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Route

Alicante → Barcelona

ALCAlicanteAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
BCNBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Distance
251 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h

Same local time in Alicante and Barcelona.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Several times a day

On average around 4 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

4
flights per day
5
busiest month · Oct
3
quietest month · Nov
47 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 3Jan2026
  2. 3.5Feb
  3. 4Mar
  4. 5Apr
  5. 5May
  6. 4Jun
  7. 4Jul
  8. 4Aug
  9. 3Sep
  10. 5Oct2025
  11. 3Nov
  12. 4Dec

In December 2025, January 2026 we saw less traffic at Alicante in general than usual; compare that month with care.

Airlines

Who flies it

Vuelingall year
Ryanairspring
ClipperJetnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Alicante. Most departures between 06:00 and 09:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 3.1Mon
  2. 3.3Tue
  3. 3.4Wed
  4. 3.3Thu
  5. 3.3Fri
  6. 3.4Sat
  7. 3.5Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Airbus A320A32084%
  2. Airbus A321A3217%
  3. Airbus A320neoA20N5%
  4. Boeing 737-800B7381%
  5. Airbus A319A3190%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026347
  • Vueling47×
February 20263.551
  • Vueling51×
March 20264122
  • Vueling119×
April 20265124
  • Vueling120×
  • Ryanair1×
May 20265135
  • Vueling131×
  • Ryanair2×
June 20264127
  • Vueling119×
  • ClipperJet2×
July 20264115
  • Vueling112×
August 20264100
  • Vueling99×
September 2026394
  • Vueling90×
  • ClipperJet1×
October 20255139
  • Vueling125×
  • Ryanair12×
November 2025366
  • Vueling59×
December 2025483
  • Vueling80×
  • Ryanair1×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on ALC-BCN - not a booking guarantee.

ClipperJet

ORO

Hub: BCN Barcelona

8 departure airportsView airline →

Ryanair

FR · RYR

Hub: STN London

200 departure airportsView airline →

Vueling

VY · VLG

Hub: BCN Barcelona

104 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Alicante: 142.
  • Direct destinations observed from Barcelona: 205.

The airports on this route

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport

Alicante, SpainALC / LEAL

Major airport · 142 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 9,843 ft

75 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport

Barcelona, SpainBCN / LEBL

Major airport · 205 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 11,001 ft

75 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

RMU BCNRegion of Murcia International AirportCorvera is about 45 mi from Alicante.View route →VLC BCNValencia AirportValencia is about 83 mi from Alicante.View route →

About the route from Alicante to Barcelona

The observed direct connection between Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) covers approximately 251 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h. ClipperJet, Ryanair and Vueling have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Alicante from Barcelona by air?
The great-circle distance between Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport is approximately 251 mi.
How long is the flight from Alicante to Barcelona?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Alicante to Barcelona?
Yes, a direct connection between ALC and BCN has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: ClipperJet, Ryanair and Vueling.
How often is there a flight from Alicante to Barcelona?
On average around 4 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,203 observed flights. Mainly Vueling, Ryanair, ClipperJet. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Alicante and Barcelona?
Same local time in Alicante and Barcelona.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.