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TRAVELLING BY AIR

ALICANTE - EL ALTET AIRPORT

VALENCIA-MANISES AIRPORT

Alicante Airport is located about 10 kilometres south-west of the city of Alicante and just over 85 kilometres south-west of Jávea / Xàbia. Opened in 1967, it has become the sixth busiest airport in Spain, serving the Costa Blanca for the millions who seek sun, sea and sangria each year.

Valencia Airport is located just 8 kilometres west of the city of Valencia and about 95 kilometres north-west of Jávea / Xàbia. A new terminal was added in 2007 in readiness for the America's Cup and the airport has become the 8th busiest in Spain as it provides an quieter alternative to the busier Alicante airport for travel to the Costa Blanca

There are several airline companies who run regular services to Alicante airport from many locations across the United Kingdom throughout the year. Click on the logo for more details and flight information.

The low-cost, no-frills airlines easyJet and Ryanair run seasonal services from four destinations in the United Kingdom. Click on the logo for more details and flight information.

GETTING TO JAVEA / XABIA FROM ALICANTE AIRPORT BY HIRE CAR

GETTING TO JAVEA / XABIA FROM VALENCIA AIRPORT BY HIRE CAR

The town of Jávea / Xàbia is just 90 minutes drive from the El-Altet - Alicante airport. As you leave the airport and make your way around the roundabout at the exit, keep an eye for signs for Valencia / Murcia and take the appropriate slip-road down to the N-340. After just a few minutes, you're looking for the exit for the E-15 / A-70 motorway in the direction of Alicante - Benidorm - Valencia. Take care as you join this fast carriageway, especially during peak hours, and then continue to the A-70 as it snakes around the city of Alicante. After almost 20 kilometres, you'll reach the first set of toll booths at El Campello. Take a ticket from the machine and continue northwards for just over 65 kilometres to exit 62: Ondara - Denia - Jávea / Xàbia. Leave the motorway and pass through the tolls using one of the MANUAL lanes, paying the required amount (7,00€ 03/2011). Immediately after the booths, you're looking to turn right following the signpost to Alicante - Jávea / Xàbia and join the N-332 heading south. After almost 6 kilometres, leave to join the CV-734 towards Jávea / Xàbia.

The town of Jávea / Xàbia is just 90 minutes drive from the Manises - Valencia airport. as you leave the airport, follow signs to the A-3 Valencia - Madrid. After just over a kilometre, you'll be looking to stay in the right-hand lane to follow the signs for the E-901 / A3 - Madrid; the slip-road will bend around to the right almost 180º to join the motorway. Continue along the A-3 for just over 7 kilometres and then look out for signs to join the E-15 / A-7 Alicante - Barcelona; take the slip-road and continue as it passes under two motorway bridges and then follow the signs to Alicante - Albacete; the slip-road splits into two and you want to take the right-hand option that bends around the right and joins the motorway above. After about 18 kilometres, the A-7 motorway effectively splits into two - an inland route and a coastal route; KEEP LEFT to continue along the E-15 / Ap-7 - Alicante & Murcia; this is the toll road. After about 10 minutes, you will pass through a set of toll booths. Take a ticket and continue southwards for just over 65 kilometres - it should take between 30 - 40 minutes - to exit 62: Ondara - Denia - Jávea / Xàbia. Leave the motorway and pass through the tolls using one of the MANUAL lanes, paying the required amount (7,60€ 03/2011). Immediately after the booths, you're looking to turn right following the signpost to Alicante - Jávea / Xàbia and join the N-332 heading south. After almost 6 kilometres, leave to join the CV-734 towards Jávea / Xàbia.

GETTING TO JAVEA / XABIA FROM ALICANTE AIRPORT BY BUS

GETTING TO JAVEA / XABIA FROM VALENCIA AIRPORT BY BUS

There is no direct bus link between the airport and Jávea / Xàbia. However, there is a direct link from the airport to Benidorm from where there is a regular service that passes through Jávea / Xàbia. Click on the logo below for more details and route information.

There is a very limited direct bus link between the airport and Jávea / Xàbia that runs at the weekend only. Otherwise, there is a regular service to the city of Valencia from where a shuttle bus can be taken to the airport. Click on the logo below for more details and route information.

GETTING TO JAVEA / XABIA FROM ALICANTE AIRPORT BY TAXI

GETTING TO JAVEA / XABIA FROM VALENCIA AIRPORT BY TAXI

A standard taxi fare - one way - can cost upwards of 100€; taxis can be found outside the arrival hall. There are also a number of airport transfer companies who operate between the airport and resorts along the Costa Blanca.

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BILBAO

SANTANDER

Jávea / Xàbia is about 750 kilometres from Bilbao - that's 466 miles in old money - and the drive via Zaragoza and Valencia should take between 8 - 9 hours, including stops.

Jávea / Xàbia is about 830 kilometres (515 miles) from Santander and the drive via Zaragoza and Valencia should take between 9 - 10 hours, including stops.

BRITTANY FERRIES

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BRITTANY FERRIES runs two services a week between Portsmouth and Bilbao, departing on Sunday and Friday. Crossing times depend on your choice of departure day; the Sunday service takes 32 hours as the ship stops off in Roscoff in France for 1½ hours to take on supplies and rotate the crew and consequently arrives in Spain on Tuesday morning. The Friday service takes 24 hours.

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BRITTANY FERRIES

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BRITTANY FERRIES runs two services a week between Portsmouth and Santander, departing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The crossing takes 24 hours.

BRITTANY FERRIES also run a service from Plymouth, departing on Sundays, which takes 20 hours to make the crossing.

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TRAVELLING BY RAIL

LONDON TO VALENCIA

It's quite possible to travel from the United Kingdom to Jávea / Xàbia by train - though not quite all the way as our town doesn't have a rail link but certainly to within a short coach trip of our lovely resort. The excellent resource of www.seat61.com describes the recommended route in detail which uses the Eurostar connection between London and Paris before transferring to the Trenhotel service to Barcelona. From the Catalan capital, there is an option of the cheaper regional express to Valencia or the faster, but more expensive, Euromed service. From the city of Valencia, there is a reguler coach service that passes through Jávea / Xàbia.

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