AT A GLANCE
| Where it starts | Rincón de Loix, outside The Grand National Bar & Restaurant. You can get on at any stop along the route. |
| Bus 30 | Benidorm to La Cala de Finestrat and back, about every 45 to 50 minutes from 10.15am to 7.45pm (November 2026 timetable). A full loop takes over an hour. |
| Bus 31 | Benidorm to Albir and Altea. Seasonal, so check before you travel. |
| Tickets | Buy from the driver. A single ticket on Bus 30 or 31 costs €6. Tourist cards cost €12 for 24 hours, €24 for 72 hours and €48 for 7 days, and cover both sightseeing buses and every other local bus. |
| Commentary | Audio commentary in five languages, including English. |
Bus Number 30
Route
The starting grid for the Benidorm City Sightseeing Tour is located just outside of The Grand National Bar & Restaurant, 30 or so yards down from the Burger King in the Rincón de Loix area of the resort.
Starting Point: Rincón de Loix
It’s worth bearing in mind that this is simply where the bus begins the tour but you can get on the bus at any of the stops throughout the resort (so that would be your starting point!).
You will depart the Rincón stop and head towards the wide Avenida del Mediterráneo boulevard.
Avenida del Mediterráneo
There are several stops along this mighty avenue, one of which is just by the casino.
Casino Mediterráneo stop
The tour then charts its way through the central area of Benidorm – Centro – and up past Benidorm Town Hall, home to the resort’s mayor, Toni Pérez.
Benidorm Town Hall
Look out for L’Aigüera Park to your right, a slice of urban green designed by Ricardo Bofill in the 1990s and home to the Julio Iglesias auditorium which can accommodate up to 4,000 people; famous not only for its name but as the location for Benidorm Fest, Spain’s competition to decide on their Eurovision Song Contest entry.
As the bus makes its way back down towards the coast, it is Poniente Beach that comes into view and the cute Dove Park, a strip of land populated by palm trees and lush verdant plants and vegetation.
Dove Park
The double-decker (got to be on the top if you’ve got the kids with you!) travels almost halfway along Poniente’s beautiful beachfront before sliding to the right in order to make tracks towards La Cala de Finestrat.
Bus 30, Poniente Beachfront
On this stretch keep your eyes peeled for the EU’s tallest residential building, Intempo. You shouldn’t miss it as it can be seen from almost anywhere in Benidorm!
Intempo
By now you will have already begun to appreciate the enormity of Benidorm, its buildings, its beaches and the sheer size of this Mediterranean resort. So it might come as an additional surprise as the bus winds its way towards the much smaller cove of La Cala de Finestrat.
La Cala de Finestrat
Many Brits spend their holiday here and rarely travel to the main centre of Benidorm, happy to experience a quieter type of vacation. It has more of a village feel, although high rise apartment buildings have flourished over the past 20 years.
And it is a good place to consider a stop off, enjoying the beach for an hour or more as well as the beachfront cafés and bars.
La Cala de Finestrat Beach
La Cala de Finestrat is the end point of the loop, so to speak.
The bus works its way back with an early stop at Hotel Gran Bali which was previously the tallest building in Benidorm until Intempo stole its thunder!
The Bali, however, still remains Benidorm’s tallest hotel and as such many people tend to get off at this stop in order to take advantage of the hotel’s viewing platform, Skydeck, which is located on the 43rd floor and offers the most jaw-dropping views of the whole of Benidorm. Entry costs €6, or €1 if you’re staying at the hotel.
Hotel Gran Bali
From here the tour is en route back to its starting point, taking in a little more of Poniente Beach and passing the lovely seafront apartment block of El Delfin.
El Delfin Tower
The final part of the circuitous route takes you once more into the New Town by driving down Avenida de Europa, onto Avenida del Mediterráneo and then back to the original starting point of Rincón de Loix.
You wait ages for one bus and then …
Bus Number 31
Route
Bus 31 is the sightseeing bus that leaves Benidorm altogether. It sets off from Rincón de Loix, heads out of the resort along Avenida Severo Ochoa and follows the coast north to Albir, before finishing in Altea.
Rincón de Loix → Ametlla de Mar → Severo Ochoa → El Albir → Puerto Altea → Altea
It’s a lovely way to see the coast beyond Benidorm, and both Albir and Altea are worth hopping off for an hour or two.
Bus 31 is seasonal, so check the Llorente Bus website before you travel. When it isn’t running, the regular Bus 10 follows the same coast road to Albir and Altea every 30 minutes.
