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| Airport code | Distance to centre | Typical metered taxi | Terminals |
|---|---|---|---|
| VLC | ~8 km | €20 – €30 | One |
| Valencia-Manises, LEVC · 15–25 min by road · plus airport supplement · Arrivals below, Departures above | |||
Short answer
A metered rank taxi from Valencia Airport to the city centre normally works out around €20–€25 in the daytime and closer to €28–€35 at night, on Sundays and on public holidays.
The drive is about 8 km and 15–25 minutes. A pre-booked fixed-price transfer with Global Airport Taxi costs a similar amount but the number never moves — no meter, no night surcharge, no luggage extras, and no queue at the rank.
That's the answer most people arrive looking for. The rest of this page is everything else you'll actually need on the day: where the taxi rank is, what happens at passport control now that the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System is live, what you're allowed to carry through security, how the metro and Bus 150 really compare, what VLC is like as an airport, and what's worth seeing once you're in the city.
8 km
to city centre
15–25 min
typical drive
€20–35
metered range
Fixed
with pre-booking
Every price below is per vehicle, not per person, and includes tolls, parking, meet‑and‑greet, flight tracking, waiting time and taxes. The tile design is a nod to Manises — the town the airport sits in has been making blue‑and‑white ceramic tiles since the 14th century.
8 km · 15-25 min
Ciutat Vella, Ruzafa, Eixample
12 km · 20 min
Also Oceanogràfic hotels
15 km · 25-30 min
Beachfront hotels
16 km · 25-30 min
Port of Valencia
10 km · 15 min
Exhibition centre, Benimàmet
10 km · 15-20 min
Business parks, schools
50 km · 45 min
75 km · 55 min
90 km · 1 h 05
105 km · 1 h 15
115 km · 1 h 20
120 km · 1 h 25
130 km · 1 h 30
140 km · 1 h 30
145 km · 1 h 35
175 km · 1 h 58
85 km · 1 h
150 km · 1 h 40
65 km · 50 min
75 km · 55 min
25 km · 30 min
360 km · 3 h 45
All prices are per vehicle, one way, including tolls, parking, meet‑and‑greet, flight tracking, waiting time and taxes. Prices for 5–8 passengers use a larger vehicle and are quoted at booking. Long‑distance routes beyond 200 km are priced individually — contact us for an exact quote.
Fixed-price transfer vs metered rank taxi – what you pay extra for.
| Situation | Metered Rank Taxi | Global Airport Taxi |
|---|---|---|
| Night, weekend or public holiday | Higher tariff applies | No change |
| Airport pick-up supplement | Around €5.40 added | Included |
| Large or extra luggage | Possible per-bag charge | Included |
| Traffic jam or long red lights | Meter keeps running | Price already fixed |
| Flight lands three hours late | Rank may be quiet; you wait | Driver re-times, no fee |
| Fallas week, Formula 1, big congress | Long rank queues | Car reserved for you |
| Group of six with cases | Two cars needed | One minivan, one price |
| Child seat | Not guaranteed | Free, pre-fitted |
Official Valencia taxi tariffs are set by the local authority, displayed inside every licensed cab and revised periodically. Always check the meter is running and the tariff card is visible if you take a rank taxi.
Enter your flight number and where you're staying. The price you see is the price you pay — per car, all‑in.
Booking confirmation by email and SMS, with your driver's details sent the day before travel.
We track the flight. Your driver is waiting in the Arrivals hall with a name board — 60 minutes of free waiting from touchdown.
Straight to your address. Pay by card, cash or company account. Receipt issued on the spot.
Valencia Airport has a single terminal building, and every arriving passenger comes out through the same Arrivals hall on the ground floor. Once you've collected your bags and walked through the exit doors, your driver will be standing directly in front of you holding a board with your name and our logo.
There is no complicated meeting point, no separate car park to walk to, and no shuttle. The whole distance from baggage carousel to car is a few minutes' walk. If your phone is on, you'll also get the driver's mobile number by SMS.
Flight delayed
Do nothing. We track the arrival and re‑time the pick‑up automatically.
