Scoot Spain Guide · Costa Blanca
One base in Alicante, six routes ahead
North: cliffs, painted villages and Benidorm's skyline. South: pink salt flats with flamingos and an island. Inland: castles between mountains. All within an hour of your scooter.
The secret is the base
Most people tour the Costa Blanca dragging suitcases from hotel to hotel. Mistake: based in Alicante with a scooter, you pick a new direction every morning — and sleep in the same bed every night.
This page is the index of all our routes: six tested day trips with distance, real timing and their jewel. Three have their own detailed guide — open each one to see it stop by stop.
All of them avoid the motorway, running on free national roads with sea or mountains for company. Choose by mood: beach, colour, island or curves.
The six-route map
Alicante at the centre; five routes north, one south. The island is earned by boat.
- Alicante — your base
- Santa Pola & Tabarca — 20 km · south
- San Juan & El Campello — 16 km
- Villajoyosa — 32 km
- Benidorm — 46 km
- Altea — 60 km
- Guadalest — 65 km · inland
The routes
Six directions, six different days
Ordered from shortest to most adventurous. None needs experience — just the will to stop often.
16 km · northRoute 1 · Half day
San Juan & El Campello, the beach route
The opening ride: the Cabo de las Huertas lighthouse, seven kilometres of sand at San Juan and a fishing-town finale with a watchtower. Swims included, zero complications.
Perfect as your first contact with the scooter — and repeatable: five different beaches to choose from.
46 km · northRoute 2 · One day
Benidorm on the coastal N-332
The big one: cliffs over turquoise coves, Villajoyosa's painted houses and the triumphant arrival at the Balcón del Mediterráneo, facing the Med's most famous skyline.
Seven timed stops, all right off the road. The sunset ride home is the day's best stretch.
32 km · northRoute 3 · Half day or full
Villajoyosa, the town of colours
The most photogenic old town in the province: blue, red and ochre façades tumbling to the beach, and the permanent scent of Valor chocolate, born here in 1881.
Works alone as a perfect afternoon, or as the star stop within the Benidorm route.
20 km + boat · southRoute 4 · One day
Santa Pola and Tabarca island
The only southbound route, and the most surprising: pink salt flats with flamingos, a clifftop lighthouse and the boat to the region's only inhabited island.
The scooter waits at the port while you cross for a caldero lunch. Short crossing, full day.
60 km · northRoute 5 · One day
Altea, the blue dome
Past Benidorm the coast changes register: Altea is white stone, bougainvillea and the most painted blue dome in Mediterranean Spain, its old town climbing from the sea.
A route for slow palates: arrive, get lost in the lanes, and lunch with the Ifach rock in the distance.
65 km · inlandRoute 6 · One day
Guadalest and the mountains
The counterpoint: leave the sea and climb between ranges to Guadalest castle, perched on rock above a turquoise reservoir. The province's best curves, none of them difficult.
For day two or three, once the scooter fits like a glove. Light jacket: it's cooler up there.
Why one fixed base instead of hotel-hopping? Because the scooter shrinks the map.
The classic Costa Blanca mistake is dragging a suitcase from town to town. With a scooter, the map compresses: nothing on this page is more than an hour from Alicante.
The result: one accommodation, zero check-ins, and a different route every day by mood — beach when it's hot, inland when it's windy, island when the sea is calm.
For every traveller
Which route is yours?
Four profiles, four straight answers.
Villajoyosa + corniche sunset
Colour by day, gold at dusk: the map's most romantic combination. Dinner on La Vila's seafront and a ride home over a burning sea.
San Juan & El Campello
Short distances, five beaches to choose from and strategic ice creams. The route where plans improvise themselves, drama-free.
The full Benidorm run
Cliffs, painted village and skyline in 46 km: the most shots-per-kilometre route in the province.
Santa Pola & Tabarca
Caldero on the island, cured fish in Santa Pola and harbour-front rice dishes. You come to eat; the views are the side dish.
The perfect week
Seven days, six routes and one day of grace. Order matters: build up gradually.
- Day 1 Alicante city: castle, Santa Cruz and corniche to tame the scooter.
- Day 2 San Juan & El Campello — the beach route, swims included.
- Day 3 Coastal Benidorm: the big N-332 day.
- Day 4 Free: repeat your favourite cove or do absolutely nothing.
- Day 5 Santa Pola & Tabarca: flamingos by morning, island by noon.
- Day 6 Altea, with a long stop in Villajoyosa on the way back.
- Day 7 Inland: Guadalest, curves and a grand farewell.
Planning questions
Day-trip FAQs
Which route first if I only have one day?+
With a single day, coastal Benidorm is the most complete: cliffs, Villajoyosa and skyline in one run. Prefer calm and swims? San Juan & El Campello in half a day.
How many rental days are ideal?+
Three or four days cover the essential routes at ease; a week fits all six plus a free day. Multi-day rates make every extra day better value.
Can you ride them in winter?+
Yes — the Costa Blanca sits around 17-20 °C from December to February and the roads are empty. Only the swim takes courage; everything else gains light and calm.
How far can I go with the scooter?+
Our recommended radius is the province of Alicante — every route in this guide fits inside it. For plans further out, message us first and we'll look at it together.
Pick your first route
Book the scooter, save this page and let the weather decide: beach, island, colour or mountain. They all start ten minutes from central Alicante.
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Detailed guides
Routes with their own guide
San Juan & El Campello
16 km of coast, stop by stop, cape lighthouse included.
See the guide →Villajoyosa
Colourful houses, chocolate and an easy coastal ride from Alicante.
See the guide →Coastal Benidorm
46 km and seven stops to the Balcón del Mediterráneo.
See the guide →Santa Pola & Tabarca
Salt flats, flamingos, lighthouse and the island. The southern route.
See the guide →Altea
White lanes, a blue dome and the most photogenic village of the north coast.
See the guide →