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By air

Spain has invested heavily in the development of international airports, including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Alicante. The two nearest airports are Alicante and Valencia.

Oliva is located mid-way between Alicante (to the south) and Valencia (to the north) so both airports give easy access and both are only a few minutes drive from the main coastal motorway. The journey time from either Alicante or Valencia to the Oliva exit of the motorway, is about 50 minutes.

Budget & low cost airlines regularly fly to both Alicante or Valencia, although Alicante usually has the greatest choice of airlines & flight times.

Alicante is extremely busy during the summer months, and can resemble Gatwick in terms of the numbers of passengers transiting the terminal. Valencia is a more relaxed airport, which resembles the provincial airports of the UK such as Bristol, Norwich or Bournemouth. Generally the best deals can be found on Alicante flights because of the volume of traffic.

Both airports are full international airports, with easy links to the motorway, and on site hire car provision.

Alicante Airport

Located 2Kms from the coastal Motorway (A7). Alicante is extremely busy during the summer months, and can resemble Gatwick in terms of the numbers of passengers transiting the terminal.

Flights to Alicante are available from numerous UK airports, including:

Airlines operating to and from Alicante include:

Hire cars available at Alicante include:

Valencia Airport:

Valencia is a more relaxed airport, which resembles the provincial airports of the UK such as Bristol, Norwich or Bournemouth. Valencia airport is a small regional airport which generally has scheduled flights only, with an excellent record on punctuality. It is situated 75 kilometers from Oliva and the journey takes around 50minutes. You join the motorway around 4 kilometers from the airport and exit around 2 kilometers from Oliva.

Flights to Valencia are available from some UK airports, including

Airlines operating to and from Valencia include

Hire cars available at Valencia include:

Travel from the Airports

Airport taxi’s can be used to provide transport to Oliva, but these tend to be expensive.

If you want to have transport arranged it is best to contact Deborah who knows the local taxi firms in Oliva and can usually arrange for collection at a more reasonable rate.

e-mail: deborah@stay-costablanca.co.uk

For those hiring a car the drive from each airport is very simple, and Deborah will usually arrange to meet first time visitors at the Oliva exit of the motorway.

Directions from Alicante Airport to Oliva

Collect hire car and zero trip meter or note kilometers to assist with these directions.

• Drive out of car park, take middle lane.
• Follow BLUE signs to ALICANTE A7
• Over bridge then cross to RIGHT HAND LANE - Blue A7 sign.
• 2.8 kilometers TURN RIGHT A7 VALENCIA - BLUE sign
• After around 25 minutes and after a long tunnel arrive at motorway ticket booths - take a ticket.
• If you are able to, telephone my mobile (00 34 630 388 977) when you pass Benidorm, that will help me to be at the Oliva exit in time to meet you.
• Continue on the A7 motorway for 116 Kilometers, take EXIT 61 to OLIVA.
  You will need to pay under 10 euros at pay booths.
• CARE: If you go to "SOLO TARJETA" booths you can ONLY pay by credit
  card. Other pay booths accept cash.
• After the pay booths, park in lay-by on right and I will meet you. I have a silver Ford Focus C-MAX.

I hope you have a good journey and look forward to meeting you.

Deborah.

Directions from Valencia Airport to Oliva

Collect hire car and zero trip meter or note kilometers to assist with these directions.

• Drive out of car park, take middle lane
• Leave by driving up ramp following BLUE signs to A7 ALICANTE
• Pass under a bridge and AT 2 KILOMETERS TURN RIGHT to A7 ALICANTE.
  (Care this is the second exit and is quite sharp)
• AT 4 KILOMETERS TAKE LEFT FORK TO A7 ALICANTE CONTINUE ON A7 MOTORWAY.
• AT 30 KILOMETERS road splits TAKE LEFT TO ALICANTE POR LA COSTA.
• AT 45 KILOMETERS take ticket from PAY BOOTHS.
• If you could ring me at this point on 630388977, I can estimate your time to Oliva.
• AT 91 KILOMETERS LEAVE MOTORWAY ON EXIT NUMBER 61.
• AT 92 KILOMETERS PAY BOOTHS - 4.5 Euros can only pay with card on
  Tarjeta Solo booths or cash at others.
• After the pay booths, park in lay-by on right and I will meet you. I have a silver Ford
  Focus C-MAX.

I hope you have a good journey and look forward to meeting you.

Deborah.