Alicante Airport to Altea Transfer

Alicante Airport to Altea transfer: the easiest way to get there

Getting from Alicante Airport to Altea should be the easy part of the journey. With a private transfer it is: you tell us your flight number and your hotel, we confirm the price of the Alicante Airport to Altea transfer on WhatsApp, and on the day a driver meets you at the arrivals hall and takes you straight to the door. No taxi rank, no ticket machines, no changing between buses with suitcases.

This page covers everything travellers ask about the Alicante Airport to Altea route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Altea is like, what to see there and where to stay, where you meet your driver at Alicante Airport, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.

Arriving at Alicante Airport (ALC)

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) lies about 10 km south-west of Alicante and about 50 km south-west of Benidorm, with the AP-7 motorway leading north to the Costa Blanca resorts.

A little knowledge of Alicante Airport makes the arrival calmer. Note which terminal or hall your flight uses, keep your phone charged for the WhatsApp thread, and expect the driver to be exactly where the confirmation said - by the arrivals exit with a name board, or at the airport's designated meeting point. From there it is a short walk to the car and the Alicante Airport to Altea drive begins.

Searches for "ALC to Altea" or "ALC airport transfer" land here for a reason: ALC is the airport code for Alicante Airport, and this is the private-car service that connects it with Altea.

Alicante Airport to Altea at a glance

Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Alicante Airport to Altea, door to door. Vehicles: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers) - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at Alicante Airport, at the point named in your confirmation, with flight tracking so a delay moves the pickup. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.

Taxi or private transfer from Alicante Airport to Altea?

Travellers searching for "Alicante Airport to Altea taxi cost" usually find a range rather than a number, because taxi fares depend on the meter, the hour and the route. Our private transfer gives you a single fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed on WhatsApp in advance, so the cost of getting from Alicante Airport to Altea is known before you land.

For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Alicante Airport to Altea per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Altea involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.

There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Altea, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.

Public transport from Alicante Airport to Altea: is there a bus, train or metro?

Public transport from Alicante Airport runs mainly into Benidorm itself: a direct airport bus and the TRAM from Alicante reach Benidorm in roughly an hour or more and suit a hotel near a stop; with luggage, a family, a hotel in Rincón de Loix or Finestrat, or a stop at Guadalest, Altea or Calpe, a private car is simpler and goes from the terminal to your door in about 45 minutes. Reaching Altea from there means a further connection with your luggage, which is where a door-to-door car saves the most time and effort.

If you are weighing the Alicante Airport to Altea options, think about the last kilometre. Trains and buses stop at stations; hotels are somewhere else. With a private transfer the driver takes the route that ends at your door, helps with the bags, and the price agreed on WhatsApp does not change if the trains are on strike or the road is slow.

About Altea

Altea is a white-washed town on the coast about 70 km north-east of Alicante Airport and 12 km north of Benidorm. Altea is one of the prettiest towns of the Costa Blanca, a hillside old town of white houses and cobbled lanes crowned by the blue-and-white tiled dome of the Church of Nuestra Señora del Consuelo. Artists' studios, craft shops and small restaurants fill the lanes, and the church square gives a broad view across the bay to the Peñón de Ifach in Calpe. Below, a long pebble beach and a marina line the shore, and a promenade connects them. Altea is quieter and more cultured than Benidorm, and a favourite afternoon trip or place to stay.

Things to do in Altea

Once you have checked in, Altea is worth exploring: Church with blue-tiled dome, White hillside old town, Artists' lanes and Views to the Peñón de Ifach. Your driver can point some of them out on the way in, and the WhatsApp desk can arrange a car for a day out if you want to see more.

Benidorm itself is within reach for a day: Algar waterfalls, Altea old town and Peñón de Ifach in Calpe - the same WhatsApp desk arranges the car there and back.

Where to stay in Altea

Where you stay in Altea makes no difference to the price of the transfer, which is fixed for the whole vehicle. The places most travellers choose: Old town, Seafront near the marina and Albir - and any other address is fine too.

The old town streets are steep and mostly closed to cars; the driver drops you at the lower square and the climb is on foot, so wear comfortable shoes.

