 m .
On Sun, Nov 23 the slowest buses will take 4 h and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Compare train, bus, and flight for Madrid to Alicante
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Alicante among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €10. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 21m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €10, and a flight costs an average of €33.
Distance: 223 miles (360 km)
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| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight |
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€35 Average price Cheapest | €42 Average price | €226 Average price |
18h 22m Average total duration 17h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 4m Average total duration 2h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 21m Average total duration Fastest 1h 21m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.1 - 2.2kg CO2 emissions |
Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Madrid to Alicante Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:30AM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50AM | Arrival Time 10:50AM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 7h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:15AM | Arrival Time 12:55PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 02:15PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 02:35PM | Duration 5h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:45AM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Tue, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:45AM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 05:25PM | Duration 4h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 08:45PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Wed, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 11:05PM | Duration 5h35 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 10:10PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 12:20AM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:45PM | Arrival Time 05:15AM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:30PM | Arrival Time 05:15AM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:45PM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 5h35 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $52 |
Live departures
Madrid to Alicante bus times
The table below shows live departures for Madrid to Alicante buses for today, Saturday, November 22. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal · Normal | 8:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 8h05 | 4:50 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal · Normal | 9:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 7h20 | 4:50 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal · Normal | 10:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 8h05 | 6:50 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal · Normal | 11:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 7h20 | 6:50 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal | 11:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 4h55 | 4:25 PM Alicante, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Normal · Normal | 11:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 8h25 | 7:55 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal | 2:00 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 7:00 PM Alicante, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Normal | 4:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h35 | 10:05 PM Alicante, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Normal | 10:45 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h35 | 4:20 AM Alicante, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Normal · Normal | 10:45 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 8h10 | 6:55 AM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal · Normal | 11:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 8h25 | 7:55 AM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal | 11:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 4h50 | 4:20 AM Alicante, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Normal · Normal | 11:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 7h25 | 6:55 AM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Sunday, November 23 | |||||
| Normal · Normal | 6:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 7h05 | 1:50 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Supra Economy · Normal | 7:15 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 6h40 | 1:55 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Supra Economy | 7:15 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 4h40 | 11:55 AM Alicante, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Supra Economy · Normal | 7:15 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 7h40 | 2:55 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Supra Economy · Normal | 7:15 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 8h40 | 3:55 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
| Normal · Normal | 7:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 6h20 | 1:50 PM El Altet, Aeroport d'Alacant (Salidas - Estación de autobuses) | 1 transfer | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from Madrid to Alicante
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Buses from Madrid to Alicante run on average 31 times per day, taking around 17h 52m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $12 (€10) if you book in advance.
There are 12 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:10, the last at 23:45. The fastest bus covers the 223 miles (360 km) distance in 4h 30m.
Distance 223 miles (360 km) |
Average bus duration 17h 52m |
Cheapest ticket price $12 (€10) |
Buses per day 31 |
Direct buses 12 |
Fastest bus 4h 30m |
First bus 00:10 |
Last bus 23:45 |
Bus providers: Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Alsa Supra, Infobus, Ourbus from Madrid to AlicanteYou can travel by bus between Madrid to Alicante with Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Alsa Supra, Infobus, Ourbus for as low as $12 (€10). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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Buses from Madrid to Alicante
Buses offer a convenient, direct way to travel from Madrid to Alicante - the gateway to the popular Costa Blanca region. There's a single direct service between the two Spanish cities, every day of the week. Buses run all year-round, so there's no need to worry about seasonal disruption. Journey times will be around 5 hours 50 minutes.
Which bus companies travel from Madrid to Alicante?
Only Alsa currently provides services from Madrid to Alicante, providing direct buses complete with plenty of legroom and air conditioning, along with space for luggage, and onboard wifi.
How long is the bus from Madrid to Alicante?
Travelers can expect a relatively long bus journey from Madrid to Alicante. Journey times will generally be 5 hours 50 minutes, with no changes required at any stage.
How many buses are there from Madrid to Alicante?
Buses depart every day from central Madrid to Alicante. However, there aren't many choices, with just a single direct bus on any given day. Services tend to leave in the late afternoon, not long after 5:00 p.m.
