Travel Reference
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station.
Regional tourist office
(
96 520 00 00; Rambla de Méndez Núñez 23;
9am-8pm Mon-
Sat, 10am-2pm Sun)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Alicante's El Altet airport, gateway to the Costa Blanca, is around 12km southwest of the
centre. It's served by budget airlines, charters and scheduled flights from all over Europe.
BUS
From the bus station destinations include the following:
DESTINATIONPRICE (ONE WAY, €)DURATION (HR)FREQUENCY (PER DAY)
Benidorm
4
1
frequent
Madrid
27.50
5¼
at least 10
Murcia
5.50
1
at least 7
Valencia
21
2½
10+
TRAIN
Destinations from the main
Renfe Estación de Madrid
(Avenida de Salamanca)
in-
clude the following:
Barcelona
€55, five hours, eight daily
Madrid
€45, 3¾ hours, seven daily
Murcia
€4.50, 1¼ hours, hourly; via Orihuela and Elche
Valencia
€29, 1¾ hours, eight daily; via Villena and Xàtiva
Isla de Tabarca
A trip to Tabarca, around 20km south of Alicante as the seagull flies, makes for a
pleasant day trip - as much for the boat ride itself as for the island, which heaves
with tourists in summer. Pack your towel and face mask. Most of the waters that lap
this small island, 1800m long and 400m wide at its broadest point, are protected
and no-go areas. But fish don't understand such boundaries and you'll enjoy some
great underwater viewing in permitted areas.
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