Alicante to Portugalete runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:24 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €37.74, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 19h 26m over 623 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €37.74, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€37.74
- 174%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Alicante
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:24First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Alicante and Portugalete.
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Grimaldi runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €92.73Mon21
- about €68.54Tue22
- about €71.29Wed23
- about €75.69Thu24
- about €73.49Fri25
- about €70.74Sat26
- about €78.99Sun27
- about €55.89Mon28
- about €49.84Tue29
- about €55.34Wed30
- about €53.14Thu1
- about €69.09Fri2
- about €54.24Sat3
- about €55.88Sun4
- about €40.49Mon5
- about €37.74Tue6
- about €44.34Wed7
- about €47.09Thu8
- about €43.79Fri9
- about €56.43Sat10
- about €53.14Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Portugalete. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Portugalete for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Alicante to Portugalete
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €52.0490 days
- €45.4460 days
- €36.6445 days
- €33.8930 days
- €53.1421 days
- €55.8814 days
- €78.997 days
- €71.293 days
- €92.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €33.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 174 percent. The most expensive point is €92.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Alicante to Portugalete and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
623 km
593 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
348,901 → 45,826
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 623 km against 593 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bermeo, Utebo, Valencia, Gandia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
Who runs this route
Portugalete is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Train station of Portugalete
Most of the points near Train station of Portugalete open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Alicante to Portugalete
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Alicante to Portugalete?
The fastest journey from Alicante to Portugalete takes 19h 26m door to door, of which 17h 57m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 20h 51m, 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 Alicante to Portugalete?
The cheapest fare from Alicante to Portugalete is €37.74, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €57.54. 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 Alicante to Portugalete?
The cheapest way from Alicante to Portugalete is by ferry, at €37.74 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 19h 27m 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 Alicante to Portugalete?
Fares from Alicante to Portugalete bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €33.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 174 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Alicante to Portugalete?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Alicante to Portugalete, at €49.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Alicante to Portugalete?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Alicante to Portugalete, at €32.24 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 service from Alicante to Portugalete?
Grimaldi publish service areas covering both Alicante and Portugalete, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Alicante to Portugalete?
20 percent of the services we sell from Alicante to Portugalete are direct. The rest connect at Bermeo, Utebo, Valencia, Gandia, with about 51 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 Alicante to Portugalete use?
Services from Alicante to Portugalete by ferry leave from ALICANTE and arrive at Portugalete. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Alicante to Portugalete?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Alicante to Portugalete 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Alicante to Portugalete on September 20, 2026: 623 km of route against 593 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €37.74, and 19h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Portugalete a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Portugalete and across Spain
Day trips that leave Portugalete in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Alicante reaches 231 places in 32 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 3,667 km. Portugalete reaches 34 places in 1 countries, from 27 to 849 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Alicante
- 231Places you can leave for
- 32Countries
- 58Operators
Arriving in Portugalete
Leaving Portugalete
- 34Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators