Great-circle route LGW ↔ ALC. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGW → ALC London to Alicante |
65/wk | Daily | British Airways, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, easyJet |
| ALC → LGW Alicante to London |
65/wk | Daily | British Airways, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, easyJet |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
5 airlines fly the LGW–ALC nonstop, including British Airways, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Gatwick Airport and Alicante International Airport is 889 miles, or 1,431 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 889 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,431 km |
| Nautical miles | 773 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 130 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 21m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 889-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 65 a week from London to Alicante and 65 a week from Alicante to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
