Location and Access to Orihuela, Alicante

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The municipal district of Orihuela spreads inland from its 16km of white sand Mediterranean beaches to the Orihuela and Hurchillo mountains. Stretched along its coast, 30km from the municipality's capital, Orihuela, are the picturesque communities of Cabo Roig, Playa Flameca, Blue Hills, Campaomor and Las Ramblas. Just off the coast is the golfing haven of Villamartin.

Further inland, at the foothill of the Orihuela mountains, is where you'll find the capital. The city is a short 20 minute drive to Alicante's El Altet airport, while a trip to Murcia's San Javier airport takes just 10 minutes longer. Nowhere in the municipality is further than 40 minutes from one of the two airports, both of which are only a 2.5 hour flight from the UK. Having two international airports so close to your Spanish doorstep gives you plenty of flight options.

Both airports have daily scheduled and charter flights to the UK.

Alicante's El Altet Airport: Airlines and Destinations

  • Aer Lingus (Cork, Dublin).
  • bmi British Midland (London-Heathrow).
  • bmibaby (Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham Tees valley, Manchester, Nottingham).
  • British Airways - operated by GB Airways (London-Gatwick).
  • Easyjet (Basel, Belfast, Bristol, Dortmund, Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Newcastle).
  • Flybe (Birmingham, Exeter, Norwich, Southampton).
  • Flyglobespan (Edinburgh, Glasgow).
  • Jet2 Leeds/Bradford, Manchester).
  • Monarch Airlines (Birmingham, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester ).
  • Thomsonfly (Bournemouth, Coventry, Doncaster-Sheffield, Manchester).

Murcia's San Javier Airport: Airlines and Destinations

  • Easyjet (Bristol, London/Gatwick).
  • Flybe (Birmingham, Exeter, Norwich, Southampton).
  • Flyglobespan (Edinburgh).
  • Jet2 (Belfast, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle).
  • Ryanair (Dublin, Glasgow/Prestwick, Liverpool, London/Luton, London/Stansted, Nottingham/East Midlands).

Getting here from the Airports

  • El Altet and San Javier both have multiple local car rental agencies, as well as international operators like Avis, Europa and Europcar. Cars are usually easy to come by, though it's best to book in advance to save waiting in line and to guarantee your choice of vehicle.
  • Orihuela city is conveniently situated on the A7-railway, which runs the length of the Mediterranean. There are plenty of daily services linking Orihuela to Alicante and north and to Murcia and the south. Numerous local buses ferry airport passengers to Alicante's train station from the airport.
  • The Costa Azul bus company has services along the coast between Torrevieja and the city of Orihuela, which link them with Cabo Roig, Playa Flameca, Blue Hills, Campaomor and Las Ramblas.

Is your mind wondering about a sublime Spanish property for retirement or investment? Have a gander at what your stupendous sterling buys in Orihuela.

Map of Orihuela

Orihuela is located in the center of the map below. You can move the map by clicking and dragging, and you can see satellite imagery of the area by clicking "Satellite", and overlay road data by clicking "Hybrid". The controls on the left allow you to zoom in and out, and you can always return to where you started by clicking in the middle of the arrows.

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