Benidorm and Denia Flights and Transport Options

To reach Benidorm and Denia you take an Alicante flight. As being one of the most common place to spend vacation around Alicante - "this how to get to Benidorm question" might come up frequently.

So here is what I found out for all of you Benidorm and Denia fans and visitors. Hope this helps you.

There are various ways of transport to choose from:

1. Alicante Airport to Benidorm Direct Bus (this bus currently goes only to Benidorm)

2. Alicante Airport >> Alicante Central Busstation Downtown >> Busses to Benidorm, Denia and other cities around the Costa Blanca

3. Alicante Airport >> Alicante Central Busstation Downtown >> Narrow Gauge Railway to Benidorm, Denia and other cities along the Costa Blanca

4. Get a Taxi directly to your Destination

5. Hire a Car at Alicante Airport

1. Alicante Airport to Benidorm Direct Bus

Direct Bus Connection to Benidorm

updated 12. April 2008 (please note, the bus runs 13 times per day in each direction during the summer months (June, July and August). During off season it is operated 4 times per day from and to Benidorm.

ALSA (spanish bus company) offers a direct bus line from Alicante Airport to Benidorm. The bus goes to Benidorm Busstation at Avenida Europa 8.

Timetable Airport Alicante - Benidorm Bus

Timetable Benidorm - Airport Alicante Bus

The Alicante Airport to Benidorm Bus departs at Alicante Airport from Busstop 29 to 30.
Details on where the bus stop is located, here in our Alicante Airport Bus section.

The Benidorm Bus is currently priced around 7 Euro for a oneway ticket and 14 Euro for a roundtrip.

2. Buses via Alicante Central Busstation

Various other Buses to Benidorm and Denia leave from the Alicante busstation in downtown. The Airport Bus C-6 will drop you right beside (just ask the driver to let you out at "estacion de autobuses").

Alicante Central Busstation is quite big, as buses are more common than trains in Spain.

Prices for Bus from Alicante Central Busstation to Benidorm

One way ticket to Benidorm: around EUR 4,00 (depends on the time of the day you travel)

Return ticket to Benidorm: around EUR 7,50 (depends on the time of the day you travel)

Bus Timetable Alicante Central Busstation to Benidorm

This is the 2008 timetable ( updated 12. April 2008 )

Prices for Bus from Alicante Central Busstation to Denia

One way ticket to Denia: EUR 7,00

Return ticket to Denia: EUR 19,95

Bus Timetable Alicante Central Busstation to Denia

This is the 2008 timetable ( updated 12. April 2008 )

Allow a quick personal note:

Spanish Timetables are always subject to "change" or vary depending on ... you name it. So do not be surprised if you bus to Benidorm and Denia might leave "some" (sometimes some more) minutes later.

3. Narrow Gauge Railway to Benidorm and Denia

You can use the narrow gauge railway to Benidorm and Denia also for your trip to Altea, Calpe and Teulada.

First of all allow to make two things clear concerning this train:

1. It has nothing to do with the state owned RENFE train system and does not leave from the RENFE train station in downtown Alicante. (Don't go to Alicante train station - "estacion de trenes" NO!)
2. There is no train station for this or any other train at the Airport! (As of today January 2006) - they had planned one some time ago, but they never got there planning right - so do not look for one.

So, where can you board it. The "Ferrocarril de la Generalitat Valenciana" or FGV what the Benidorm train is called, has got its own train station on the north end of the harbour area of Alicante. Located at Avenida de Villajoyosa for those of you who already bought a good Alicante map.

How to get there? Easy, for those of you who have already read our article on the Alicante Airport Bus C-6. Just take the bus. Have a little nap - right at the end of the bus line (after 45 minutes) is the bus stop Puerta de Mar. It is the last bus stop - the bus driver will kick you out anyway if you fall asleep as I usually do in these kind of busses.

Unfortunately the bus station Purta de Mar is not right at the FGV train station. But with the Alicante Streetcar it gets you there in 1 minute.

(I first could not believe that the bus is not just making that km more. To confirm it I called up the bus company - and sorry - the bus stops at Puerta del Mar and does not go this little bit further to the train station).

Your Trip would look like this:

Alicante Airport -> Airport Bus C6 to Alicante Streetcar Station "Puerta del Mar" -> Take Alicante Streetcar to FGV Station or EL Campello -> Change to Narrow Gauge Railway at FGV Station to Altea, Denia or Calpe.

Does it sound like a long journey? Well it is up to you to decide.

Here you find the detailed route to Denia Benidorm and Calpe using the Alicante Streetcar and via Campello the narro gauge railway. (just click on the map)

The train stops at the following towns/villages on its way to Denia:

Albufereta, El Campello, Vila Joiosa, Benidorm, Altea, Calpe, Benissa, Teulada, Gata (further cities - please click on the timetables below to see it in more detail)

Ticket Pricing to Benidorm and Denia

This leads to the following ticket pricing to Benidorm or Denia:

First you might need a Tram Ticket for Zone A downtown Alicante, which is EUR 1,00 . In addition you will need an FGV train ticket, depending which zone are you going.

Examples:

One way ticket to Benidorm: EUR 3,15

Return ticket to Benidorm: EUR 5,40

One way ticket to Denia: EUR 6,30

Return ticket to Denia: EUR 10,75

Does this look complicated to you ? - It sure looks complicated to me , and my spanish is good enough to be able to understand all the signs. "But since when public transport and pricing was easy?"

Timetable Alicante to Benidorm and Denia

(click to get the Benidorm Denia timetable enlarged)

Timetable Denia and Benidorm to Alicante

(click to get the Benidorm Denia timetable enlarged)