Flight and Car Hire Information

Several new Web sites, including www.travelsupermarket.com now let you perform searches for cheap flights on most of the budget and scheduled airlines listed below.

The following table shows current flights between the UK/Switzerland/Germany and Murcia/Alicante (correct as of April 2008):

Airline	From	To	Click link for Web site
Ryanair	Stanstead Luton East Midlands Bournemouth Liverpool Glasgow Dublin Shannon	Murcia	www.ryanair.com
Ryanair	Bournemouth Doncaster Dublin Durham E. Midlands Edinburgh Liverpool Newquay Paris Shannon	Alicante	www.ryanair.com
Bmibaby	Cardiff Birmingham	Murcia	www.bmibabycom
Bmibaby	Manchester E. Midlands Birmingham Cardiff	Alicante	www.bmibabycom
MyTravelLite	Birmingham Manchester E. Midlands Gatwick	Alicante (summer only)	www.uk.mytravel.com
Flybe	Exeter Southampton	Alicante	www.flybe.com
Jet2.com	Leeds/Bradford Belfast Blackpool Edinburgh Manchester Newcastle	Murcia	www.jet2.com
Jet2.com	Leeds/Bradford Blackpool Manchester	Alicante	www.jet2.com
Easyjet	Gatwick Bristol Newcastle	Murcia	www.easyjet.com
Easyjet	Gatwick Stanstead Luton Liverpool Bristol Newcastle East Midlands Belfast Geneva Basel-Mulhouse Dortmund	Alicante	www.easyjet.com
Monarch	Birmingham Gatwick Manchester	Murcia	www.flymonarch.com
Monarch	Gatwick Manchester Luton Birmingham	Alicante	www.flymonarch.com
British Midland	Heathrow Gatwick	Alicante	www.dialaflight.com

Barwell Leisure also operates flights in conjunction with British Airways. See www.barwell.co.uk.

Hire Cars

Murcia's San Javier airport is very close to La Manga (approx. 20 mins drive). You therefore have a number of possibilities:

If you feel you do not want or need a hire car during your stay, you can get a taxi from the airport to La Manga Club. Once there, all major services are within easy walking distance of the apartment (supermarket, bars and restaurants in Bellaluz are just a few yards away, the pool just 50 meters away, the tennis center, apartment key pick up and deposit point, and pitch and putt: 5 minutes, golf club house: 15-20 mins).
Alternatively, you could get a taxi from the airport then hire a car in La Manga Club.
Hire a car from the airport. We provide some ideas for car hire companies below.

Arriving at Alicante airport, you definitely need a hire car: public transport is very limited and the taxi ride is expensive. Alicante airport is about 115 kms from La Manga Club, and the journey takes about an hour and a half by the coast road or around an hour by the new toll motorway. We can supply detailed instructions upon request.

There is a wide choice of car hire firms operating out of both Alicante and San Javier airports. All speak excellent English. Among the cheapest prices we have found are Centauro, Concord and La Manga rent a car