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How far in advance should I hire a car in Spain?

For the best savings on car hire in Spain, make your reservation 7 days before pickup. The average price then is just ฿664/day – about 2,754% less than the yearly average.

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What is the cheapest car hire company in Spain?

In Spain, the most affordable car hire company right now is Centauro, offering prices from just ฿767.49/day over the past two weeks. Another budget-friendly choice is Enterprise Rent-A-Car, with rates starting at ฿1,242.17/day.

What is the cheapest month to rent a car in Spain?

At Spain, the best time to rent a car is at January, with an average daily rate of just ฿449. Conversely, July is the priciest month, averaging ฿1,054 per day. Below youll find the monthly average rental prices. Note that costs can fluctuate depending on availability, booking time, and vehicle type.|1#In Spain, the best time to rent a car is in January, with an average daily rate of just ฿449. Conversely, July is the priciest month, averaging ฿1,054 per day. Below youll find the monthly average rental prices. Note that costs can fluctuate depending on availability, booking time, and vehicle type.

January

฿449

February

฿547

March

฿455

April

฿963

May

฿709

June

฿768

July

฿1,054

August

฿1,035

September

฿755

October

฿852

November

฿514

December

฿970

What car do most people hire in Spain?

SUV cars (Opel Mokka, for example) are the most popular in Spain. Passenger van (Toyota ProAce) and Mini (Ford Ka) cars are also often chosen by our users when visiting Spain.

Which car hire company has the most locations in Spain?

Free2Move has 598 locations throughout the area, more than any other company. Sunnycars has the second-highest number of locations in Spain at 560.

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Top rental agencies in Spain

Budget

7.6

Good

115 reviews•136 locations

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

They don’t respect the rent that was accorded

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2023

The Girona budget office insisted that we have no insurance even a basic one, at that time I could't reach my reservation details and checked, so they took nearlı 150euros for car insurance which is more than 2 days rental price. At that time we couldn't be sure about the conditions. So I had to pay twice the money, I won't reserve with kayak/budget again.

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2023

Fine

8.0

Very Good|May 2023

The cost of the insurance was way too high

4.0

Mediocre|Apr 2023

Pick up was extremely difficult. I waiting at the counter while the person helping me tried to figure out my rental. Finally his colleague helped after more than 30 minutes standing there.

6.0

Okay|Apr 2023

The insurance pitch is tireless and frightening. Renting a car with automatic transmission in Spain is twice as expensive and it's necessary because corners are tight and Spain is mountainous with lots of curves. Drop off was on a Sunday and the office was closed. There was a key drop with a note to leave them. OK, but don't come back to me with a small scratch or dent or... I'd have preferred someone signing off that all was good.

1 out of 39

Budget Locations in Spain

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

7.2

Good

239 reviews•214 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2023

Great experience. The customer agent took care of me very well.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2023

Booked an automatic to start with, it somehow changed to manual when modifying the time. Then the Algeciras site said they didn’t have automatic car anymore even the website still shows they have. So I we ended up no car at all.

6.0

Okay|Apr 2023

Was not informed on the website an international driver’s license was required in Spain. They were initially not going to rent the car to us.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

Great central. location in Gothic Quarter. The young representative who served us was very friendly and professional. Car was exactly as advertised and in perfect condition

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

The two agents that worked with us, Maria in Granada and Juan in Seville, were very friendly and efficient. Overall, our experience with Enterprise was excellent!

8.0

Very Good|Mar 2023

The staff was very friendly, but the car was a bit dirty, especially the boot. Good experience overall.

1 out of 80

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Hertz

6.2

Okay

115 reviews•109 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jul 2024

The insurance policy is a scam, avoid at all costs.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

The lady at the counter made us get the top insurance (about 100$/day) and insisted that we could not get the car unless we did. We felt scammed. Car was A1 though.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Great, friendly service from the team. Very happy

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2023

Got a new car, so no complaints there. 500 Euro drop off fee really killed the economics. No discussion of tolls in foreign countries, so that's an unknown. No Hertz employee gave me the same answer. P/U was very far from train station. D/O had to take a shuttle bus. But both ran smoothly and no lines.

8.0

Very Good|Jun 2023

Next time I will deal directly with Hertz.

1 out of 39

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Sixt

7.6

Good

71 reviews•100 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2023

Of course they did not have the size vehicle that we ordered.....they offered a substitute that was considerably smaller and held less luggage. But, fear not, they had a slightly larger vehicle available with a hefty increase in the cost (35% higher or $1000 more for the 20 day trip). Then they had the vehicle in a dark poorly lit garage and asked us to look for any damages not listed, which was very difficult being tired, jet lagged, and with the dark conditions. We were extremely careful on the entire trip and brought the vehicle back in identical condition. A week later, we received a bill for $234 for a tiny scratch under the front passenger bumper......a nice way for SIXT to extort a bonus from our rental. Needless to say, take photos of the entire vehicle before you leave, and insist that they take it outside or under extremely good lighting for your photos.....if not, do not be surprised if you also get an extra bill after your rental......

