Cheapest€177.14
- Wizz Air WA599210:313h 12m13:43Sofia SOFAlicante ALC
Door to door 6h 22mCO2 522.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Sofia to Alicante costs €177.14 at the cheapest and takes 6h 14m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 2,124 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,124 km
- Fastest
- 6h 14m
- Average
- 6h 27m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €177.14
- CO2 per passenger
- 522.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 21m | 3h 11m | 3h 10m | €196.61 | 522.5 kg | 12 |
- 6h 21mFastest, by Flight
- €196.61Cheapest, by Flight
- 522.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,124 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€239.09
- Ryanair R135618:383h 11m21:49Sofia SOFAlicante ALC
Door to door 6h 21mCO2 522.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€194.84
- Bulgaria Air BA365507:302h 54m10:24Sofia SOFPalma PMI
- Renfe R969411:482h 22m14:10Palma IntermodalAlicante Terminal
Changes at Palma, with 84 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 37mCO2 456.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlixBus-eu3 changes | FlixBus N981 | 08:22 | 13:40 | 53h 32m |
| FlixBus-eu4 changes | FlixBus N981 | 08:22 | 13:47 | 53h 31m |
| FlixBus-eu5 changes | FlixBus N981 | 08:22 | 10:39 | 50h 31m |
| FlixBus-eu5 changes | FlixBus N981 | 08:22 | 10:22 | 50h 6m |
| FlixBus-eu7 changes | FlixBus N981 | 08:22 | 09:30 | 49h 22m |
| FlixBus-eu2 changes | FlixBus N981 | 19:50 | 13:40 | 66h 4m |
| FlixBus-eu3 changes | FlixBus N981 | 19:50 | 01:41 | 53h 57m |
| FlixBus-eu5 changes | FlixBus N981 | 19:50 | 19:33 | 47h 57m |
| FlixBus-eu7 changes | FlixBus N981 | 19:50 | 17:34 | 45h 58m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sofia to Alicante | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €412.55 | €390.13 | €315.20 | €299.27 | €256.79 | €257.38 | €240.86 | €271.54 | €253.25 | €267.41 | €244.40 | €213.13 | €215.49 | €196.61 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €177.14
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Where to sleep in Alicante
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When to book Sofia to Alicante
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €166.5290 days
- €165.3460 days
- €172.4245 days
- €185.9930 days
- €181.8621 days
- €196.6114 days
- €240.867 days
- €315.203 days
- €412.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €165.34.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 150 percent. The dearest point is €412.55, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €244.40Sun
- €213.13Mon
- €215.49Tue
- €196.61Wed
- €271.54Thu
- €253.25Fri
- €267.41Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €257.38Sept
- €186.58Oct
- €168.88Nov
- €175.96Dec
- €160.03Jan
- €134.66Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,124 km against 2,062 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Naples, Palma, Bari, Rome. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Sofia at 06:44 and the last at 18:38, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sofia
Rail
- Sofia Central
- Sofia-Sever
- Sofia railway station
Coach
- Sofia Central Bus Station
- спирка Ехо
Air
- SOF
Alicante
Rail
- Alicante Terminal
- Alacant-Terminal
- Alicante railway station
Coach
- Alicante Muelle de Poniente
- Estació de Autobusos
Air
- ALC
Ferry
- Alicante-Isla de Tabarca
- Cruise Terminal
The fare from ALC into Alicante is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from ALC into Alicante
Settled in advance, so the ride into Alicante costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Ryanair | €185.40 | 6h 15m |
 Wizz Air | €177.14 | 6h 14m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €142.50 | 80% |
| Taxes | €25.65 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €177.14 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Alicante well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near Alicante Terminal
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Sofia to Alicante
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Sofia to Alicante?
The fastest journey from Sofia to Alicante takes 6h 14m door to door, of which 3h 11m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 27m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Sofia to Alicante?
The cheapest fare from Sofia to Alicante is €177.14, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €272.13. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Sofia to Alicante?
The cheapest way from Sofia to Alicante is by Flight, at €196.61 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 6h 21m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Sofia to Alicante?
Fares from Sofia to Alicante bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €165.34. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 150 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sofia to Alicante?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sofia to Alicante, at €196.61. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sofia to Alicante?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sofia to Alicante, at €134.66 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Sofia to Alicante?
2 operators sell services from Sofia to Alicante across 1 modes: Ryanair, Wizz Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Sofia to Alicante?
67 percent of the services we sell from Sofia to Alicante are direct. The rest connect at Naples, Palma, Bari, Rome, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Sofia to Alicante use?
Services from Sofia to Alicante by Flight leave from Sofia SOF and arrive at Alicante ALC. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Sofia to Alicante?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Sofia to Alicante allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Sofia to Alicante on 9 September 2026: 2124 km of route against 2062 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €177.14, and 6h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Alicante is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Alicante
Day trips that leave Alicante in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.
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