Flights from Frankfurt am Main to Alicante

Frankfurt to Alicante Flights: An Overview

Alicante, on the south east Mediterranean coast is an old Moorish port, with the atmospheric winding streets and tiled plazas characteristic of southern Spanish cities. It is also an important flight hub for the nearby resorts of the Costa Blanca. Although flight schedules are at their busiest in the summer high season, sun seekers or city break vacationers from Germany can take direct flights from Frankfurt to Alicante all year round.  Flights are available seven days a week, with both a budget airline and the national carrier. Journey times to the Mediterranean are around two hours and 35 minutes, with afternoon take off times. Flight options to Alicante are increased by several airlines providing indirect services from Frankfurt am Main, requiring one change en route.    

Which airlines fly from Frankfurt to Alicante?

Irish budget airline Ryanair provides direct flights from Frankfurt to Alicante seven days a week. In addition, the German national carrier Lufthansa provides some direct flights from Frankfurt am Main to the Spanish city, with departures three days a week. Indirect services to Alicante are provided by various airlines, including Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines connections via Brussels, Iberia and Air Europa services via Madrid, and KLM and Transavia routes via Amsterdam Schiphol.   

How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Alicante?

The fastest direct flights from Frankfurt to Alicante with Lufthansa and Ryanair take two hours and 35 minutes to complete the 1492 kilometer trip south west from the German city to the Mediterranean coast. Some direct flights can take five minutes longer to reach Alicante. The fastest indirect services are Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines connections via the Belgian capital, with a total journey time to Alicante of four hours and 35 minutes. Iberia flights via Madrid Barajas Airport take 30 minutes longer, and KLM and Transavia services via Amsterdam Schiphol take six hours. Other indirect flights can take substantially longer, depending on the route and the length of the layover between connections. 

How many flights are there from Frankfurt to Alicante?

The Ryanair budget airline timetable offers a direct flight from Frankfurt am Main to Alicante daily, seven days a week, with a mid afternoon take off time. National airline Lufthansa's direct flights from Frankfurt to Alicante operate three days a week, on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with an early afternoon departure time. There are also 13 daily indirect flights from Frankfurt to Alicante with one change in transit,  provided by a variety of airlines and routes, with the majority of departures in the morning but also some afternoon connections. 

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Frankfurt to Alicante? 

Departure Airport: Frankfurt am Main airport is located 12 kilometers south west  of downtown Frankfurt, with frequent public transport links on S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 or the Regional Express lines  RE59, RE2 and RE3, taking about 20 minutes. Facilities at the terminal include long and short stay parking lots, baggage storage desks, duty free shopping malls, fashion boutiques, electronics stores, international restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, business amenities and free WiFi.

Arrival Airport: Alicante Elche Airport is situated nine kilometers south west of the city center, with frequent connections downtown on the C6 bus service, taking 20-30 minutes. The airport terminal has car rental agencies, a pharmacy, children's play area, fast food restaurants, ATMs, duty free shopping, coffee bars, business facilities, free WiFi and taxi stands.