Flights from Preston to Alicante
from £15 one way · found Oct 29
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Preston, United Kingdom to Alicante, Spain
This is an international flight: Preston (United Kingdom) to Alicante (Spain). Alicante is a city of about 349,000 people.
The antipode of Alicante
Go straight through the Earth from Alicante and you come out at 38.3°S 179.5°E, in the streets of Gisborne, New Zealand. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Alicante.
- Distance
- 1,723 km1,070 miles
- Flight time
- about 3 h 10 minnon-stop, plus about 48 min on the ground
- Direct flights
- Yes3 airlines
- Departure airport
- Manchester Airport (MAN)53 km from Preston
- Time difference
- +1 hAlicante ahead of Preston
Are there direct flights from Preston to Alicante?
The trip does not start in Preston: the nearest airport with flights of its own is Manchester Airport (MAN), 53 km away.
Yes. Three airlines fly from Preston to Alicante without a stop: easyJet, Jet2.com and Ryanair.
- easyJet
- Jet2.com
- Ryanair
Preston to Alicante flight time
Alicante is 1,723 km (1,070 miles) from Preston in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading south. Alicante lies 15° of latitude nearer the equator than Preston, a different climate band altogether. A non-stop flight is in the air about 3 h 10 min. Leave at 12:00 and the wheels are down around 16:10 by the clocks waiting for you. Counting check-in and the ride to town, it is a full travel day.
Time difference between Preston and Alicante
Alicante runs 1 hour ahead of Preston all year round. When it is 12:00 in Preston, clocks in Alicante show 13:00. An hour or two forward takes a corner off the first morning, no more.
Cheapest month to fly from Preston to Alicante
The cheapest month is November, from £15, found Oct 29.
All months as a table
| Month | Lowest price |
|---|---|
| October 2026 | £16 |
| November 2026 | £15 |
| December 2026 | £29 |
| January 2027 | no data |
| February 2027 | no data |
| March 2027 | no data |
| April 2027 | no data |
| May 2027 | no data |
| June 2027 | no data |
| July 2027 | no data |
| August 2027 | no data |
| September 2027 | too little data |
Fares swing a lot through the year on this route: November is 49 % cheaper than December, so the month you fly in makes a real difference to the price.
Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 23 to Oct 29. Where it says too little data, the fare found was more than three times the usual level for this route, most likely from a handful of searches, so we leave it out.
Airports in Preston and Alicante
Preston
- MANManchester Airport53 km from Preston
Alicante
- ALCAlicante-Elche Airport9 km from Alicante
Everything that flies into Alicante lands at one airport, and it is 9 km out, on the edge of town.
How to get from Preston to Manchester airport
Manchester Airport (MAN) is 53 km from Preston. Getting there by bus takes about 48 min and costs about £1 (estimate).
Return flights from Alicante to Preston
- Alicante to Prestonfrom £13
More flights from Preston
Flights to Alicante from cities near Preston
- Blackpool23 km away
- Liverpool43 km away · from £28
- Manchester44 km away · from £15
- Birkenhead46 km away · from £28
- Bradford63 km away · from £50
- Leeds76 km away · from £50
- Stoke-on-Trent91 km away · from £15
- Sheffield92 km away · from £15
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