Service · Ricote Valley and the Archena Spa
Balneario de Archena Parking
The Balneario de Archena is a thermal complex of more than 200,000 m² beside the River Segura, on the edge of the town along the carretera del Balneario. It has its own paid car park, used both by guests of its hotels and by people spending the day at the pools or the thermal circuit.
Rates
According to the spa's 2026 price list, parking is paid by the minute:
- Minute: €0.0333, that is, €2 an hour.
- Day: €8. From the fourth hour the full day is charged.
Guests of the hotels in the complex pay €8 a day, or €6 a day for stays of more than four days. Residents registered in Archena park free, as part of the benefits the spa offers to the town's inhabitants.
If you are spending the day at the pools, expect to pay the full day: with more than three hours' stay, parking costs €8.
Electric chargers
There are electric car chargers on the upper floor of the car park, according to the Hotel León listing. The spa does not publish on its website how many points there are or their price; if you depend on them, ask when you book on 968 68 80 22.
Getting there
The spa is 24 km from the city of Murcia, 40 km from Murcia-Corvera airport and 80 km from Alicante airport. Its address is carretera del Balneario, s/n, 30600 Archena; its sustainability report also gives calle Copenhague, s/n, for finding it on Google Maps.
Without a car, Interbus line 36 links Murcia bus station with Archena, and some services leave from or arrive at the spa itself, with stops Balneario I and Balneario II. In the May 2025 timetable, the buses that reach the spa leave Murcia from Monday to Friday at 13:30 and 19:30, and on Sundays and public holidays at 10:00 and 17:00; from the spa they leave for Murcia on weekdays at 9:00 and 15:00. Check the current timetable at interbusmurcia.es or on 618 640 733.
What to do at the spa
With the car parked, you can spend the day at the thermal pools, with spring water at about 32 °C, or book a two-hour session at the Balnea thermal circuit, from age 14. To eat without leaving, the spa has the Restaurante del Agua, and to sleep, the Hotel León and the Hotel Termas.
Tips
If you are staying, ask about the guest rate at check-in so you do not pay the general rate. And if you want to carry on through the valley afterwards, the old town of Ricote and the Ojós bridges route are upriver, in the same valley.
Practical details
What they offer
- Parking by the hour or by the day
- Electric car chargers
By car