There are 6 ways to get from Nerja to Altea by bus, train, tram, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train, tram
best- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Alacant/Alicante TerminalAve
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm1
9h 29m€83–153Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de GranadaALSA - Njr-Grd(O)
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Benidorm Estación De AutobusesAlsa
10h 19m€53–81Drive 488.2 km
- Drive from Nerja to Altea488.2 km
4h 53m€76–110Drive to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Nerja to Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)GRX - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
5h 57m€110–227Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)AGP - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
6h 22m€91–183Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)AGP - VLC
- Take the bus from Valencia to Benidorm
7h 11m€80–176
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nerja to Altea is to bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Nerja to Altea is to drive which takes 4h 53m and costs €75 - €110.
The distance between Nerja and Altea is 1118 km. The road distance is 488.2 km.
The best way to get from Nerja to Altea without a car is to bus and train and tram which takes 9h 29m and costs €80 - €160.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Nerja to Altea, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Nerja to Altea is 488 km. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Nerja to Altea.
There are 8166+ hotels available in Altea.
What companies run services between Nerja, Spain and Altea, Spain?
You can take a vehicle from Nerja to Altea via Maro Empalme, Estación de Autobuses de Granada, Benidorm Estación De Autobuses, and Benidorm Intermodal in around 10h 19m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Tetouan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Fes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Valencia to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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