ALICANTE AIRPORT

The arrival point for the Costa Blanca is mainly through Alicante Airport (El Altet). With the no-frills airlines providing discounted air travel you can get some great flight ticket bargains from all major cities in Europe. Bmi Baby, Monarch, Easy Jet and Jet2 all provide daily services to Alicante.

Alicante Airport has now completed a second terminal which will allow it to increase capacity by a further 25%. In the past the airport apron could accommodate 31 aircraft with the ability to process 18 in one hour. The new terminal and approach road will increase this to 46 aircraft with a maximum of 22 being processed in an hour. This expansion will enable the airport to process 6,000 passengers an hour. In 2005 over 2.5 million passengers used low cost airlines to visit the region which was a 50% increase on the previous year.

Getting to and from the airport is relatively easy by bus or taxi.

While most holiday makers have airport transfers as part of their package their are lots of transport options available to others arriving independently.

By Taxi: Outside the arrival hall you will find the registered taxi Companies that will take you north or south of the airport. This is strictly meter only so you will always pay the correct fair.

Transfer Services: Registered Companies will gladly pick you up from the airport. The cost is dependent on your journey though they have set tariffs for particular areas such as Benidorm, Alicante and  Torrevieja.

By Bus: You can catch the bus from across the road outside the arrival hall. Just walk up the slope or steps and you will see three bus stops. One for Murcia, Alicante and the other for Benidorm.

If you wanted to get to Torrevieja then you will need to catch the Alicante bus and catch another bus to Torrevieja from Alicante bus station. There is no direct bus service to Torrevieja.

The buses run by the hour but if you see nobody waiting you have just missed it so it would better advised to catch a taxi instead.

Hire Car: Hire cars should be purchased in advance and you will see around 7 different Companies just before you leave the arrivals hall.

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