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Sample prices for a 7-day rental. Final price, deposit and terms are confirmed on Localrent.
No-deposit options
About a third of cars in Spain come with no deposit hold at pickup - look for the "No deposit" badge.
Full insurance
Zero-excess cover available on most cars - nothing taken from the deposit if something happens.
Airport & city pickup
Desks at the airport and in the city centre.
Free cancellation
Cancel free on most bookings, often up to 48 hours before pickup.
The old town climbs steeply and parking up top is tight, so size matters here more than on flatter resorts. Pick by group and by how much of the inland you plan to drive.
Economy
Cheapest to run and the easiest thing to park near the church in the old town. Fine for two.
Automatic
Easier on the climbs up to Altea la Vella and the inland villages. Automatics are limited in Spain, so book early.
7-seater & van
For families or two couples sharing the airport run, with room for luggage.
Luxury
For the coast road north towards Calpe and Moraira. Deposits run higher on premium groups.
Altea sits on the coast between Benidorm and Calpe, and the seafront runs parallel to the sea rather than inland, so you can reach the beach and the promenade on foot from most accommodation. The value of car rental in Altea is the coast and the hills around it - the coves you cannot walk to, the inland villages, and the towns either side that the bus only reaches slowly.
Payment and deposit
When you book you pay only a small upfront amount - usually 15-20% of the hire cost. The rest is settled at the desk on pickup. The deposit in most cases is fully refundable, and about a third of cars in Spain are handed over with no deposit at all - those are marked in the results. If you only have a debit card, pick a no-deposit rate or a cash-deposit option: nothing gets frozen on your card.
The N-332 runs straight through Altea, with the coast towns close on either side. Calpe and its rock are about 10 km north; Benidorm is roughly 11 km south, around 9 minutes by road. Alicante itself is about 53 km down the coast, near 45 minutes in normal traffic.
Inland is where the car really earns its keep. Altea la Vella is about 4 km up the hill on the CV-755, and from there the villages of the Sierra - Polop, Guadalest, La Nucia - are a short, climbing drive that no coastal bus covers well.
Most trips here start at Alicante Airport (ALC), about 50 minutes south by car, where the desks and the cheapest rates are. From the terminal you join the N-332 or the AP-7 north and follow the coast up to Altea. For a local pickup, names operating on this stretch of the Costa Blanca include Goldcar and Centauro. Either way, an no-deposit rate with full cover built in avoids a deposit hold.
One Altea-specific point: the old town around the church is steep and the streets are narrow, with limited parking at the top. Leave the car on the seafront and walk up, or take a smaller car than you think you need if you plan to drive to the church car park.
Quick checks at pickup
Spring (March to May) and autumn (late September into October) are the easiest times to drive - warm, with quieter roads and a sea still warm enough to swim in autumn. August is the peak, and Altea runs its San Roque and San Lorenzo fiestas then, ending with fireworks fired from the sea, so the town and the coast road get busy and humid nights are common. Prices climb and automatics and 7-seaters go first, so book several weeks ahead. Winter is the cheapest stretch, and a car still makes sense for the inland villages once the beach season is over.
About 50 minutes by car, heading north on the N-332 or the AP-7 up the coast.
Most visitors collect at the airport, where the cheapest rates are, and drive up to Altea from there.
Not at the top. The old town around the church is steep with narrow streets and limited spaces.
The simplest approach is to park down on the seafront and walk up. A smaller car helps if you do drive to the church car park.
A credit card is not always required - it is needed to hold the security deposit. At pickup the supplier freezes the deposit amount on the card: the money is not charged and is released when you return the car undamaged.
Without a credit card you still have options: choose a cash-payment rate (the «Cash» filter option) or a no-deposit rate, and nothing is held.
The deposit is an amount the rental company holds as a guarantee for the car. Road fines or damage can be deducted from it.
If the car comes back without problems, the deposit is released in full. It is a temporary hold on your card, not a charge.
It depends on the car class and the supplier - you can see the exact amount on each car's card.
You can set a maximum deposit in the filter and the catalogue shows only matching offers. The lower you set it, the fewer cars remain.
Yes. To see cars with no deposit, use the «No deposit» filter option. There are also cars with a small deposit or cash payment.
Note that "no deposit" means no hold at pickup, not no booking payment - a small upfront amount is still taken when you book. If nothing suits, contact our support team.
The deposit is the amount frozen on your card at pickup and released when you return the car undamaged.
The excess is the part of any damage you pay yourself even with insurance - anything above it is covered by the insurer.
In practice, damage is taken from the deposit up to the excess, so the deposit is often set to match it. A full, zero-excess policy removes both: you do not pay for damage and the hold is usually waived.
Cover comes in levels:
You see the available rates on each car's card when booking.
If you would rather not depend on the deposit and excess, choose the full rate.
Yes, some cars can be paid in cash - use the «Cash» filter option.
You pay a small upfront amount by debit or credit card when booking (usually 15-20% of the total), and the rest in cash at pickup.
Yes, paying for the car with cryptocurrency is possible - contact our support team to arrange it.
The French border is a long haul north up the coast, around 5 hours. Cross-border trips must be agreed with the supplier in advance - there may be a small service fee and extra insurance.
To see cars allowed across the border, use the filter option or contact our support team. Do not cross the border undeclared.
Yes. In the search, set a pick-up and a drop-off point - for example collect in Altea and return in Benidorm, Calpe or at Alicante Airport.
By default the car is returned to the same place you collected it.
Most are manual, as across Spain. Automatics cost more and sell out first, especially in summer, so book one early if you need it.
You need a passport, a driving licence and the rental voucher - the voucher can be shown on your phone or tablet.
It states the final price with your chosen options and insurance, so the amount due at the desk will not change.
To hire through our rental companies you need at least 2 years of driving experience.