Benidorm and Costa Blanca Transport

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Benidorm, Costa Blanca and Spain's Transport

Coach Bus Services

There is a network of Coach services between towns on the Costa Blanca. The services are more frequent and shorter in distance than the rail services. The bus stops are also more conveniently located in town centres. Train stations are usually located on the inland side of coastal towns. The main operator is Alsa which is part of the UKs National Express coach company More Alsa More National Express

Coach Services from UK

National Express run services to Spain via there Eurolines network. Includes year round services to Alicante, and Summer only service to Benidorm. National Express

Roads

A7 Motorway

The A7 motorway runs along or near to the coast from Catalonia to Andalucia which includes the Costa blanca coast For most of it's length it is a toll road (autopista), the free sections are toll free (autovia) SOS points are every 5km

Main Roads N340 N332

Alternatives to the A7 motorway are the 2 main roads the N340 and N332. Besides the lower speed limit they are much slower due to the larger amount of traffic

Minor Roads

As you go inland many of the roads have torturous twists as they wind there way along hillsides giving marvelous scenic views.

Driving in Spain

See the section Driving in Spain on the car hire page

Airports

The region has 3 airports Alicante airport Alicant airport is the most popular for the Costa Blanca Murcia airport Valencia airport Flights

Travel Insurance

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RENFE National Rail Services

RENFE is the MainSpanish Railway operator, consisting of 13,000Kms of track. The system is mainly radial, radiating from Madrid to all the regional capitol cities, and some lines from France down the Eastern Coast. Prices vary according to the type of train e.g. fast (talgo) to slow (express). Alicante has 2 RENFE stations Estacion F.C. de Madrid Estacion de Murcia and 1 FGV Tram station. Estacion de Ferrocarril Note Most of the Costa Brava, including Benidorm is by passed by the RENFE national railway. The railway to use is the FGV - see right column

ADIF ADIF is the Railway Infrastructure Administrators who are responcible for the maintanance of tracks, stations, communications, etc. They charge Renfe and other railway companies a fee to use the railway network.

UK to Spain by train

Eurostar operates regular services from London to Paris with connections onward to Madrid and Barcelona traveling on the overnight Trainhotel services from Paris.

The Euromed

Connects Barcelona, Valencia and Alicante Barcelona to Valencia takes under 3 hours. Barcelona to Alicante 4hr 45min. This line goes goes inland and byepasses Benidorm Adult return fares to Valencia from € 53.60 Adult return fares to Alicante from € 68.80

Motorail Service

Avoid long drives using the Motorail train transportation for your car. Size restrictions Maximum car height 1.63 M, 2.5 M Services Bilbao / Alicante and other services For ferries to Bibao see P&O Ferries

Taxis

Taxis are fairly cheap and metered. Display a green light or 'libre' sign when available to hire. Surcharges apply:      -between 11pm to 6am.      -Luggage      -Trips outside the town. A  small tip should be given.

Bus Service by Alsa

Alicante Airport to Benidorm Approx. 4 buses a day to Jaime I, and 4 buses to Av. Europa Details Select The following for either your Departure Point and your Destination, enter date and type of journey Aeropuerto Alicante-altet Benidorm Calpe Denia Fuengirola

Tram - Ferrocarril de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV)

An Old Diesiel Train, no longer used.The line is now electrified and the tains are now trams.

• The Tram is a private converted small gauge railway operated by the Ferrocarril de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) which also has a seperate a tram system in Valencia.
• The Tram used to be the Costa Brava coastal small gauge railway, operated by diesel trains
• Now it is a modern Electric TRAM SYSTEM that has:
  • 129,000 Kilometre of track
  • 70 stations or stops. 3 of the stations in Alicante are Underground
  • 21 Trams & 9 train-trams
  • 6 electric tram run between Alicante - Benidorm
  • The route continues from Benidorm to - Denia. You can change lines at either Benidorm, the old snall gauge railway station, or Benidorm Intermodel, the modern station next to the Bus Station.
  • Alicante has additional branch lines into the suburbs.
• For years they have stated that it will be extended to the airport.
• with an hourly service between Alicante and Benidorm, and less frequently trains to Denia. The Alicante - Denia line runs for 93 km along the northern coast of the province of Alicante and has 9 stations and 31 halts. It is served by 13 diesel trains which operate on the regular line between Alicante and Denia and 5 trams which cover the Alicante - El Campello route, via the TRAM Metropolitano train-tram platform.

Main Stations

• Alicante, Albufereta, El Campello, Vila Joiosa (Villajoyosa), Benidorm, Altea, Calpe, Benissa, Teulada, Gata, Denia.

Alicante Main Tram Stations

• 2 Tram stops are on the sea front near the Castle & Marina
• 3 Stops in the City Centre
• There are several lines in Alicante running through the suberbs, that normally are not used by tourists.

Benidorm Stations

• Benidorm has 3 tram stations
• For passengers travellingfrom stations south of Benidorn and wish to continue north of Benidorm in Denias direction must change trains at either Benidorm or Benidorm Intermodal
  • Benidorm The tram station is in just off the Avinguda De Beniarda, just under 2km inland of Benidorm old town.
  • Benidorm Intermodal 150m to the Bus Station, both about 1.6km inland from the sea front. They are located just off Av. Comunidad Europea, an extention of Avenedia de Europa, the main north south road in the centre of Benidorm new town

Price guide

• Prices are far less than those in the UK.

More information FGV

The Lemon Express

The Lemon Express, was an old tourist train that used to run on the FGV line This service was withdraw years back
Although the same very scenic journey through the mountains can be undertaken on the tram.Boo kfrom Benidorm to Gato de Gorgas for the mountain section or beyond if you wish tp visit a northern seort such as Denia.

The Tramnochador

The Tramnochador a spanish nick name based on Train and Night-owl. A late train service serving the night time party goers along the coast. Runs during the holiday high season - from 9pm to 5am between Alicante and Altea. There are 33 stations including Benidorm on this stretch

Distances in Kilometres