Bags lost
Message the driver. Waiting time beyond the free hour is charged in small increments, not full hours.
Can't see the driver
Call the number on your confirmation. Stay inside the Arrivals hall — that's where they'll be.
Flight diverted
To Alicante or Barcelona? Call us. We'll re‑route or refund rather than leave you stranded.
If anyone approaches you inside the terminal offering a ride, decline politely. Legitimate transfer drivers hold a name board and wait; they don't solicit passengers. Licensed Valencian taxis are white with a diagonal stripe, carry a roof light and a licence number, and always run a meter or a pre‑agreed written booking.
Valencia is one of the easiest airports in Spain to leave. Everything works, and the honest answer is that the best option depends on your luggage, your group size and what time you land.
| Option | Typical Cost | Door-to-Door Time | Runs | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pre-booked transfer
Fixed
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Fixed, from ≈ €30 per car | 20–30 min | 24/7 | Families, groups, late arrivals, hotels off the metro line |
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Rank taxi (metered)
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≈ €20–25 day, €28–35 night | 20–30 min | 24/7 | Travelling light, no queue at the rank, happy with a variable fare |
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Metro L3 / L5
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≈ €4.80 + €1 reusable card | 25–35 min plus walk | Roughly 6 am – 11 pm | Solo travellers with one bag heading to Xàtiva, Colón or Ángel Guimerà |
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Metrobus line 150
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Cheapest option | 40–50 min, 25+ stops | Not on Sundays or holidays | Tight budgets, daytime arrivals, no rush |
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Uber / Cabify / Bolt
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Variable, surges at peaks | 20–30 min plus wait | Most of the day | Off-peak arrivals when demand is low |
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Car hire
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Rental plus fuel, tolls, parking | Desk queue + 20 min | Desk hours | Touring the region; a poor idea if you're staying in central Valencia |
Lines 3 and 5 both run from the station at the airport into the middle of town in around 25 minutes, and they're immune to traffic. If you're one or two people with a cabin bag, staying near Xàtiva, Colón or Ángel Guimerà, the metro is excellent value. Note that an airport supplement is built into the fare automatically.
Escalators, a card machine, a platform, a transfer and then a walk with cases on cobbled streets is a different experience from a car that stops at your door. Add a toddler, a pushchair, a surfboard or a 1 am landing and the maths changes completely.
App pricing at VLC is dynamic. It can undercut a taxi at 11 am on a Tuesday and cost noticeably more during Fallas, a Valencia CF home fixture or a big trade fair at Feria Valencia. A pre-booked fixed price is the only option that doesn't move.
Short answer: if you're arriving on a flight from another Schengen country — the large majority of flights into VLC — there is no passport control at all and you'll be at your bags in 10–20 minutes. If you're arriving from outside the Schengen Area, budget 20–45 minutes at passport control off-peak, and considerably longer at busy times, because the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System now applies to all non-EU passport holders.
The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) began a phased rollout on 12 October 2025 and became fully operational across Schengen external borders on 10 April 2026. It replaces passport stamping with a digital record: non-EU travellers give a facial image and fingerprints at a kiosk or desk, and the system automatically tracks how much of the 90-days-in-180 allowance has been used. Children under 12 are exempt from fingerprinting.
The registration is a one-off. Your first entry after the rollout takes the longest; subsequent trips are much faster because your biometrics are already on file. The rollout has been bumpy across Europe, with queues of two hours or more reported at several large hubs during peak periods, and airport and airline bodies pressing the European Commission for flexibility. Spanish airports have been affected, with the heaviest reported queues at the biggest leisure hubs.
