Cheap flights from Belfast to Alicante

The shoulder weeks either side of winter matter most here: late October and early spring tend to sit between the school-holiday peaks and keep fares gentler, and November is the cheapest month on this route. Summer, especially the school holidays, is when demand and prices climb together, so book those dates well ahead. Midweek departures are usually the calmer choice, and if your dates are fixed around Christmas or the Spanish summer, lock them in early rather than waiting for a dip.

What the base fare covers is the first divide: Ryanair UK, Ryanair, Easyjet, EasyJet Europe and Jet2 keep the ticket bare, so cabin bags, hold luggage and seat selection are where the extras appear — price your bag before you book. Loganair Limited and Emerald Airlines operate on the route's schedule as listed. At the full-service end, BA CityFlyer and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, with KLM Cityhopper on connecting legs, include more in the fare, and the KLM options route via a connection rather than flying direct. Weighing bag charges against a pricier inclusive fare often decides the winner.

Before you land, sort how you'll get from Alicante airport into the city or out to your resort, since the terminal sits outside the centre and most arrivals connect onward by road. Buses and shuttle transfers run into town and along the coast, taxis queue outside arrivals, and a hire car makes sense if you're heading to the smaller beach towns. The airport is a single, straightforward terminal, so the real decision is transport, not navigation — arrange it before you fly and you'll walk out with a plan.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Spanish

Emergency number

112, 061, 091

Driving side

right

Calling code

+34

Internet domain

.es

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Alicante

366 k (2025)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Madrid)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check passport validity and Spain's entry requirements for your nationality before you book, not at the airport.
• Confirm your departure is from George Best City Airport, since Belfast's name appears on tickets in more ways than one.
• Price hold and cabin baggage separately on the low-cost carriers, as the bare fare excludes them.
• If you bundle a connecting option such as the KLM routing, check whether the tickets are on one booking, so a missed leg is the airline's problem.
• Compare months on the calendar, since November prices differ sharply from the school-holiday weeks.
• Check terminal and transfer times if you fly in the middle of the night, when Spanish public transport thins out.