Sustainable Mobility: Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Benidorm has developed a sustainable mobility model based on reducing the use of private cars, promoting public transport, and encouraging environmentally friendly alternatives such as cycling and walking. Thanks to its compact and vertical urban model, the town has achieved that more than 70% of journeys are pedestrianized, making it one of the most sustainable tourist destinations in Europe in terms of mobility.

The objective of Benidorm's mobility strategy is clear: to reduce emissions, improve air quality and facilitate safe and efficient access to all parts of the city.

Efficient and accessible public transport🚌

The public transport system in Benidorm has been optimised to offer an accessible, ecological and efficient service, with special attention to reducing emissions.

El sistema de transporte público en Benidorm ha sido optimizado para ofrecer un servicio accesible, ecológico y eficiente, con especial atención a la reducción de emisiones.

✅ 100% accessible city buses, with wheelchair ramps and reserved spaces.

✅ Low emission bus fleet, with a significant reduction in carbon footprint.

✅ Improved frequency, especially on lines connecting tourist and residential areas.

✅ Digitized payment system and discounts for residents and tourists.

🚎 Next steps: incorporation of electric and hybrid buses to further reduce pollution.

🚴‍♂️ Benidorm on wheels: Growing network of cycle paths 🚴‍♀️

Cycling has become one of the most efficient and sustainable ways of getting around Benidorm.

✅ 134 km of interconnected cycle paths, making it easy to get around without a car.

✅ Secure cycle parking in strategic areas.

✅ Signposted cycle routes, such as the link to the Serra Gelada Nature Reserve.

✅ Benidorm Cycle Plan 2021, with incentives for cycling.

💡Outstanding fact: Benidorm is the venue for international cycling events, consolidating itself as an ideal destination for cycling tourism.

🚗 Promotion of electric vehicles and sustainable mobility ⚡

Benidorm is committed to clean mobility, facilitating the transition to electric vehicles and reducing the presence of polluting cars.

🔋28 charging points for electric vehicles in the city.

🚘 MOVELE plan: Up to 456 charging points by 2030.

🚙 Discouraging car parks on the outskirts of the city, linked to public transport, to reduce the flow of cars into the city centre.

📢 Key fact: 73.3% of Benidorm's sustainable mobility strategy is already implemented, with plans to expand initiatives in the coming years.

🌍 Air quality and emissions reduction

Benidorm's sustainable mobility model has had a positive impact on reducing air pollution.

✅ According to the WHO, Benidorm is one of the 7 Spanish cities with the best air quality.

✅ Reduction of road traffic in the city centre, reducing CO₂ emissions.

✅ Air quality sensors that monitor pollution in real time.

✅ Low emission zone already in place since January 2025 in the following areas: old town and centre, Poniente and Levante promenades, and Alfonso Puchades and Mediterráneo avenues.

💡 Key fact: the annual average of NO₂ in Benidorm is only 4.3 µg/m³, well below the limit recommended by the WHO.

📜 Awards and recognition for sustainable mobility

Benidorm has been recognised for its progress in sustainable mobility:

🏅 National Sustainable Mobility Award (2020).

🏅 Recognition from the European Commission for its Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan.

🏅 Accessible and sustainable transport certification.