VLC is a mid-sized airport with a single terminal and a passenger mix weighted heavily toward Schengen routes. Fewer non-Schengen arrivals means fewer people funnelled into EES processing at once. That doesn't make it immune — a UK or Moroccan arrival landing at the same time as two other non-Schengen flights will still queue — but Valencia rarely produces the multi-hour scenes seen at the largest holiday airports.
| Stage | Schengen Arrival | Non-Schengen, Quiet | Non-Schengen, Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi in and disembark | 5–10 min | 5–10 min | 5–15 min |
| Walk to arrivals level | 3–6 min | 3–6 min | 3–6 min |
| Passport control / EES | Not applicable | 20–45 min | 60 min + |
| Baggage reclaim | 10–20 min | 10–20 min | 15–25 min |
| Customs and exit | 2 min | 2–5 min | 2–5 min |
| Total, hold luggage | 20–35 min | 40–75 min | 90 min + |
| Total, cabin bag only | 10–18 min | 30–60 min | 75 min + |
Have your passport ready
Keep your passport out of its cover and your return or onward ticket accessible — EES officers may ask for proof of onward travel and accommodation.
Use the e‑gates if you can
If you hold an EU, EEA or Swiss passport, use the automated e-gates; they are almost always the shortest line.
Keep families together
Families with under-12s should stay together — the children skip fingerprinting, which speeds the group up.
Don't book tight connections
Don't book a flight onward connection out of Valencia on the same day as a non-Schengen arrival.
Book a transfer rather than relying on the rank
If EES holds you for an hour, we're still there; a rank queue at 1 am may not be.
EES and ETIAS rules are still being adjusted. Check the European Commission's official travel pages and your airline shortly before you fly.
Valencia follows standard EU aviation security rules, plus Spanish and EU customs law on what you can bring into the country. Here's the version that actually matters at the checkpoint.
Power banks & vapes
Must not be checked in — cabin only.
Alcohol limits
Above 70% ABV banned. 24–70% capped at 5 litres per passenger.
Aerosols
Limited by volume; caps must be fitted.
From the EU: food freely for personal use — the jamón is fine.
From outside the EU: meat, milk and products containing them are prohibited, with narrow exemptions for infant formula and certain medical foods. Fruit, vegetables, plants and seeds are restricted.
Cash: €10,000 or more must be declared.
Duty-free allowances: 200 cigarettes, 1 litre spirits or 2 litres fortified wine, 4 litres still wine, 16 litres beer, up to €430 of other goods. Exceed them and you pay duty at the red channel.
Banned inside the terminal. There is a designated open‑air smoking terrace past security in Departures.
Small animals may travel in cabin with most carriers — EU pet passport and microchip required. Check the airline first; rules differ sharply.
Valencia Airport has historically had no left‑luggage office or lockers. Use a city‑centre storage service or ask your hotel to hold bags.
Drones: hold with batteries removed and carried in cabin. Most airlines refuse e‑scooters and hoverboards entirely due to battery restrictions.
One terminal, two working levels, and a walk from gate to kerb that rarely exceeds ten minutes. It's one of the most manageable airports in Spain, which is a large part of why Valencia works so well as a short-break destination.
Schematics only — not to scale. Valencia Airport uses a single terminal with arrivals and baggage reclaim on the ground floor and check-in, security and gates on the level above, connected by escalators and lifts. Zones are signposted for Schengen and non-Schengen flights.
Free airport-wide wi-fi
No time limit
Cafés, tapas bars & restaurants
Both landside and airside
Duty free, pharmacy, ATMs
Bureau de change also available
VIP lounge
Upper level, open to Schengen & non-Schengen
Tourist information desk
In the arrivals area
Full step-free access
Adapted toilets, reduced-mobility assistance — book 48 h ahead
Chapel & baby-changing rooms
Children's play area also available
Valencia Airport is in Manises, about 8 km west of the city, reached from the CV-30 and A-3. That places it a short hop from central Valencia, and on the right side of town for Paterna, Torrent, Riba-roja and Feria Valencia.
Heading south to Gandia, Dénia, Calpe or Benidorm you'll join the AP‑7 / A‑7 down the coast — a fast, scenic run past orange groves and the Sierra de Bèrnia. Northbound for Sagunto, Castellón and Peñiscola the same motorway corridor runs up the Costa del Azahar.
VLC has grown fast, connecting to over 100 destinations with close to 40 airlines.
Passengers (2024)
↑ 9% year-on-yearDestinations
In 30+ countriesAirlines
Serving VLCYear-on-Year Growth
2024 vs 2023info Covering the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania.
hub Connecting Valencia to major European hubs and onward worldwide.
star Palma de Mallorca is typically the single highest-frequency route.