Meeting your driver at Alicante Airport

Every airport is laid out differently, and Alicante Airport is no exception: some airports have a fixed meeting point inside the terminal, some have a specific exit where drivers may wait, and at others the driver stands just beyond customs with a sign. Because of that we do not print one rule here. When we confirm your Alicante Airport to Altea transfer on WhatsApp, we tell you exactly where your driver will be, with the driver's name and a phone number you can message the moment you land.

Up to 60 minutes of waiting is included (90 minutes at some airports), and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps your driver informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Alicante Airport.

Our vehicles for the Altea transfer

For this route we offer Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.

Families get child seats on request, and groups with a lot of luggage are matched to a vehicle with room to spare. Tell us on WhatsApp what you are bringing and we take care of the rest.

Every vehicle is checked and cleaned between journeys, and the drivers know the hotels of Altea and their side streets, so you are delivered to the right gate, not just the main road.

Who books the Altea transfer

Who uses a private transfer from Alicante Airport to Altea? Couples who would rather not start a holiday in a taxi queue; families who need child seats and space for a pushchair; groups of six to thirteen who want to arrive together in one vehicle; business travellers with a meeting the same day; and travellers landing at night, when public transport is thin and a fixed price is worth more than ever. Every one of them books the same way - a WhatsApp message - and gets the same written confirmation.

The transfer is the first thing most guests book with us and rarely the last; day trips from Altea and the ride back to Alicante Airport are arranged in the same conversation.

How to book your Altea transfer

Send the form on this page, or write to us on WhatsApp: flight number, date, passengers, luggage and hotel. Within a few minutes a member of our team confirms your Alicante Airport to Altea transfer with the price fixed, the vehicle chosen and the meeting point at Alicante Airport explained. Everything is in writing, in English or Arabic.

Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.

Good to know before you land at Alicante Airport

Benidorm is dense and many streets are one-way, so tell the driver your hotel name and area (Levante, Poniente or the old town); some hotels sit on pedestrian streets where the car stops at the nearest corner.

Note the terminal or hall your flight uses at Alicante Airport, and if you change flights before travel tell the desk - the pickup is tracked against the flight number we hold.

Let us know the driver language you would prefer; it depends on the country, the city and the hour, so we cannot promise it, but we do our best to match it and the WhatsApp desk itself always works in Arabic and English.

Altea to Alicante Airport: the return transfer

Heading back to Alicante Airport at the end of the stay is just as easy - tell us the flight time and the hotel, and a driver is at the door with time to spare. Many travellers also use the desk for a day trip or an onward transfer from Altea; everything is arranged in the same WhatsApp chat.

The Altea to Alicante Airport leg is the same fixed price, and the driver drops the bags at the right departures entrance so you are not hunting for the terminal yourself.

Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Altea transfers

We run airport transfers in dozens of cities, and the Altea route follows the same simple promise as every other: one fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed in writing; a driver who tracks your flight and meets you at arrivals; a vehicle matched to your group and your luggage; and a desk that answers. It is the way we would want to arrive ourselves.

Pickup options and waiting time

When you book on WhatsApp, you choose one of two pickup options for your arrival:

• Flight tracking: your driver is at arrivals the minute your flight lands and waits for up to 60 minutes. If your flight lands at 2:00 pm, the driver is there at 2:00 pm.
• Fixed time (no tracking): your driver arrives at a time you choose and waits for up to 60 minutes from that time. Send us your flight number and we check its real landing times over the past 10 days to recommend the best pickup time.

At most airports the included waiting time is 60 minutes; at some it is 90 minutes. We confirm the exact waiting time for your airport when you book with us on WhatsApp. After that, the driver cannot wait longer: the fixed price is based on one hour of airport parking and the driver's time, and with more than 30 transfers a day, every booking is scheduled back to back.

With flight tracking, normal delays are covered. If your flight is delayed by more than 5 hours, we cannot guarantee a new pickup at the last minute, because the new arrival time is uncertain and other transfers are already scheduled. Message us as soon as the delay is announced: we always do our best to rearrange, but it depends on the number of bookings that day. With a fixed-time pickup, the time slot is reserved for you and cannot be changed on the day, even if your flight is delayed or something unexpected happens.

Two hours before your flight lands, we send you your driver's name and phone number on WhatsApp. If you are still in the air, the message will be waiting for you as soon as you switch on your phone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.