last edited Dec 11, 2019
Getting to the East Coast of Spain
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Spain's East Coast
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By Land
By Road
By Train
By Air
With Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, this stretch of coast has three airports. While Valencia’s airport (serving Spain’s third-largest city) receives its share of regular European flights, overall traffic remains largely seasonal or dominated by low-cost carriers (Vueling, Ryanair, easyJet, etc.). From an air-travel perspective, it’s worth noting that Spain’s four busiest airports (Madrid, Barcelona, Palma, and Málaga) surround the Valencia/Murcia region and can, at a push, serve as alternative entry points—bringing you almost directly to the area by air.
From France
- Beauvais: Alicante (Ryanair), Valencia (Ryanair)
- Bordeaux: Valencia (Volotea, seasonal)
- Carcassonne: Alicante (Air Nostrum, seasonal)
- Marseille: Valencia (Ryanair, seasonal)
- Mulhouse/Basel: Alicante (easyJet)
- Nantes: Valencia (Volotea, seasonal)
- Paris-Orly: Alicante (Vueling), Valencia (Transavia + Vueling)
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle: Valencia (Air Europa)
From Belgium
- Antwerp: Alicante (TUI fly Belgium)
- Bruges: Alicante (TUI fly Belgium)
- Brussels: Alicante (Brussels Airlines + TUI fly Belgium + Ryanair + Vueling), Valencia (Ryanair + Vueling)
- Charleroi: Alicante (TUI fly Belgium + Ryanair), Murcia (TUI fly Belgium), Valencia (Ryanair)
- Liège: Alicante (TUI fly Belgium)
From Switzerland
- Basel/Mulhouse: Alicante (easyJet)
- Geneva: Alicante (easyJet), Valencia (Darwin Airline + Swiss)
- Zurich: Alicante (Air Berlin), Valencia (Swiss)
By Sea
Ferries
Cargo
Cruises
Though it’s not Barcelona, Valencia’s port is a classic stop for cruise ships sailing the western Mediterranean. You’ll find cruises calling at this part of Spain year-round with relative ease.