First transatlantic link: Seasonal summer service to Montreal (June–October).
What this means for your arrival
Most arrivals into Valencia come from other Schengen countries, so most people walk straight from the aircraft to baggage reclaim without meeting a border officer at all. Non-Schengen arrivals — chiefly the UK, Morocco and Türkiye — go through passport control and the EES process.
Short answer: yes.
Valencia is Spain's third-largest city after Madrid and Barcelona, with roughly 826,000 residents in the municipality and about 1.6 million across the metropolitan area, which takes in Torrent, Paterna, Mislata, Burjassot and Manises — the town where the airport stands. It is the capital of the Valencian Community, home to the busiest container port on the Mediterranean, and classified as a Gamma-level global city.
City around 826,000; metro area around 1.6 million; province about 2.7 million; the wider Valencian Community over 5.3 million. Big enough for a full metro network, small enough to cross on foot.
Overwhelmingly service-based, with vehicle manufacturing, ceramics and agri‑food alongside. The Port of Valencia handles a substantial share of Spain's exports and leads the Mediterranean in container traffic.
Metrovalencia metro and tram, an extensive EMT bus network, Valenbisi bike share, and high‑speed AVE rail to Madrid from Joaquín Sorolla station in around 1 h 40.
Bilingual in Valencian and Spanish, over 300 days of sunshine a year, one of Spain's largest historic centres, and a fast‑growing expat and digital‑nomad population drawn by the cost of living.
Short answer: no.
By Spanish and wider European standards Valencia is one of the cheaper airports to fly into and out of, and one of the cheapest to leave. The short 8 km run to the city centre keeps every transport option affordable, and the terminal itself is not a captive-audience airport where the only coffee costs €6.
Short distance to town
The airport-to-centre journey costs a fraction of Barcelona's or Madrid's equivalents.
Genuine competition
Metro, bus, taxi, rideshare and pre-booked transfer all operate.
Low-cost network
A dense low-cost network keeps fares down across the board.
Ordinary pricing
Ordinary Spanish pricing in the terminal cafés rather than pure airport mark‑up.
One terminal
No terminal-to-terminal transfer costs, because there's only one terminal.
Taxi supplements
Metered taxis carry an airport supplement, plus higher night, weekend and holiday tariffs.
Rideshare surge
Rideshare surges hard during Fallas, big football fixtures and trade fairs.
Hire car extras
Car hire looks cheap until you add insurance, fuel policy, tolls and central Valencia parking.
Long-stay parking
Long-stay parking over a fortnight often costs more than two return transfers.
Coastal transfers
Coastal transfers to Dénia, Calpe or Benidorm are long drives — priced by distance, not by airport.
Valencia is a good-value airport in a good-value city. Where people overspend is by defaulting to car hire for a trip that never leaves the city, or by taking two metered taxis for a group that would fit in one booked minivan.
Valencia's great trick is that its two headline attractions sit at opposite ends of the same nine-kilometre park: a Gothic old town at one end, Calatrava's white spaceships at the other, and a dry riverbed turned into gardens joining them.
