Alicante to Benidorm distance

Alicante to Benidorm by road

The fastest driving route is 45.6 km (28.3 mi) long and takes about 40 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the AP-7 (25.6 km) and the A-70 (10.3 km).

The whole route stays in the Valencian Community. That’s an average of 69 km/h (43 mph), and at under two hours you can do it without stopping. The time is OSRM’s estimate with OpenStreetMap data: no traffic and speeds somewhat below the limits, so real trips can differ.

Straight-line distance and bearing

In a straight line, the shortest distance over the Earth’s surface, Alicante and Benidorm are 37.6 km (23.4 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 21% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 121. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 71st for detour (the average is 24%).

From Alicante, Benidorm lies to the northeast (bearing 55°), and from Benidorm, Alicante lies to the southwest.

Halfway between Alicante and Benidorm

Halfway along the straight line, 18.8 km (11.7 mi) from each city, is the point 38.4425° N, 0.3052° W. It falls in the water; the closest place is Aigues (Alicante, pop. 1,199), 8.2 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is el Campello (Alicante, pop. 31,419), 8.3 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 22.8 km (14.2 mi) from each city, near Aigues (Alicante, pop. 1,199), 4.7 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Villajoyosa (Alicante, pop. 37,449), 7.7 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (4.4 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Alicante and Benidorm sit at almost the same elevation: 5 m (16 ft) and 12 m (39 ft).

Alicante has 366,221 people and Benidorm 77,327 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).