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

They charged me more than kayak told me it was going to be

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

They were amazing

2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

Information, price change, fees what I've never been told.

8.0

Very Good|Mar 2023

Only dislike is that they were trying all the time to sell us un upgrade. They probably didnt have the small car the we ve booked. At the end my husband chose to upgrade for $40 +. But i think that if they didn't have the car we booked for only one day... we didn't need much of what we booked. (a medium size car) they should have gave us the next car available for no extra cost. They souldnt have pushed that much for a luxury big car.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

I had an amazing experience with Lili. The best SIXT agent I have ever had. Thank you

1 out of 24

Sixt Locations in Spain

Avis

6.9

Okay

65 reviews•151 locations

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2.0

Poor|Sep 2023

They have stolen my deposit

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

Pick up location difficult to find due to construction in San Sebastian.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

Awful. Placed a booking for a car and the price was 52$ . When I collected the car I was told to pay 69.99 for insurance. So in my mind this is 69.99 plus 52$ which is around 46€ . So 46 + 69.99 is 115.99 I got charged 142€. But of a difference in price. Not at all impressed. Just feel like I’ve been ripped off.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

Terrible. No information about pickup or drop off and have since been charged double of what the hold was on my credit card.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

The worst car rental experience ever. Despite following the instructions (bringing a driving license and a Mastercard), we were not able to collect the car because the card didn’t work with their system. The staff were extremely rude and we were given no explanation and no car. Still trying to get a refund. Would avoid!

1 out of 22

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Europcar

6.6

Okay

46 reviews•191 locations

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6.0

Okay|Aug 2025

Everything about the car, the staff, the pickup and drop-off went smoothly, and I am pleased with all of it. My only gripe was that I booked this car based on a previous location for the agency, then received the confirmation email that gave that same address, a location within walking distance from my arrival and departure from the port, but after walking there, found out that the agency had moved to new installations, far from the port. I do want to express my gratitude for the staff members who called me a taxi when I dropped the car off. Good guy. But, when comparing prices, the cab fair did add another €20.

2.0

Poor|May 2025

I've rented a vehicle at Europcar via your site, which I've done before. Upon arrival the lady at the Europcar counter asked me for my US creditcard. I am a Dutch citizen, which is also what I indicated when making my booking. (mandatory) Because I did not have a US creditcard I was asked to pay 830 euros extra. Due to mandatory insurances and the difference between EU creditcards and US creditcards. I've told her that I'm in their system, rented vehicles before and how on earth I can be seen/registered as a US customer and she told me it had to do with the IP address that was used when making the booking. She also told me there was nothing she could do for me as I booked via your site. Very bad experience overall and additional costs that exceeded with over 100% of the initial booking costs

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2025

Great Service

2.0

Poor|Aug 2024

The listing on Kayak promised a convertible gas Fiat. When we got to Europacat they didn’t have that - only a non-convertible electric which we could not use due to distances we needed to drive. They charged us an additional $1000 for a different car. Totally unacceptable I’ll never use Kayak again and will make sure my friends and colleagues know how unreliable your service is.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2024

Europcar was fine, what wasn’t was the intermediary. I’ve got a car at a fee I could not use (was exclusive to American citizens) and had to pay extra on the spot to have a fully insured car.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2023

I had a horrible experience! With full of lies in everything! They have forced me to do an upgrade with a wrong information in price, dropoff and pickup. I am in process to take a legal actions against them in base of fraud!!

1 out of 16

Europcar Locations in Spain

National

7.5

Good

27 reviews•78 locations

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8.0

Very Good|Dec 2024

Everything worked well - was a bit odd for a rental in that the fuel tank was below 1/2 on pickup so returned it that way.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2024

All good!

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Rented car in Madrid, Spain. Pick up was smooth - directions to Enterprise booth were excellent and dealing with the agent was easy and pleasant. Dropped off the car in Gijón, Spain after hours. Drop off was at the train station but was difficult as we didn’t know where to leave the car. Once we found out where the drop off car park was, we discovered there was no entrance apart from one that needed a code which we did not have. Fortunately someone came behind us at the entrance who knew the code as they also parked their car there so we were able to get in and leave the car. Drop box for keys was easily located inside the train station.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Great, thanks!

6.0

Okay|Oct 2021

At pickup the car we had reserved was not available, a standard size sedan. In fact they had no sedans on the lot at all. It took an hour of haggling to get a vehicle that worked for us and not have to pay extra for it.

1 out of 9

National Locations in Spain

Dollar

7.2

Good

28 reviews•99 locations

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Spain car rentals in 2025

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