| Attraction | What it is | From the airport |
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City of Arts and Sciences
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Santiago Calatrava's futuristic complex in the old riverbed: the Hemisfèric IMAX, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, the Palau de les Arts opera house, the Umbracle walkway and the Àgora. | ≈ 20 min |
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water
Oceanográfic
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Europe's largest aquarium, with more than 500 marine species arranged by ecosystem. The single biggest draw for families. | ≈ 20 min |
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park
Turia Gardens
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Nine kilometres of park where the river used to run, diverted after the 1957 flood. Cycle it end to end in about 40 minutes. | ≈ 18 min |
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church
Valencia Cathedral & the Miguelete
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Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque in one building, home to the chalice venerated as the Holy Grail. Climb the bell tower for the rooftop view. | ≈ 18 min |
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castle
La Lonja de la Seda
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UNESCO World Heritage silk exchange, a masterpiece of civil Gothic architecture with spiralling stone columns. | ≈ 18 min |
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storefront
Mercat Central
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One of Europe's largest working food markets, under Modernista iron and stained glass. Go before 1 pm. | ≈ 18 min |
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nightlife
El Carmen
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The old quarter: medieval gates at Torres de Serranos and Torres de Quart, street art, and the city's best bar-hopping. | ≈ 18 min |
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Malvarrosa & Las Arenas beaches
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Wide city beaches with a promenade of paella restaurants, twenty minutes from the cathedral. | ≈ 25 min |
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Albufera Natural Park
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Freshwater lagoon and rice fields, birthplace of paella. Boat trips and sunsets over the water. | ≈ 20 min |
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pets
Bioparc Valencia
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Immersive African-habitat zoo at the western end of the Turia, notably close to the airport side of town. | ≈ 15 min |
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stadium
Mestalla Stadium
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Valencia CF's famously steep home ground, one of the most atmospheric stadiums in Spain. | ≈ 20 min |
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celebration
Las Fallas (March)
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The city's defining festival: giant satirical sculptures paraded, judged, then burned on 19 March. Book transport and hotels months out. | City-wide |
Attraction opening hours and ticket prices change seasonally. The City of Arts and Sciences sells combined tickets covering the Oceanográfic, Science Museum and Hemisfèric, which are better value than buying separately; check the official site before you go.
If you're only in town for a day between flights, the efficient route is airport → City of Arts and Sciences → cycle or walk the Turia into the old town → paella on the beach. We run fixed‑price hourly hire with a driver if you'd rather not repeat the journey four times.
| Vehicle | Passengers | Large Cases | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 1-3 | 2-3 | Couples and solo travellers, standard city transfers |
| Estate | 1-4 | 4 | Four adults with full luggage, golf bags |
| Executive | 1-3 | 3 | Corporate arrivals, congress delegates, Mercedes E‑Class or equivalent |
| Minivan | 4-8 | 3 | Families and small groups — one car instead of two |
| Minibus | 9-16 | 16 | Tour parties, sports teams, wedding guests |
| Coach | 17-55 | Full hold | Conference and incentive groups |
| Wheelchair accessible | On request | Ramp-equipped | Book at least 48 hours ahead |
Spanish law requires approved restraints for children under 135 cm. Infant carriers, child seats and booster cushions are provided free — tell us your children's ages and heights when booking and they'll be fitted before you land.
Golf bags, skis, surfboards, bicycles and musical instruments all fit, but only if we know in advance. Declare them at booking so the right vehicle is assigned.
Account billing, consolidated monthly invoicing, VAT receipts, named drivers for repeat visits, and coordinated group arrivals for congresses at Feria Valencia or the Palau de Congressos.
Valencia is a growing Mediterranean cruise call. We meet ships at the cruise terminal and run airport, hotel and shore‑excursion transfers on a fixed‑price basis.
The airport has its own station, Aeroport, on Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5. Line 3 runs north–south through the middle of the city; line 5 runs across town toward the port and beaches. Both reach the central stations in roughly 25 minutes.
Useful stops
Expect to pay roughly €4.80 for a single, plus about €1 for the reusable travel card the first time. An airport supplement is added automatically to any journey starting at the airport station — this catches people out.
Line 150 stops directly outside Arrivals on floor 0 and runs into the city through Manises, Quart de Poblet and Mislata before reaching Àngel Guimerà, the Mercat Central area on Avenida del Oeste, and Avenida Ramón y Cajal.
Does not run on Sundays or public holidays — a genuinely common trap for weekend arrivals. Check the current timetable and fare before relying on it.
One or two people, light bags, daytime, city‑centre hotel: metro. Everyone else — families, groups, late‑night landings, Sunday arrivals, hotels away from a metro stop, or anyone who has already had a long flight — is better off in a car.
From the heart of Valencia to the Costa Blanca, the Costa del Azahar, and beyond — we cover the entire region with fixed prices and a driver waiting for you.
On request
Airport-to-airport & ferry ports
We also cover airport-to-airport runs — Valencia to Alicante (ALC), Castellón (CDT) or Madrid (MAD) — plus the ferry ports for Ibiza, Mallorca and Formentera.
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