Alicante Train Station also known as Alacant Terminal is the main railway station in Alicante, the city of Spain. If you will be traveling to Alicante by train from Valencia, Barcelona or Madrid and will be in need of the local cash, for exchanging your money to local currency you can use services of the currency exchange office at Alicante Train Station (Alacant Terminal).
Currency Exchange Office
Alicante Railway Station’s currency exchange office Exact Change can be found on the left side of the station building on the way from train platforms to the exit, right after Candy&Go and Relay shops. Here you can exchange your foreign currency to Euro (EUR) or buy foreign currency if that's the thing you would prefer.
At Exact Change currency exchange office in Alicante you can make your currency exchange on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:00 to 22:00, and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 18:00.
While the company running the exchange office has a website, they only provide selling rates online meaning that you can see the rates that are offered for customers who are looking to buy foreign currencies and pay for them in Euro. For selling rates of foreign currencies the website of money changer at Alicante Train Station suggests to consult at the place That's what we actually did when visiting Alacant Terminal during our last trip to Alicante.
Currency Exchange Rates
To know how good or bad currency exchange rates at Alicante Train Station are, we will compare the rates offered by Exact Change exchange office with the mid-market rates on the day of our visit to Alacant Terminal.
Please be noted that currency exchange rates displayed on the screen at Alicante Train Station money changer might be confusing as they are displaying the rate they ask for 1 Euro to be paid in foreign currency and not the rate they are giving in Euro for 1 US Dollar or 1 British Pound that is a common practice between money changers.
USD to EUR exchange rate at Alicante Train Station
The mid-market USD exchange rate on the day of our visit was 0.9423 EUR for 1 US Dollar, so the rate offered at the train station (1.333 USD/EUR = 0.7502 EUR/USD) was by 0.1921 EUR or about 20.4% lower than the exchange rate at the market.
Exchange rate at Alicante Railway Station was much worse than you could get at Valencia Train Station and you can definitely get much better deals for currency exchange elsewhere in the city of Alicante. Some decent money changers can be found right after leaving the train station building.
GBP to EUR exchange rate at Alicante Train Station
The mid-market GBP exchange rate on the day of our visit was 1.1453 EUR for 1 Pound Sterling, so the rate offered at the main railway station of Alicante (1.097 GBP/EUR = 0.9116 EUR/GBP) was by 0.2337 EUR or 20.4% lower than the market rate.
Exchange rate offered for British Pounds at Alicante Train Station is far from being competitive as for 100 GBP you could get only 91 EUR here while money changers in the city at the same time were offering 111-112 EUR for 100 GBP.
Exchange rates of other currencies at Alicante Train Station
Exchange rates for the most popular currencies at Alicante Railway Station are bad and for less popular foreign currencies you might get even worse exchange rates. Let's see what exchange rates where offered for other currencies at Alacant Terminal during our visit.
The mid-market CHF exchange rate at the time was 1.0146 EUR for 1 Swiss Franc, so the rate offered at Alicante Train Station (1.2246 CHF/EUR = 0.8166 EUR/CHF) was by 0.198 EUR or about 18.3% lower than the market rate.
The mid-market CAD exchange rate at the time was 0.6907 EUR for 1 Canadian Dollar, so the rate offered at the railway station (1.818 CAD/EUR = 0.55 EUR/CAD) was by 0.1407 EUR or about 20.4% lower than the market rate.
The mid-market SEK exchange rate at the time was 0.0907 EUR for 1 Swedish Krona, so the rate offered at the train station (13.695 SEK/EUR = 0.073 EUR/SEK) was by 0.0177 EUR or 19.5% lower than the market rate.
Various other foreign currencies are accepted for exchange at the exchange office in Alicante Railway Station too. However, the less popular the currency is, the worse exchange rate you can expect.
Tips
Exchanging your foreign currency at Alicante Train Station is definitely not recommended as you can get much better exchange rates in the city and you just need to cross the street after exiting the train station for getting a much more competitive offer for your money. For more details about currency exchange in Alicante check Currency Exchange in Alicante City Center.
If you need cash at the main train station of Alicante, it might be better just to withdraw money from ATM. To get the best exchange rate on your withdrawals, make sure to use the card from Wise.
You can easily reach Alicante Railway Station and other main areas of the city from Alicante Airport (ALC) by taking a Alicante Airport bus.