Buses and trams in Benidorm
Benidorm has a good, cheap bus network and a coastal tram. A bus ride costs €2.00. Tell us your hotel and where you want to go, and we will show you the bus or tram to take.
Timetables, stops and fares checked 15 Oct 2026. Sources at the bottom of the page.
How do I get there from my hotel?
How we work it out: we look for stops within about 600 m of your hotel and of the place (up to 1 km if there are none), then for a bus or tram that calls at both in the right order. If there is no direct bus, we look for one change. Walking times are straight-line distance × 1.3 at 80 m a minute. Ride times are our estimate from the stop spacing, not the timetable. Frequencies are for Wednesday 15 Oct 2026; weekends, holidays and summer can differ. 152 hotels from the official Generalitat Valenciana register.
Map: every visitor bus and tram line
Hover over a line number, or tap it on a phone, to light up that route and its stops. Tap the pins for photos of the bus station, the airport bus bays and the tram stop. When you use the helper above, your trip shows here.
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Routes and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), checked 15 Oct 2026. Dashed lines (42, 50, 54) are drawn stop to stop because the exact street route is not mapped.
What to look for
Local buses are run by Avanza. The company used to be called Llorente Bus, and older photos and timetables use that name. They are white and blue. The line number and the end of the route show in orange or white on the screen above the windscreen. The airport coach is ALSA, a white and blue coach. The tram is white and red.
Photos are from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each one. Older photos show older colours; the shape, the number screen and the stops are the same.
The short version
Tram: TRAM line 1 to Alicante every 30 minutes; line 9 north to Albir, Altea and Calpe every hour.
Airport: the ALSA coach, €7.99. See Alicante airport to Benidorm.
Bus lines that matter to visitors
| Line | Where it goes | How often | First–last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Train station · Av. Europa · Benidorm Centro · Levante (Av. Mediterráneo) · Rincón de Loix · Severo Ochoa · Aqualandia/Mundomar | about every 30 min | 06:10–22:30 |
| 2 | Rincón de Loix · Levante · Benidorm Centro · Parque de Elche · Poniente (Pérez Devesa) · Hotel Bali · La Cala · La Marina shopping centres | about every 20 min | 06:30–22:30 |
| 3 | Bus station · Av. Europa · Old Town edge (Ruzafa) · Jaime I · Poniente · Hotel Bali · La Cala · Carrefour | about every 20 min | 06:45–22:15 |
| 4 | Benidorm Centro · Levante · Rincón de Loix · Severo Ochoa · Palau d'Esports · bus station | about every 60 min | 06:30–22:30 |
| 10 | Benidorm Centro · Levante · Rincón de Loix · Albir · Altea | about every 20 min | 06:30–22:30 |
| 11 | Bus station · Benidorm Centro · Rincón de Loix · Ciudad Patricia · Aqualandia/Mundomar | about every 60 min | 07:30–22:30 |
| 15 | Hotel Bali · La Cala · shopping centres · Terra Natura side · Finestrat old town | about every 60 min | 09:05–21:05 |
| 30 | Panoramic double-decker: Rincón de Loix · Levante · Benidorm Centro · Poniente · Hotel Bali · La Cala | about every 50 min | 09:30–22:15 |
| 42 | Av. Beniardà · Terra Natura · Terra Mítica (the theme-park bus) | 5 a day | 09:57–18:23 |
| 50 | Benidorm Centro · Levante · Rincón de Loix · Albir · L'Alfàs del Pi | about every 20 min | 06:45–22:15 |
| 52 | Benidorm Centro · La Nucía · Polop · Callosa d'en Sarrià | about every 30 min | 06:00–22:30 |
| 54 | Bus station · Benidorm · La Cala · Hospital Marina Baixa · Villajoyosa | about every 30 min | 06:00–22:30 |
| 12 | Altea · Albir · La Marina shopping centre · Hospital · Villajoyosa (few buses) | 2 a day | 08:30–17:30 |
Operator: Avanza (Llorente Bus Benidorm). Frequencies from the operator's timetable for Wednesday 15 Oct 2026: the busiest direction, all departures counted. First–last covers both directions. Lines 16, 18, 31, 5, 6 had no or almost no service on that day (seasonal, market-day or school runs). Always check the stop or alicante.avanzagrupo.com on the day.
By area
Levante, Rincón de Loix and the Old Town
Lines 1, 10 and 50 run along Av. Mediterráneo between Rincón de Loix and Benidorm Centro (Av. Mediterráneo 3), at the foot of the Old Town. From there it is a short walk up to the Balcón del Mediterráneo. Line 4 adds an hourly bus.
Poniente, Hotel Bali and La Cala
Line 2 (every 20 min) and line 3 (every 20 min) cross from the centre to Poniente, Hotel Bali and La Cala. Line 2 goes on to the La Marina shopping centres; line 3 to Carrefour. Line 30 is the panoramic double-decker on the same coast, with its own fare.
