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Town · Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Benidorm

Retiring to Benidorm, in Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 11.9°C in the coolest quarter and 24.6°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $770–$1,054 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-09-29

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Rent, power & groceries USD $770–$1,054 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-09-29 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 76° / 53°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 25° / 12°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Benidorm in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-09-29

USD $770–$1,054 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-09-29 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $611–$895

EUR €547–€801 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Rent paid (official) · median, middle half 25th–75th percentile · SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations · 2026-09-29

Electricity
USD $70

EUR €63 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, country figure) · Eurostat, electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), band DC (2,500–4,999 kWh/yr), all taxes · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $89

EUR €80 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · MAPA — Panel de precios de alimentación (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación) · 2026-10-06

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Spain page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Rent paid · all leases USD $734 ($611–$895) per month · 80 m² home
EUR €657 (€547–€801) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Restated for an 80 m² home. From the source figure: EUR €550 (€458–€671) per month — the source's median home is 67 m², so its rent per m² × 80 2024 · 6,187 declared leases of flats · median dwelling 67 m² · whole municipality SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations · figure for 2024
Which figure, and the others we hold Rent paid · all leases — what tenants pay, including leases signed years ago Flats Rent paid (official) · median, middle half 25th–75th percentile
Rent paid · all leases — what tenants pay, including leases signed years ago Houses USD $726 ($547–$1,229) per month · Houses EUR €650 (€490–€1,100) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Rent paid (official) · median, middle half 25th–75th percentile 2024 · 200 declared leases of houses · median dwelling 100 m² · whole municipality SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations · figure for 2024
Asking rent Not yet measured by the current method. Rent is measured one way in every country: 2-bedroom, unfurnished, 12-month-or-longer leases, asking rent net of utilities, from listings inside the town's own footprint, published as the 10th–75th percentile band with its median from at least 30 listings (10 to 29 widen the band; below 10, no figure). No figure has been harvested for this town yet.
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Benidorm — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/comunitat-valenciana/benidorm, figures as of 2024; original data: SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations.

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Median monthly rent actually paid for flats across the municipality, from leases declared to Spain's tax agency.

How rent is measured

Median monthly rent actually paid for flats across the municipality, from leases declared to Spain's tax agency. Rent PAID, not asked: the whole monthly rent of FLATS (vivienda colectiva) under habitual-residence leases declared to the Spanish tax agency (AEAT), published by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana as SERPAVI. The figure is the median with the 25th–75th percentile band, over the whole municipality. It counts EVERY declared lease, old ones included, so it runs below what a newcomer is asked today; it has no bedroom or furnishing split. Compares within Spain only.

Median monthly rent actually paid for houses across the municipality, from leases declared to Spain's tax agency. Rent PAID, not asked: the whole monthly rent of HOUSES (vivienda unifamiliar) under habitual-residence leases declared to the Spanish tax agency (AEAT), published by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana as SERPAVI. The figure is the median with the 25th–75th percentile band, over the whole municipality. It counts EVERY declared lease, old ones included, so it runs below what a newcomer is asked today; it has no bedroom or furnishing split. Compares within Spain only.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

0.7 per 100,000 a year Alicante/Alacant province figure
How we know this 95% interval 0.5–0.9 · 2020–2024. Measured for the whole Alicante/Alacant province, not Benidorm alone. Higher than 57% of the 35 Spanish provinces with 10 or more in 2020–2024. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09), pooled 2020–2024 · INE, Estadística de defunciones según la causa de muerte, 099 Agresiones (homicidio), by province of residence · population: INE, Estadística Continua de Población (table 56945), mean of 1 January stocks, 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Benidorm — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/comunitat-valenciana/benidorm, figures as of 2026; original data: INE, Estadística de defunciones según la causa de muerte, 099 Agresiones (homicidio), by province of residence; INE, Estadística Continua de Población (table 56945), mean of 1 January stocks, 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
2.3 min by road

Nearest: an unnamed facility (OpenStreetMap node/7947705205), 0.86 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
2.1 min by road

Nearest: Hospital Clínica Benidorm (CNH:030092), 0.87 km by road. Geocoded with CartoCiudad (IGN).

Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025, Ministerio de Sanidad; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/comunitat-valenciana/benidorm, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025, Ministerio de Sanidad; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole municipality

The figures in this card are computed over the whole municipality, about 39 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-1–928 m
Kind of place
City
People in this area (modeled)
65,630
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
9.1 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
1.7–19.6°
Coldest quarter, average
11.9°C (53°F)
Warmest quarter, average
24.6°C (76°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
39 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
211 mm
Least humid month
57%
Most humid month
60%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/comunitat-valenciana/benidorm, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Spain — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Visado de residencia no lucrativa (non-lucrative residence visa) Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (Spain), consular services in the United States: visado de residencia no lucrativa · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $175 / month · age 65+ EUR €157 / month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Monthly fee to join Spain's public health system through the convenio especial at 65 or over, after a year of residence.
    How this is measured

    Spain's convenio especial (RD 576/2013 art. 6.1), monthly fee at age 65 or over; available after one year of continuous effective residence (art. 3.a). Autonomous communities may add services and raise the fee for them.

    Real Decreto 576/2013, convenio especial de prestación de asistencia sanitaria (BOE-A-2013-8190), art. 6.1 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 115.5 · overall average 117.3 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Spain", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/comunitat-valenciana/benidorm, figures as of 2021; original data: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (Spain), consular services in the United States: visado de residencia no lucrativa; Real Decreto 576/2013, convenio especial de prestación de asistencia sanitaria (BOE-A-2013-8190), art. 6.1; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Benidorm from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Benidorm

