Why go
- Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain.
- Served by Almansa Airfield.
History
Elche, in Spanish, or Elx, in Valencian, is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. With of 242,317 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the 3rd-most populated municipality in the region. It is part of the comarca of Baix Vinalopó.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 21 airlines, 96 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 42 routes: Beauvais, Bergamo, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels, Charleroi, Connaught, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gothenborg, Hahn, Haugesund, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Katowice, Kaunas, Kerry, Krakow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Maastricht, Manchester, Memmingen, Nuernberg, Prestwick, Rygge, Sandefjord, Santiago, Shannon, Stockholm, Tampere, Vasteras, Vaxjo, Warsaw … +2 more
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 24 routes: Aalborg, Alesund, Bergen, Billund, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Hamburg, Harstad/Narvik, Helsinki, Karlstad, London, Molde, Munich, Oslo, Oulu, Rygge, Sandefjord, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tromso, Trondheim, Turku, Umea
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, CRJ-900, CRJ-200, A319, 734, ATR 72…) · 15 routes: Amsterdam*, Barcelona*, Bilbao*, Brussels*, Cardiff*, Copenhagen*, Gran Canaria*, Ibiza*, London*, Madrid*, Moscow*, Oran*, Palma de Mallorca*, Paris*, Rome
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 12 routes: Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, London, Manchester, Mulhouse, Newcastle, Southend
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 12 routes: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Ibiza, Moscow, Oran, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Rome
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800, A330-200, 737-700) · 8 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Palma de Mallorca, Stuttgart, Zurich
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800, 75W, 757-200, 73C, 737-800) · 8 routes: Belfast, Blackpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W, 76W) · 8 routes: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800, 737-800, 737-700) · 6 routes: Bergen, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm, Trondheim
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320, 757-200) · 5 routes: Birmingham, East Midlands, London, London, Manchester
- Flybe BE (Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 3 routes: Birmingham, Exeter, Southampton
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 2 routes: Cork, Dublin
- Air Algerie AH (736, ATR) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Tenerife
- bmibaby WW (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik
- British Airways BA (A319, 734) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik*
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- Transaero Airlines UN (734) · 1 route: Moscow
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Almansa Airfield; 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Santa Pola, 15 km); routes include Ferry Santa Pola-Isla de Tabarca, Santa Pola-Isla de Tabarca, Tabarka Water Taxi.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Elche, Spain. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.