Day trips around Valencia

[Watershed]

Can anyone advise on some good day trips which can be made from Valencia? Preferably with either a scenic route or interesting stock, or both!

Thanks.

 

[Sir Felix Pole]

Alicante is an interesting round-trip from Valencia:-

Main Line Valencia - Alicante, Tram Alicante - Benidorm, Tram-Train Benidorm - Denia, Bus Denia - Gandia, Suburban Gandia - Valencia.
(or in the opposite direction).

(Benidorm) - Altea - Denia is highly scenic, but there are various closures currently for electrification works so it depends on when you are going. Plan the day around the Denia - Gandia bus timetable as it is fairly infrequent - alternatively there are direct buses from Denia to Valencia, but the bus station and rail station(s) in Valencia are, in the traditional manner, nowhere near each other.

 

[EnriqueEspaña]

After living in Valencia for donkeys years, there's a one I really liked. Take the 'cercanias' to Xativa and go to the castle.

 

[Watershed]

Alicante is an interesting round-trip from Valencia:-

Main Line Valencia - Alicante, Tram Alicante - Benidorm, Tram-Train Benidorm - Denia, Bus Denia - Gandia, Suburban Gandia - Valencia.
(or in the opposite direction).

(Benidorm) - Altea - Denia is highly scenic, but there are various closures currently for electrification works so it depends on when you are going. Plan the day around the Denia - Gandia bus timetable as it is fairly infrequent - alternatively there are direct buses from Denia to Valencia, but the bus station and rail station(s) in Valencia are, in the traditional manner, nowhere near each other.

Thanks - actually already done the mainline journey from Valencia, which was quite impressive. Will consider the Benidorm/Denia option though.

Are there any zonal/say tickets available in this area or is it best just to buy singles/returns?

Are any of the Metro/tram lines around the city worthwhile doing?

Cheers.

 

[EnriqueEspaña]

Thanks - actually already done the mainline journey from Valencia, which was quite impressive. Will consider the Benidorm/Denia option though.

Are there any zonal/say tickets available in this area or is it best just to buy singles/returns?

Are any of the Metro/tram lines around the city worthwhile doing?

Cheers.

Maybe metro L2 to Lliria, it gets quite nice towards the end, some nice walks around

 

[HS2isgood]

The Dénia line is a rail replacement coach between Teulada and Dénia. However, Alacant-Teulada is well worth a visit.

 

[dutchflyer]

Daily tickets: there is indeed a zonal fare system around Valencia, but I am not sure how far it extends beyond the raillines. Many of the local lines used to be real trams till not that long ago, nor if it does offer real savings. Real trams on the street run in the northern part of town.
Airport is served by a kind of turned into metro line with higher airport fare.
Another goal might be Castellon, some 50-60 Kms north which has a fairly new and Spains only TROLLeybusline.

Just checked-out of interest-these sites and since I was there quite some time ago, the system has changed completely and gone over to the usual chipcard-style. For the CITY there are 2 zones (airport is an extra higher priced 3d zone), it has T-dia daytickets, valid on all means, but IN city-area only. See metrovalencia.es. A ´carton´ card may be used more times, but only for exactly same type of ticket.
If you also aim the usual touristy sites, there is also the Valenciacard, includes various entries etc.
RENFE-cercanias around has its own fare-system, also based on zones, with the usual fairly cheap singles or returns. Note that many of the suggestions above range well out of its area. I could not find out if this area now also wants you to load them all onto chipcard (50 cts or 1€ extra to pay on any fare).