Alicante Airport to Alicante – Quick Bus C6 Guide

There are several ways to go from Alicante airport to the Alicante city centre, and the cheapest is by bus. It is a quick and reliable service. After reading this article,e you will have a better idea of how to go by bus using the regular Alicante Airport shuttle bus.

The C-6 bus connects Alicante Airport to the city centre in about 30 minutes, departing from the airport’s 2nd floor. Operating 24/7, it runs every 20 minutes from 6:20 am to 10:30 pm and hourly overnight. A single fare is 4.60€, and a bundle card is 8.10€ for 10 trips. Only contactless and bundle cards are accepted. No cash.

The bus line between Alicante Airport and Alicante is bus line C-6 and its colour is blue (here more about Alicante’s bus system and its colours). Some important stops are Alicante’s Coach Station, Alicante Postiguet Beach, Luceros TRAM and Alicante’s Train Station.

Content

• Bus C6 Stop Location at Alicante Airport
• C6 Airport Bus Fares and Bundles
• C6 Airport Bus Stops
• C6 Airport Bus Schedule

Bus C6 Stop Location at Alicante Airport

The Alicante Airport bus C6 stops on the 2nd floor of Alicante Airport. Note that all buses stop at level 2. This is the top level at the airport, the same as departures. There are lifts right outside the arrivals door that are very convenient to get to the bus stop. There are also mechanical ramps or traditional stairs to use.

C6 Bus Prices to Alicante or Alicante Airport

The price for one single trip to or from Alicante airport is 4.60€, wherever you get in or off. Only card payments are permitted. Contactless, chip and magnetic debit or credit cards are accepted. Buy the tickets and bundles from the bus driver inside the actual bus. Note that your bank might charge you for euro currency payments.

For frequent travellers to the airport, there is also a bundle of 10 trips for 8.10€, as per discounted prices until 15-07-2026. The chip travel card costs 2€. To buy the travel card, ask the driver on the bus; this is the only place to buy and recharge the bundle for the airport bus line C6.

Temporary Travel Card Bundle Discounts

The Spanish government and Alicante’s city hall created a temporary public transport discount to help citizens tackle the increase in living prices.

Until 15-07-2026, there is a temporary discount when buying the 10-trip travel card bundle, which costs 8.10€ until the temporary discount end date.

⚠️ Tourist Card Not Valid: The Alicante Tourist Card cannot be used on the C6 airport bus. The tourist card is only available form the 19th of March to the 8th of December and covers Alicante’s metropolitan area (zone A, including Campello and San Vicente trams and busses) and the airport is excluded. You must pay the fare (4.60€) or purchase the 10-trip bundle card for 8.10€.

C6 Alicante Airport Bus Stops

Some of the bus stops in Alicante are: Plaza de los Luceros, Alfonso el Sabio and the train station. All those are very convenient locations as you can commute to Renfe’s trains, Tram, the European EUIPO office or other bus services very easily.

Here is a list of all the stops the C-6 Alicante Airport Bus does. Click on the address link to open the Google Maps address.

* Trips from Alicante Airport to Alicante can continue to Estación de Tren (train station) on the same ticket

**Trips from Alicante to EUIPO are not allowed. Only trips from EUIPO to the airport and vice versa.

C-6 Alicante Airport Bus Schedule

The bus C-6 Alicante Airport Bus operates 24/7:

• Monday-Saturday:
  • From Alicante:
    • From 06:30h to 22:50h, there is a bus every 20 min
    • From 23:20h to 5:20h, there is a bus every 60 min
  • From Airport:
    • From 07:10h to 23:30h, there is a bus every 20 min
    • From 00:00h to 06:00h, there is a bus every 60 min
• Sunday and Bank Holidays:
  • From Alicante:
    • From 06:20h to 22:30, there is a bus every 20 min
    • From 23:20h to 5:20h, there is a bus every 60 min
  • From Airport:
    • From 23:20h to 05:20h, there is a bus every 60 min
    • From 00:00h to 06:00h, there is a bus every 60 min

Press here to download the full-resolution schedule.

The bus frequency is one bus every 20 minutes in both directions during the daytime and 60 minutes at night, on Sundays and bank holidays in both directions.

Full C-6 Scedchule

Here are the full C6 Alicante Airport Bus timetable departure times. Each departure time is from either the Alicante Puerta del Mar stop or the Alicante Airport Stop. The bus arrives slightly later at the middle stops.

F.A.Q.

If you have any questions about how to go from Alicante airport to the Alicante city centre by shuttle bus, or if you have any experience with the service, share them in the comments, and we will do our best to help.