Car Hire Alicante Airport

Identification Codes:  

• IATA: ALC
• ICAO: LEAL

Distance from ALC to: 

• Alicante city center – 6 miles (9 km)
• Benidorm – 37 miles (60 km)
• Murcia – 52 miles (83 km)
• Valencia – 112 miles (180 km)
• Madrid – 267 miles (430 km)

Nearest Airports in Spain: 

• Murcia Airport – 367 miles (590 km)
• Valencia Airport – 124 miles (200 km)
• Almeria Airport – 171 miles (275 km)

Alicante Time Zone: 

• 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 1:00)

Hotels near ALC: 

• There is one hotel within walking distance of ALC and 3 others within 3 miles (5 km)

Facts about ALC:

• Alicante Airport is the 6th busiest in Spain
• It is one of the busiest 50 airports in Europe
• Construction of a 3rd terminal and high-speed rail connect is near completion
• The airport expects 10 million passengers in 2009

Car rental Alicante Airport:

• All of the car hire Alicante Airport companies are located in Terminal 1
• There are many car hire kiosks at Alicante Airport
• Pick-up and drop-off car hire Alicante Airport at lot P1
• Rental car prices change depending on the season

Alicante City Bus:

• Take the C6 bus line to the city center 
• The price is 1.20 EUR
• The bus departs from the airport every 40 minutes
• Travel time to the city is about 15 minutes
• The bus stop is in the middle of the arrival terminal

Taxi Service:

• Hail a taxi anywhere near the arrival terminal
• The approximate cost to Alicante is 16.00 EUR
• On the weekend and holiday the cost will be around 20.00 EUR
• The time to the center is about 15 minutes

*1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

Shuttles from other Cities:

• Ride to and from Alicante Airport and Murcia or Benidorm
• Price to Benidorm is 8.00 EUR (round trip price is 16.00 EUR)
• Price to Murcia is 4.50 EUR (round trip price is 8.10 EUR)

Cheap car rental Alicante Airport parking:

• There is only one parking lot for car hire Alicante Airport
• Prices vary by the minute for the first day and then there are other charges
• The parking lot have 2,000 spaces
• 0 – 30 minutes = 0.021 EUR/min
• 31 – 60 minutes = 0.034 EUR/min
• 1 – 24 hours = 0.027 EUR/min
• First 4 days = 18.00 EUR/day
• Additional days = 14.40 EUR/day

*1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

*Prices, information and exchange rates are as of April 20, 2009