Alicante Airport to Alicante – Quick Bus C6 Guide

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1. Hey Victor, thank you for sharing. We are thinking about travelling to Alicante with a Baby (8 months then), so I would be interested how full the buses usually are, is it a good idea to try to get in with a stroller? And if not, are the taxis equipped with baby seats? Cheers!

   1. Hello Thorsten!

      I don’t think the bus usually gets extremely busy as it runs every 20 min. Also, many people’s destination is not Alicante but Benidorm, Torrevieja or other cities too so less passenger charge for the bus. When I have used the bus it always had several seats available.

      The bus has dedicated space for wheelchairs and strollers, also for luggage. Think on it more like a local bus rather than a long distance coach so it has all the reglementary spaces for different mobility needs.
      If you prefer taxi then I bet you will find a cab with a baby seats quite easily as many drivers wait at the official taxi stop at the airport. You can also book a cab with baby seat on their Radio Taxi Elche website, it is a fix price of 30€ to Alicante city and you can write down your flight number so they will be sure you have a cab even if your flight is delayed.

      Hope this helps and you enjoy a lot in Alicante!

2. Hi There

   Thanks so much for the article, super helpful! Our hotel is about 2 minutes walk from the Vasquez de Mella stop. Can we get the bus directly from the airport to this stop? The diagram seems to think we can, but google maps says not!

   Thanks so much

   Connor

   1. Hello Connor,

      Glad the article is helpful!

      You can trust the diagram, it is up to date. I just checked Google Maps and it looks like is a bit broken at the moment as many of the bus stops are missing bus data -such as what lines stop there-. It is the first time I see that happening so I assume will be fixed soon.

      Hope you enjoy Alicante!

      Cheers,
      Victor

      1. Thanks again Victor. Looking forward to visiting!

3. Hello we are a couple travelling to Alicante for the first time.
   It is also the first time we are flying since my wife became a permanent wheelchair user.
   Can you please tell us what bus stop to take the closest stop to our apartment in the Estudiohotel Alicante.
   Thank you in advance for your reply and many congratulations for all your efforts in making Alicante accessible.. 👍🙂
   We will be sure to write after our trip.
   Best regards, Robert & Angie

   1. Hello Robet and Angie!

      I hope Alicante offers you a good experience even thought the added challenges. The Spanish law protects people with reduced mobility so the buses (including this airport bus) are adapted to wheelchair users. Also the pedestrian pavement, buildings, TRAM trains and even the beaches are adapted.

      The closest C6 Airport Bus stop to Estudiohotel is Plaza de los Luceros, 17. If you click this link you will see the route from Luceros 17 to Estudiohotel Alicante. It is a 4 minutes walk as per Google Maps so I hope it is okay to do it with a wheelchair and luggage.

      I am glad this blog is helping you and others into your Alicantinian adventure and it would be a pleasure to read you again when back from Alicante 🙂

      Cheers,

      Victor

4. Hi Victor. Thank you for such a handy post !! I am going to travel to Alicante with my family in June and I am going to take a bus when we arrive . Are children charged 3.85 euro per way too? Is it better to buy 10 tickets for 12 euro if it is 5 of us? 2 adults and 3 children. I was also wondering if it is easy to find 6 seater taxi? I looked at many websites with private transfers ,but most of them operate from or to Airport and I need a taxi from one hotel to another (45 km apart from each other). Would it be easy enough to ask reception to book one for us? Do you know any reliable taxis?

   1. Hello Miniowe!

      I would guess there is an age limit where children don´t pay any fee for the C-6 bus but I haven’t found any info about it so I have written an email to the bus company with the question.
      When they answer I will reply this comment.

      About the travel card, assuming you all will have to pay (what I don’t know yet) the quick math is: 2€ for the travel card + 12€ for ten trips = 14€ so you would save money if all of you have to pay: 3.85€ x 10 trips (one return trip each) = 38.50€, so it is worthy.

