Cheap flights from Leeds to Alicante from £49

If you are planning a trip to Alicante from Leeds, you will make use of the Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to start your journey. Situated approximately seven miles from central Leeds and nine miles from Bradford city, the airport serves the Yorkshire area of the UK. Ensure you arrive with enough time to check in for an international flight, usually around three hours. When you arrive it will be at the Alicante-Elche Airport (ELC), Alicante’s only airport. You will be based about seven miles from the city centre and can easily find public transport. There is a popular bus line that can be caught at the Arrivals Terminal called the C-9, which has major stops throughout the city. Your other choices of public transport would be taxis, also found outside the Arrivals Terminal, or Uber, which can be arranged on your smartphone. Alternatively Alicante Airport has some international car rental agencies you can hire a car from to see the coast with.

This journey is best booked in advance by a couple of weeks if you are looking for direct flights. Jet2 Airlines and Ryanair both offer direct flights with flying times of approximately 2h 40min. Advance bookings also bring the price of your flights down substantially. There are one-stop options available regularly with KLM Airlines, which sees your journey time start at approximately 5h 20min, but can stretch longer, depending on the flight itself. There is a two-stop flight option with KLM Airlines and Air Europa respectively that sees your total journey averaging around 29h 30min. These two-stop options are less frequent, but do compare well with prices if you can handle the long stopovers in between to either rest or pop into the visiting city. This journey has many train/flight and bus/flight combos that bring the ticket price down but add substantial travel time to your itinerary.

With direct flights at comparable prices to choose from, you will probably find yourself only leaning towards flights with stopovers if you need to get to Alicante in a hurry. Your stopover point with KLM will always be Amsterdam and waiting times range from approximately 1h 25 to 7h, depending on the flight. You can do this entire journey in as little as 5h 20 if you get a quick layover period. If you choose to fly on a two-stop flight you will find yourself using carriers KLM and Air Europa. This flight stops first in Amsterdam for a period of roughly 8h 35min before flying to Madrid, where you will wait for an additional 15h30min on average before boarding again for Alicante. These flights are well-priced and great fun if you would like to see some of the city you are stopping over in. Take a taxi into the city and experience a bit of the local culture before moving on. These flights can see journeys that average 29h30min.

There is no need to apply for a visa when visiting any city in Spain, including Alicante. British passport holders can visit for up to three months for tourism, medical reasons or study purposes.

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Ryanair, at £68, was found to be the cheapest airline from Leeds to Alicante. An alternate airline flying to your destination would be KLM. These flights start at 61% lower than the current average price 3 months from now.

For one-way options, check prices for Ryanair. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £49. Users have also found prices from £49 and £230 on Jet2 and Aer Lingus, respectively.

The cheapest flight price from Leeds to Alicante is £40. On average you can expect to pay £127. The most popular route, (Leeds/Bradford - Alicante), can usually be booked for £52.

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Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Leeds to Alicante (average of £79). Flying from Leeds to Alicante in August is currently the most expensive (average of £259). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.