Flights from Paris to Alicante

Paris to Alicante Flights: An Overview

Alicante is a major city on Spain's south-east coast, a historic Moorish settlement that provides a convenient hub for visitors heading for the beaches and resorts of the Costa Blanca. Although it is at its busiest in summer high season, travelers from France can take direct flights from Paris to Alicante all year round.  Daily flights are available with the national carrier and a choice of budget airlines, departing from three Paris airports. Flight times to Alicante are just over two hours, with morning, afternoon and evening departures. Indirect connections, with one change en route, increase the flight options to Alicante.   

Which airlines fly from Paris to Alicante?

Spanish budget airline vueling offers daily direct flights from Paris Orly and Paris Charles De Gaulle airports to Alicante. Irish budget operator Ryanair provides direct flights from Paris Beauvais Tille Airport three days a week. French national carrier Air France, in a codeshare with Dutch low-cost airline Transavia, has direct flights to Alicante from Paris Orly three days a week. Indirect connections include vueling budget flights via Barcelona,  and Iberia and Air Nostrum services via Madrid.

How long is the flight from Paris to Alicante?

Air France, Transavia and vueling flights to Alicante from Paris Orly offer the fastest service on the 1190 kilometer route south to the Mediterranean city, taking two hours and five minutes. Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle and Paris Beauvais Tille take ten minutes longer to reach Alicante. The fastest indirect connection is the mid afternoon vueling service via Barcelona, taking three hours and 55 minutes total journey time. Other indirect flights via Madrid and Barcelona take more than four hours.  

How many flights are there from Paris to Alicante?

On weekdays, Spanish budget airline vueling offers three daily direct flights from Paris to Alicante, with four on  Thursdays. vueling has two daily flights to the Spanish city at weekends. Ryanair provides a direct flight from Paris Beauvais Tille on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Transavia and Air France offer a direct flight from Paris Orly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Departure times include morning, afternoon and evening options. There are also more than 20 daily indirect flights from Paris to Alicante with one change in transit, with departure times from early morning to evening. 

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

Departure Airport: Paris Orly Airport is 13 kilometers south of central Paris, served by RER trains to Antony station and Orlyval shuttle services to the terminal. Charles De Gaulle Airport is 23 kilometers north east of central Paris, with RER local trains on Line B, taking about 35 minutes from downtown. Beauvais Tille Airport lies 80 kilometers north of Paris, with express bus transfers taking 80 minutes. The airports have parking lots, cafe-bars, restaurants, free WiFi and taxi stands.  

Arrival Airport: Alicante Elche Airport is nine kilometers south west of the city, with bus route C6 offering frequent connections downtown. The airport terminal has car rental desks, restaurants and tapas bars, duty free shopping, news vendors, ATMs, free WiFi and taxi stands.