Great-circle route STN ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STN → ALC London to Alicante |
35/wk | Daily | Jet2.com, Ryanair |
| ALC → STN Alicante to London |
35/wk | Daily | Jet2.com, Ryanair |
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.
2 airlines fly the STN–ALC nonstop, including Jet2.com, Ryanair.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800 (winglets).
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Stansted Airport and Alicante International Airport is 941 miles, or 1,514 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 941 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,514 km |
| Nautical miles | 818 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 70 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 27m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 941-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 35 a week from London to Alicante and 35 a week from Alicante to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Jet2.com, Ryanair.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800 (winglets). Assignments change by season and by time of day.
