Alicante Airport in Spain is a busy airport and ranks 6th when it comes to handling the number of tourists.
The airport has two terminals where the new terminal which is temporary and was constructed to handle the growing number of tourist. The airport is just 9kms from the capital situated towards the southwest and belongs to the Elche municipality. The airport also caters to destinations like Denia, Benidorm, Torrevjena and Calpe and all other destinations in the Costa Blanca.
Tourist will find ample car hire companies that serve tourists from the airport itself. However only 10 of these car hire companies have counters that are located inside the airport terminal. The taxi info centre at the airport is where one will find the telephone numbers along with links to the company from where one can hire a car.
Trains do not travel to the Alicante airport however one can avail of the local trains that run from Alicante to Murcia.
The website on the Spanish national trains gives a detailed report on the train services and is useful to the tourists.
Those who can't afford to use the car hire or a private vehicle as they probably find it a bit too expensive for their taste can always avail of the bus services. Getting a quote online and booking seat as per the requirements on a private bus shuttle is easy. These private shuttles stop at all the important hotels and resorts that are close to the airport.
A new parking area for cars, which is just the first phase, is being used for car parks for the Alicante airport.
It took several million euros to redo the completed car park. The entire car park area along with the unfinished area which can let 6,200 vehicles park at one time. This is so that the airports car park facility can handle the growing number of tourists that come to this popular destination.
The car park section has flyers that have the rates and parking terms that are printed on it. This is to make sure that rules are adhered to, and that the rate is known beforehand.
