Alicante Airport (ALC) is one of Europe's great car-rental machines: around a dozen companies staff the arrivals hall of the single modern terminal - Avis, Europcar, Budget, Hertz and Sixt among the internationals, with Spanish cost-cutters like Goldcar, Centauro and Record Go pricing aggressively alongside - and a shuttle tier extends the choice further. The Costa Blanca runs on this fleet: Benidorm, Altea and Calpe up the coast, Torrevieja and the salt lagoons south, and inland to Guadalest's castle valley all sit within an hour of the runway. Peak-season discipline matters: July, August and holiday weeks sell out categories, queues stack at the budget desks, and fuel-policy and excess terms deserve a careful read on the cheapest offers. Book early, photograph the car at pickup, and the Costa Blanca is yours by lunchtime.
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