      If only the two adults have to pay then the math are: 3.85€ x 4 trips (return trip to the airport) = 15.40€.

      As you can see, in both cases it is worth buying the travel card with 10 trips.

      About the taxis, I bet it is easy to book 6 seaters asking to the receptionist for help. The taxi company depends on what city you are starting the journey from, the easiest way to book a taxi yourself is to use the app PideTaxi from your phone’s app store. It allows you to book a traditional white taxis and choose options such as 6 seater cars and a pick up time as if you were booking a Uber. More about taxis in Alicante in this page 🙂

      Hope this helped, you and your family enjoy of Alicante and feel free to ask for more info!

      Cheers,

      Victor

      1. Thank you very much for your speedy and very detailed reply. That is so nice of you.I am sure we will enjoy Alicante 🙂 counting the days down 😊

5. No dates, so the info is not reliable

   1. Hello Bryan!

      The C6 scetchule is quite stable, changed during the pandemic and changed again a few months ago to recover the 24h service now air traffic is fully recovered after the lockdowns.

      What dates would you like to see to find the information more reliable?

      Hope you enjoy Alicante,

      Victor

      1. Hi Victor, thanks for the quick response. Our flight tomorrow is at 6:30. The airport says it’s a 24 hour service. The bus stop at Luceros says the the first bus leaves Plaza del Mar at 05,:00. So we don’t know if there will be a bus that will get us there in time.

         Regards
         Bryan

         1. Nith service -23:20 to 5:20- has a bus every 60 min. So first bus at 23:20 and last bus at 5:20. 6 buses in total departing to Alicante airport during the night.

            At 5:20am there is a bus leaving Puerta del Mar that stops at Luceros. Probably it is a bit tight for your flight at 6:30?… I would probably try getting into an earlier service such as 3:20 or maybe 4:20.

            Hope it helps!

            Cheers,

            Victor

            1. OK, we will go for the 4:20.

               Thanks a lot

            2. Hope you have a smooth journey back home!

               Cheers,

               Victor

            3. Thanks Victor,

               The bus came just when you said it would

            4. Awesome 👍 glad you arrived to the airport well.

               Cheers,

               Victor

6. Hallo.
   If I want to change bus for “21” which bus stop in Alicante should I choose?
   Thank for your help:)

   1. Hey Karoooo,

      For 21 to San Juan beach “Puerta del Mar” is your stop 🙂

      Cheers,

      Victor

7. Hello, I Have a flight tomorrow at 7:20 AM, and I need to get to the airport pretty early in the morning. The bus stop I want to use (Alfonso el Sabio) has a C6 schedule that says the first bus in the Day arrives at 6:00. Is this some new 2024 schedule?

   1. Hello Michal!

      There is a bus every 60 minutes leaving the first stop “Puerta del Mar” from 23:20 to 5:20. Then, from 6:30 it is every 20 min (from “Puerta del Mar” too).
      If you wait for the bus at 4:20 or 5:20 am at your stop in “Alfonso el Sabio” a C-6 bus will arrive in a few minutes, the time it takes to get from “Puerta del Mar” to “Alfonso el Sabio” early in the morning -just a few minutes-.

      For reference, yes, the bus lost it 24h service during the pandemic and recovered the 24/7 service a few months ago. Also, at the stops there is only a Spanish translation of the timetable. Note “nocturno” means “nightly” or “night service” in case the schedule is updated but you missed that bit.

      I hope it helps and you enjoyed Alicante!

      Cheers,

      Victor

8. Hi, does the tourist card apply for the c-6 bus line? You said it's a blue line and theoretically should be included in tourist card offer. Is that correct?

   1. Sadly no.

      The tourist card is only available for Alicante's metropolitan Area (zone A for tram which includes Campello and San vicente) and the airport is outside.

      Also the card is only available to buy from the 19th of March until the 8th of December.

      I hope you enjoy in Alicante.

      Cheers,

      Victor