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After doing a lot of
research into the most reliable and cheapest transfer
options between Alicante airport and hotels/apartments
in Benidorm and La Cala de Finestrat , we opted for
Resorthoppa.
Before deciding
which transfer method to recommend we wanted to try out some
different options. First we tried the ALSA airport bus
detailed above. This runs every hour between the
airport and the new Benidorm bus station. It also goes
to Avenida Europa in Benidorm town centre. The price
was good (9 euros each when we tried it). It took 45
minutes non stop. We got off at Benidorm bus station
but then had to get a taxi to La Cala which cost another
9 euros. You'd have to get a taxi to your hotel in
Benidorm unless you got off at Avenida Europa and walked.
So the bus and a taxi ended up costing 27 euros for two
people.
Verdict: Good
service but no apartment or hotel drop off so you end up
having to catch a taxi to the hotel or walk. If you
miss the bus at the airport you have to wait for an hour for
the next one.
The next option we tried
was a taxi. There are loads of taxi's parked at the
airport so there's no hanging around. There were two
of us and we asked to be dropped off at the roundabout in La
Cala. The taxi was very fast. When we got to the toll
booth I didn't realise the taxi had a built in device which
opened the barrier. It didn't slow down on the
approach to the barrier and I really thought we were going
to hit it. When we were about 15 yards in front
of the barrier it opened automatically. We arrived in
La Cala in 35 minutes which I reckon must be a record.
It cost us a whopping 65 euros, so unless you're traveling
with four people, its probably too expensive.
Verdict:
Brilliant, very quick but expensive, a two way trip will
cost you around £120-£140 which is quite a hefty chunk out
of your spending money.
Our final test was the
Resorthoppa
shuttle service which we
pre booked online.
Resorthoppa
have
the
advantage of hotel or apartment block drop off. Our plane
was half an hour early which was 45 minutes before the
Resorthoppa
coach was due to leave. The girl on the
Resorthoppa
reception desk was
extremely friendly and told us that they would put us in a
taxi to save us hanging around. I asked how much extra
I'd have to pay and she said it wouldn't cost any extra.
Within 15 minutes we were in the taxi with two other people
and on our way. The total cost for two of was just £17 which
is £10 less than the Alsa bus with taxi. We were very
impressed with this service because they didn't have any
obligation to put us in a taxi and could have made us wait
for the coach. Having spoken to other people who have
been equally impressed with
Resorthoppa's
standard of service and price we decided to recommend
them to our visitors.
You can book the
Resorthoppa now by clicking here
Verdict: I'd use
this one again, extremely cheap, it worked out £10 less than
the ALSA bus because they dropped us within a few steps from
our apartment. Excellent service from friendly staff.
Pre booking online. Special 4% discount during
January, just enter the code HOPDISC4 on checkout.
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