Getting to the towns around Valencia without a car.

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By Max · Updated 5 August 2026

In short: Of the 27 towns and beaches on this list, most have a direct train, metro, or bus from Valencia; only Chulilla, Anna, Navarrés, Bocairent, Ontinyent, Morella, Peníscola, Guadalest, and Torrevieja make going by car worthwhile.

Before you decide whether a village near Valencia is easy to visit without a car, the only thing that matters is the connection it has that day. This table is based on checking, village by village, whether there is a Cercanías train, metro, direct bus, or none of the three. It’s the same information already included on each village page, but compared at a glance.

The road distance doesn't tell you how easy it is to get there: Requena is 70 km away and can be reached in 25 minutes by AVE, while Anna, at the same distance, doesn't even have a train station.

Town	Distance	How to get there without a car	Approx. duration
Aldaia	10 km	🚆 Train	~30 min
Quart de Poblet	8 km	🚇 Metro	~15 min
Burjassot	8 km	🚇 Metro	a few minutes
Alboraya	7 km	🚇 Metro	~15 min
El Palmar	15 km	🚌 City bus	~20-30 min
El Puig	16 km	🚆 Train	~30 min
Canet d'en Berenguer	30 km	🚌 Bus	~30 min
Sagunto	28 km	🚆 Train	~30 min
Serra	33 km	🚗 Car	~35 min
Cullera	45 km	🚆 Train	~40 min
Xàtiva	63 km	🚆 Train	~45 min
Xeraco	63 km	🚆 Train	~1 h
Chulilla	61 km	🚗 Car	~45 min
Gandia	65 km	🚆 Train	~1 h
Requena	70 km	🚆 Train (AVE)	~25 min
Anna	70 km	🚗 Car	~1 h
Navarrés	73 km	🚗 Car	~1 h
Oliva	80 km	🚌 Bus	~1 h 20 min
Ontinyent	85 km	🚗 Car	~1 h
Bocairent	95 km	🚗 Car	~1 h 15 min
Xàbia	115 km	🚌 Bus	~2 h
Benidorm	135 km	🚌 Bus	~1 h 45 min
Peníscola	145 km	🚗 Car	~1 h 45 min
Guadalest	145 km	🚗 Car	~2 h
Alicante	170 km	🚆 Train	~2 h 15 min
Morella	173 km	🚗 Car	~2 h 10 min
Torrevieja	205 km	🚗 Car	~2 h 15 min

Frequently asked questions

What's the easiest town near Valencia to visit without a car?

The most convenient are those with frequent Cercanías or metro services: Alboraya, Burjassot and Quart de Poblet are a metro hop away, and Aldaia, El Puig, Sagunto, Cullera, Xàtiva, Xeraco and Gandia have direct trains from València Nord in 30-60 minutes.

Which towns are only worth visiting by car?

Chulilla, Anna, Navarrés, Bocairent, Ontinyent, Morella, Peníscola, Guadalest and Torrevieja either lack a train station of their own or have such scarce public transport (sometimes only one departure a day on weekdays) that a car makes a day visit clearly worthwhile.

Can you use the same Metrovalencia or EMT ticket to get to these towns?

For the nearest ones, Alboraya, Burjassot and Quart de Poblet are on the Metrovalencia network, and El Palmar is covered by the urban EMT ticket. The rest use Cercanías Renfe or intercity buses, with their own fares.