Alicante-Elche airport, the main air gateway to the Costa Blanca, is preparing to expand its terminal. The hoteliers' association Hosbec (Benidorm and the Costa Blanca) has asked for the works to be planned so that they disrupt passengers as little as possible in high season, reports Agenttravel.
Still no train to the airport
The hoteliers also raised a long-standing problem: there is still no railway line to the airport. The new airport director, who took office on 1 November, has promised to work on it. For now, people leave the airport by bus, taxi or transfer.
What it means for you
- There may be temporary inconvenience in the terminal over the next few years, so arrive for check-in with time to spare.
- The expansion should make the airport more comfortable and give it more capacity, which means more flights and destinations.
Elche next to the airport
While you are on the Costa Blanca, visit Elche itself: the city has the largest palm grove in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We run the excursion "Alicante and Elche through the ages" with a Russian-speaking guide: in Alicante the Santa Bárbara fortress and the Cathedral of St Nicholas, in Elche the Pusol ethnographic museum and the palm park, all in one day.
Source: Agenttravel, 12 November 2026.