Aqualandia and Mundomar
Line 1 ends at the Aqualandia/Mundomar stop every 30 minutes for most of the day. Line 11 runs there from the bus station and town centre about once an hour.
Terra Mítica and Terra Natura
Line 42 runs from Av. Beniardà to Terra Natura and Terra Mítica, but only a few times a day (5 a day on 15 Oct 2026). The TRAM has a Terra Mítica stop, but it is about 1.5 km in a straight line from the park gate. A taxi adds a €2.35 park supplement.
Albir and Altea
Line 10 runs to Albir and Altea every 20 minutes from Benidorm Centro and Rincón de Loix; line 50 goes to Albir and L'Alfàs del Pi. The TRAM line 9 also stops at El Albir and Altea (about 15 min from Benidorm).
Finestrat and the hospital
Line 15 runs from Hotel Bali to the shopping centres and Finestrat old town about once an hour. Line 54 links the bus station, La Cala and the Hospital Marina Baixa in Villajoyosa every 30 minutes.
The TRAM: lines 1 and 9
| Line | Benidorm stops | How often | First–last | Journey times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 to Alicante | Benidorm Intermodal · Benidorm · Terra Mítica · Cala Finestrat | every 30 min | 05:34–22:04 | Benidorm to Alicante Luceros about 80 min |
| L9 to Dénia | Benidorm · Benidorm Intermodal · Camí Coves · L'Alfàs del Pi · El Albir · Altea | every 60 min | 05:35–21:35 | Altea 15 min · Calpe 36 min · Dénia 81 min |
L1 times are from Alicante Luceros; L9 times from Benidorm. FGV TRAM d'Alacant timetable via alicantebus.com (FGV GTFS), checked 14 Oct 2026. Stop order from OpenStreetMap. TRAM tickets are separate from bus tickets. Benidorm–Alicante single: €2.90 (TRAM fares from 1 Oct 2026, tramalacant.es). For other trips check the fare with FGV.
Fares and how to pay
| Ticket | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Single bus ticket | €2.00 | Buy from the driver. One journey, no free change. |
| BUS card (multi-trip), per trip | €1.50 | Card costs €2.00; top up €10–20 on board. Not personal: two people can share it. A change to another line within 90 min is free. |
| 24-hour tourist pass | €12.00 | Unlimited travel. Sold on lines 16, 18, 30 and 31. |
| 72-hour tourist pass | €24.00 | Unlimited travel. |
| 7-day tourist pass | €48.00 | Unlimited travel. |
| Over-65s (Gold card) | €1.40 | Personal card from the town hall; mainly for residents. |
Source: Avanza fare sheet "Tarifa 2026" on alicante.avanzagrupo.com, checked 15 Oct 2026. One flat fare across the Marina Baixa network (Benidorm, Albir, Altea, Finestrat, Villajoyosa, La Nucía). Where to buy the tourist passes: Visit Benidorm. Line 30 (panoramic) has a special fare: ask the driver.
Worth it? Two bus rides a day for a week cost €28 on single tickets, or €21 plus €2 for the card with a BUS card. The 7-day pass (€48) pays off after 24 single-ticket rides, or 32 BUS-card rides: about four rides a day.
Getting to and from the airport
The ALSA coach (line 520) runs between Alicante airport and Benidorm bus station and Av. Europa about once an hour, €7.99, about 45 minutes. From most hotels you take a local bus to Av. Europa or the bus station first; the helper above shows which. The TRAM does not go to the airport. Full comparison with taxi and transfer prices: Alicante airport to Benidorm.
If there is no bus: taxi
| Tariff | Start | Per km | Minimum | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarifa 1 | €3.60 | €1.02 | €5.00 | weekdays 07:00–21:00 |
| Tarifa 2 | €4.25 | €1.16 | €5.50 | Sat, Sun, holidays, 21:00–07:00 |
| Theme-park supplement | €2.35 | — | — | to/from Terra Mítica and Terra Natura |
Source: Radio Taxi Benidorm 2026 tariffs, checked 14 Oct 2026. Outside Benidorm the Valencian interurban tariff applies (€1.65 + €1.34/km by day). The helper's taxi figure is our estimate from these tariffs; the meter decides.
Sources
- Bus lines, stop order and timetables: Avanza / Llorente Bus Benidorm line pages, alicante.avanzagrupo.com, timetable for Wed 15 Oct 2026, checked 15 Oct 2026.
- Bus fares: Avanza "Tarifa 2026" fare sheet, checked 15 Oct 2026.
- Stop locations and route order: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API, checked 15 Oct 2026.
- TRAM timetable: FGV TRAM d'Alacant via alicantebus.com, checked 14 Oct 2026. TRAM fare: tramalacant.es.
- Hotels: Generalitat Valenciana tourism register (open data), 17 Mar 2026 file; locations from OpenStreetMap.
- Taxi: Radio Taxi Benidorm 2026 tariffs; DOGV interurban tariff (Res. 15 Dec 2023).
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