COSTA BLANCA LOGISTICS

Freight Forwarding Company in Alicante

Costa Blanca haulage, Alicante airport and port freight services

Transvolando coordinates road freight from Alicante across Spain, the UK and the rest of Europe. Alicante anchors the Costa Blanca and hosts Spain’s largest footwear cluster (Elche), world-leading toy manufacturing (Ibi), and the Vinalopó marble belt. The AP-7 motorway, Alicante Airport (ALC) and the Port of Alicante (with ferry links to Algeria) make it a versatile freight origin for exports to Europe, the UK and North Africa.

Why Alicante is a strategic hub for road freight

Indicative FTL freight rates from Alicante

Benchmark rates for a 24-tonne full trailer load (tautliner). A 30% negotiation buffer is already built in, and every quote is tailored to the actual consignment.

RouteKmTransitFTL rate
Alicante → Madrid420Same dayEUR 650-850
Alicante → Barcelona5101 dayEUR 700-950
Alicante → Seville6101 dayEUR 850-1,100
Alicante → Valencia180Same dayEUR 350-480
Alicante → Bilbao8001-2 daysEUR 1,000-1,300
Alicante → Lisbon10001-2 daysEUR 1,250-1,600
Alicante → Paris16402-3 daysEUR 2,100-2,700
Alicante → Frankfurt22003 daysEUR 2,700-3,500
Alicante → London22003-5 daysEUR 3,000-3,900

Main freight corridors from Alicante

AP-7 Mediterranean motorway

Alicante → Valencia → Barcelona → La Jonquera (France). Core European motorway for footwear, marble and citrus exports.

A-31 corridor to Madrid

Alicante → Albacete → Madrid. 420 km, same-day transit. Serves national distribution for Elche footwear and Ibi toys.

A-7 south to Murcia and Almería

Alicante → Murcia → Almería. Links Costa Blanca with Costa Cálida and Costa del Sol; picks up citrus and hortofruit volumes.

Port of Alicante – Oran ferry

RoRo ferry service to Oran (Algeria) serving agricultural, construction and consumer-goods flows to North Africa.

Main exports from Alicante

Main imports via Alicante

Industry and logistics clusters in Alicante

Elche footwear cluster

Around 1,500 footwear SMEs. Pikolinos, Tempe, Panama Jack, Hispanitas and Magrit are leading brands. Tempe supplies Inditex / Zara footwear. JIT collections to Zara distribution centres and fast European retail channels.

Ibi toy cluster

Spain’s toy capital. Feber, Injusa and Famosa manufacture here, exporting to UK, France, Germany and Italy. Seasonality drives Q4 volume peaks into European retail for Christmas.

Vinalopó marble belt

Pinoso, Novelda, Monóvar and Elda. Quarries of Crema Marfil and Rojo Alicante marble. Heavy indivisible loads with permits; exports containerised via Port of Alicante and Valencia to Asia and Middle East.

Port of Alicante

Container terminal plus RoRo to Oran (Algeria). Focus on regional distribution and Mediterranean short-sea.

Services offered from Alicante

Frequently asked questions

How fast is a full truck load between Elche and Zara distribution centres?

Typically 24-48 hours to the main Inditex hubs in Zaragoza and Spain-wide platforms, with JIT time-window compliance and live tracking.

Can you handle heavy marble loads from the Vinalopó belt?

Yes. We operate heavy-haulage vehicles with the permits and bracing required for stone slabs, blocks and indivisible loads up to 60 tonnes.

How long is Alicante to London freight transit?

3-5 working days door-to-door, with Dover-Calais the usual routing for pallet and FTL volumes to the UK.

Do you move toys to UK retailers for Christmas peak?

Yes. We scale capacity for Q4 peaks (October-November) with dedicated UK runs, reserved ferry slots and extra double-crewed HGVs.

Need a quote?

Every shipment is assessed case by case. Send us origin, destination, load type, weight and volume — we reply with a firm quote within two working hours.

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