Ontinyent is about 70 km south of Valencia and 90 km north-west of Alicante. There is no direct rail link; the nearest train station is at Xàtiva, 25 km north, on the Valencia–Alicante main line. From Xàtiva, buses run to Ontinyent several times daily.
By car from Valencia, the A-7 motorway runs south to Xàtiva and then the CV-81 heads west into the Vall d'Albaida; the drive takes about an hour. From Alicante, the route via Alcoi on the CV-81 takes around 90 minutes. Several buses also connect Ontinyent directly to Valencia (about 90 minutes).