What are the departure and arrival stations for buses from Madrid to Alicante?
Departure Bus Station: Buses from Madrid to Alicante will leave from Madrid's Estacion Sur. Estacion Sur can be found in the southern part of the Spanish capital, approximately 2.5 miles south-east of Centro - the location of most hotels and tourist attractions. Getting to the coach station isn't hard, though. The best option is to catch the Madrid Metro to Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur. Mendez Alvaro is on Metro Line 6, along with various Cercanias overground lines, which provide links to Atocha Station. Expect Metro journeys from Barajas Airport to take 30-40 minutes at least.
Arrival Bus Station: Buses to Alicante from Madrid will arrive at the Plaza de Coruna, in Playa de San Juan, a suburb in the north-eastern part of the city. The Alsa stop is very close to a range of beaches, and offers ready access to resorts to the north of Alicante via Costa Blanca Station - about 200 meters north of the coach stop. From there, travelers can catch trains north or head south into Alicante itself. The journey from Playa de San Juan to Alicante Station will take about 30 minutes, with various stops along the way. So those headed to the city may want to consider taxis, which are almost certainly the fastest transfer option.
FAQs: Bus from Madrid to Alicante
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Madrid to Alicante by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Alicante, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.
Passengers board the bus most frequently from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses, which is located around 3.1 miles (5 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at Alicante, Estación de Autobuses, located 1.2 miles (2 km) away from the city centre.
- Alsa
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible seating.
- Alsa Supra
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible restrooms.
- Infobus
- Assistance
- Priority seating
- Transport for wheelchairs and mobility aids.
- Santa Bárbara Castle, a historic fortress offering panoramic views of the city and the Mediterranean Sea
- Explanada de España, a picturesque promenade lined with palm trees and vibrant mosaic tiles
- Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art, showcasing a collection of 20th-century Spanish art
- Basilica of Santa Maria, the oldest active church in Alicante with Gothic and Baroque architectural elements
- Mount Benacantil, a prominent hill offering hiking trails and stunning views of the city.
- Postiguet Beach, a popular urban beach ideal for sunbathing and swimming
- Tabarca Island, a small island perfect for a day trip with opportunities for snorkeling and exploring
- Alicante Central Market, a bustling market where you can sample local delicacies and fresh produce
- Canelobre Caves, impressive caves with stunning stalactite formations
- Take a scenic boat tour along the Costa Blanca coastline.
- Alsa
- You can cancel your ticket up to 48 hours before departure for a partial refund. Changes allowed for a fee.
- Alsa Supra
- You can cancel your ticket up to 48 hours before departure for a partial refund. Within 48 hours, a fee applies.
- Infobus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 24 hours before departure for a partial refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may incur a fee.
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- Alsa
- One carry-on bag up to 10kg and one checked bag up to 25kg.
- Alsa Supra
- One carry-on bag up to 10kg and one checked bag up to 25kg.
- Infobus
- One carry-on bag up to 5kg (40x20x25) and one checked bag up to 20kg (50x30x80).
- Alsa
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Alsa Supra
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Infobus
- 10€ per additional bag.
- Alsa
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets must travel in the hold.
- Alsa Supra
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Guide dogs travel for free.
- Infobus
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets may require a separate ticket.
popular bus stations
Popular bus stations from Madrid to Alicante
WifiParkingDiningATMTaxisAccessibilityWCTicket Office
- 06:00-23:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafetería de la estación (in the station)
- Restaurante El Brillante (0.5 km)
- La Taberna de Domínguez (0.7 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 8, 102, 148 Metro: L6 Train: C1, C5
WifiParkingDiningATMTaxisAccessibilityWCTicket Office- 06:00-23:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafetería de la estación (in the station)
- Tapas Bar Alicante (0.3 km)
- Fast Food Outlet Alicante (0.5 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 06, 09, 24 Tram: L1, L2
WifiParkingATMAccessibilityWCTicket Office- 06:00-23:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Elevators, ramps
- Available near the entrance.
- Bus: C6
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