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC), at Alicante. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 5 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to ALC: about 1h 07m by road, 63.2 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~20h 07m
  • Perth PER ~20h 07m est. flight ~19h est. · 14,311 km / 8,892 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~22h 52m est. flight ~21h 45m est. · 16,375 km / 10,175 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~23h 37m est. flight ~22h 30m est. · 16,999 km / 10,563 mi straight line
  • Brisbane BNE ~24h 07m est. flight ~23h est. · 17,287 km / 10,741 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~24h 07m est. flight ~23h est. · 17,441 km / 10,837 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~3h 52m
  • Graz GRZ ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi straight line
  • Linz LNZ ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,760 km / 1,094 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~3h 37m
  • Charleroi CRL ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,411 km / 877 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,453 km / 903 mi straight line
  • Brussels BRU ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,458 km / 906 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~4h 37m
  • Sofia SOF ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,078 km / 1,291 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,191 km / 1,361 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,441 km / 1,517 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~9h 22m
  • Montreal YUL ~9h 22m est. flight ~8h 15m est. · 5,901 km / 3,666 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~9h 37m est. flight ~8h 30m est. · 6,047 km / 3,758 mi straight line
  • Toronto YYZ ~10h 07m est. flight ~9h est. · 6,408 km / 3,981 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,158 km / 5,069 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~13h 07m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,774 km / 5,452 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~3h 52m
  • Rijeka RJK ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,469 km / 913 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,529 km / 950 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,600 km / 994 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~5h 37m
  • Limassol PFO ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,964 km / 1,842 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~5h 52m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,058 km / 1,900 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~4h 07m
  • Prague PRG ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,761 km / 1,094 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,832 km / 1,138 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,950 km / 1,212 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~4h 37m
  • Odense ODE ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,077 km / 1,291 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,165 km / 1,345 mi straight line
  • Aarhus AAR ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,168 km / 1,347 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~5h 37m
  • Tallinn TLL ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,957 km / 1,838 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,963 km / 1,841 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~5h 37m
  • Turku TKU ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,940 km / 1,827 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~5h 52m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,030 km / 1,883 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~5h 52m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,062 km / 1,903 mi straight line
From France · from ~3h 07m
  • Lyon LYS ~3h 07m est. flight ~2h est. · 950 km / 590 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~3h 22m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,218 km / 757 mi straight line
  • Lille LIL ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,396 km / 867 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~3h 52m
  • Munich MUC ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,497 km / 930 mi straight line
  • Essen DUS ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,556 km / 967 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,906 km / 1,184 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~4h 22m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,031 km / 1,262 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,138 km / 1,328 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~4h 52m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,307 km / 1,434 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~4h 07m
  • Gyor LHPR ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,813 km / 1,126 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,901 km / 1,181 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,066 km / 1,284 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~3h 52m
  • Cork ORK ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,629 km / 1,012 mi straight line
  • Galway SNN ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,728 km / 1,074 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,740 km / 1,081 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~3h 22m
  • Milan MXP ~3h 22m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,120 km / 696 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~3h 22m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,157 km / 719 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,303 km / 810 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~5h 22m
  • Riga RIX ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,741 km / 1,703 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~5h 07m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,538 km / 1,577 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,616 km / 1,626 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,660 km / 1,653 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~3h 37m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,372 km / 852 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~3h 37m
  • Valletta MLA ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,361 km / 846 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~3h 52m
  • Eindhoven EIN ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,536 km / 954 mi straight line
  • Rotterdam RTM ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,569 km / 975 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,613 km / 1,002 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~26h 22m
  • Christchurch CHC ~26h 22m est. flight ~25h 15m est. · 19,196 km / 11,928 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~26h 52m est. flight ~25h 45m est. · 19,494 km / 12,113 mi straight line
  • Auckland AKL ~26h 52m est. flight ~25h 45m est. · 19,582 km / 12,167 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~4h 52m
  • Stavanger SVG ~4h 52m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,333 km / 1,449 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,570 km / 1,597 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,903 km / 1,804 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~4h 37m
  • Katowice KTW ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,056 km / 1,278 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,074 km / 1,289 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~4h 52m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,270 km / 1,410 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~2h 52m
  • Lisbon LIS ~2h 52m est. flight ~1h 45m est. · 748 km / 465 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~2h 52m est. flight ~1h 45m est. · 768 km / 477 mi straight line
  • Funchal FNC ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,591 km / 989 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~4h 22m
  • Timișoara TSR ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,984 km / 1,233 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,188 km / 1,360 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~4h 52m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,318 km / 1,440 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~4h 07m
  • Bratislava BTS ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,804 km / 1,121 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,953 km / 1,214 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,092 km / 1,300 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~3h 52m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,515 km / 941 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,611 km / 1,001 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~11h 52m
  • Johannesburg JNB ~11h 52m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,767 km / 4,826 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,235 km / 5,117 mi straight line
  • Cape Town CPT ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,274 km / 5,141 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~2h 07m
  • Valencia VLC ~2h 07m est. flight ~1h est. · 134 km / 83 mi straight line
  • Madrid MAD ~2h 22m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 357 km / 222 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~2h 22m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 404 km / 251 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~4h 37m
  • Malmo MMX ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,182 km / 1,356 mi straight line
  • Gothenburg GOT ~4h 52m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,348 km / 1,459 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,711 km / 1,685 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~3h 07m
  • Geneva GVA ~3h 07m est. flight ~2h est. · 1,040 km / 646 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~3h 22m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,260 km / 783 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~3h 52m
  • London LHR ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,467 km / 911 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,579 km / 981 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,681 km / 1,044 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,735 km / 1,078 mi straight line
  • Glasgow GLA ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,977 km / 1,228 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~9h 37m
  • New York City JFK ~9h 37m est. flight ~8h 30m est. · 6,101 km / 3,791 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~9h 52m est. flight ~8h 45m est. · 6,249 km / 3,883 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~10h 07m est. flight ~9h est. · 6,465 km / 4,017 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~10h 52m est. flight ~9h 45m est. · 7,095 km / 4,409 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~11h 22m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,416 km / 4,608 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~12h 37m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,378 km / 5,206 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~12h 37m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,397 km / 5,218 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,364 km / 5,818 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~14h 22m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,686 km / 6,019 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~14h 22m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,742 km / 6,053 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from ALC to each destination's main airport. The drive to ALC is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Benidorm from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/comunitat-valenciana/benidorm, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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