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Costa Blanca

Car rental on the Costa Blanca

Where to pick up a car, what it costs and which towns actually have rental desks. Choose a town — inside you will find prices by class, the companies and what to watch out for.

Towns

The whole coastal route — 206 km
  1. Alicante and ALC airportThe region’s main rental hub: around eight desks inside the ALC arrivals hall, plus a dozen more companies handing over cars via shuttle just outside the terminal. The widest choice and the sharpest pricing on the coast.
    52 km from Alicante airport
  2. BenidormCentauro started right here in 1973 with six yellow Seat 600s and is now one of Spain’s biggest rental chains — its Benidorm office is still open. That said, Benidorm is the one town on this list where a tourist probably doesn’t need a car at all.
    63 km from Alicante airport
  3. AlteaContrary to what you would expect from a small town, Altea does have car rental — in the typically Spanish format: not standalone desks but local garages acting as franchisees of international brands.
    74 km from Alicante airport
  4. CalpeNo international desks in town, but there is a long-established local company with a real office and delivery to both Alicante and Valencia airports. It is the only town on this coast with a published price list.
    90 km from Alicante airport
  5. MorairaNot a single international chain office — the market runs on small local firms and delivery from neighbouring towns. At the same time Moraira is the most car-dependent place on this list: the housing sprawls across the hills and public transport is minimal.
    104 km from Alicante airport
  6. Jávea (Xàbia)No international offices in town, but a dense network of local family-run rental firms — the list is confirmed by the town hall’s own tourism portal. Jávea spreads across three widely separated areas, so a car genuinely helps here.
    114 km from Alicante airport
  7. DéniaThe town revolves around its ferry port to Ibiza and Formentera, and the rental market follows suit. The main local player has been going for over 30 years and hands over cars at five locations, including Alicante and Valencia airports.
    206 km from Alicante airport
  8. Valencia and VLC airportA different scale of market: around 23 companies operate at the airport, with the big brands right in the arrivals hall. In the city itself a tourist hardly needs a car, but it is a convenient starting point for a coastal road trip.