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10 ways to save on your next Benidorm holiday

Ten changes, each with what it saves. None of them means a worse holiday.

  1. Fly the cheap day.The same 7 nights from Manchester cost £63 in return flights for two on the cheapest day and £539 on the dearest: 8.5 times as much. Check the calendar before you pick dates. our fare check, 20 Oct 2026
  2. Compare airports door to door.A week's parking costs £27.99 at Edinburgh and £148 at Bristol. The cheapest fare isn't always the cheapest airport. airport sites, 20 Oct 2026
  3. Take the coach from Alicante.The ALSA coach is €7.99. A taxi is €90–100. ALSA, Oct 2026; Radio Taxi Benidorm, 2026
  4. Use a no-fee card and always pay in euros.A standard card adds 2.99% and about £1.50 a withdrawal. Paying in pounds at the till adds another 3–12%. MoneySavingExpert, Aug 2026; Mastercard, 2025
  5. Skip the street cash machines.Tourist ATMs charge €2.95–€12 a withdrawal. Bank machines charge €0–€5.50. Spanish bank fees, Oct 2026
  6. Sort your phone data before you fly.Some networks charge £2–£2.75 a day per phone. A 10GB eSIM is about £12 for the trip. MoneySuperMarket, Jun 2026; Saily, Oct 2026
  7. Match the board to the hotel.All-inclusive costs £4–13 a night extra at the cheapest hotels for it and £26–37 at the dearest. Take half board at the dear ones. Jet2holidays and TUI, 20 Oct 2026
  8. Check who's cheapest for your room.In our check, the hotel's own site beat Booking.com 85 times out of 99, and one room varied 2.5 times between sellers on the same night. our seller check, 15 Oct 2026
  9. Drink off the Strip.Happy-hour pints are €1.50–€2.50 a street back, against €3–€4.50 on the Strip. Benidorm Total, 2026
  10. Buy park tickets online and ask about extras.Aqualandia is €35 online and €41 at the gate. Budget for the €8 sunbeds, rings and lockers inside. Aqualandia, Oct 2026; what holidaymakers told us, 2026

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