Parking in Altea

1. First, a warning

Do not drive into the old town. The lanes of the Casco Antiguo are narrow, steep and partly one-way. Most of what is listed below is within walking distance.

The number of spaces is not given: we have no official figures, and estimates from reviews contradict one another. “Free” here means free for now according to the signs, as of October 2026. Whether a car park stays free is for the municipality to decide.

2. Currently free, close to the centre

Parking Basseta — Carrer Basseta 2, open all day. Tuesday is market day: closed until 17:00
Parking río Algar — Camí de l’Algar
Carrer Benidorm car park — Carrer Benidorm 37
Parking Foietes — Camí Vell d’Alacant 3
Foieta car park — Carrer Foieta 2S
Station car park — by the railway station
Menut car park — Carrer Menut 56
West of the old town — currently free

3. Paid

Parking Filharmònica — Carrer de la Filharmònica 17A. Pay as signposted
Parking Plaza del Ayuntamiento — underground car park at the town hall, Plaça José María Planelles 1. Mon–Thu 8:15–01:00, Fri and Sat until 03:00, Sun from 11:00
Parking Ferrocarril — underground, Carrer Ferrocarril 11
Parking Plaza de la Pau — underground at Plaza de la Pau, Avinguda de la Comunitat Valenciana 9, with charging sockets

Charges are set out in the municipal bylaws or by the operator.

4. Beach and north

North of the centre — currently free
Beside the promenade — currently free
Pedretes car park — Partida Cap 134, at Les Pedretes beach, currently free

5. Harbours

Marina car park — Avinguda del Port 13, at the marina
Campomanes I — Club Náutico Campomanes
Campomanes III — Club Náutico Campomanes

6. Charging points for electric cars

Eleven public charging points in the municipality that we know of (as of October 2026).

Iberdrola Algar — Camí de l’Algar, by the large car park
Iberdrola la Tella — Carrer la Tella 1
Iberdrola Nassos — Costera dels Nassos 51
Iberdrola Carbonera — Caserío Carbonera 2S
Iberdrola l’Olla — Partida l’Olla 146. Mon–Fri 9:00–21:30, closed at weekends
Iberdrola Callosa — Carretera de Callosa 76, towards Altea la Vella
Iberdrola Bernia — Avinguda Bernia 4, by the golf course
Iberdrola Currica — Carrer Currica 83, at Campomanes
Endesa X Consum — Carrer Sant Francesc 2, at the Consum supermarket
Galp — Carretera General Alacant–Valencia 39, at the petrol station
Tesla Destination Charger — Partida Villa Gadea, for that manufacturer’s vehicles

There are also sockets in the Plaza de la Pau underground car park, listed above.

Charging power, price and availability are in the operators’ apps — live there, and out of date here by tomorrow. Power also depends on your car and on how many points are in use.

Iberdrola — eight of the eleven points: iberdrola.es
Endesa X — at the Consum: endesax.com
Galp — at the petrol station: galp.com
Tesla — Villa Gadea: tesla.com

7. Worth knowing

Tuesday is market day — the whole market sets up at the Parking Basseta Centre car park. No parking there from midnight on Monday night (Policía Local) until about 17:00 (on site, October 2026). Alternative: on market days parking is allowed in the cycle lane of the Avenida Juan Alvado (Policía Local).
Free means free. It does happen that people in open car parks approach arriving drivers and ask for money to guide them in. That is not a charge.
Blue zone. Parts of the town are metered. The rules are in flux: at the end of 2024 the municipality announced a new scheme with a blue and an orange zone (Alicante Plaza, 13 December 2024). The signs on site are what count.
Residents. There are concessions for residents — ask at the town hall.
Motorhomes — what is allowed and what counts as camping is for the municipality to define.

Locations and opening hours checked October 2026 through mapping services. Charges and the extent of the blue zone follow the municipal bylaws. Sources: weekly market altea.portaldelcomerciante.com; the municipality’s car park names alicanteplaza.es; new parking scheme alicanteplaza.es.