Car Hire in Spain

There is a wide choice of Spanish car hire companies including the well known global brands such as Avis, Budget and Holiday Autos. Booking your hire car can be done by telephone (Holiday Auto's 0870 400 4441 - Avis 0870 606 0100) or online www.carjet.com or www.solmar.com and paid for on arrival. Some of the providers give you an all inclusive rate with no insurance excess.

You will find the whole process hassle free and most of the car hire boutiques are manned by English speaking, pleasant staff. When you collect your car it will have a full tank of petrol (the price of fuel is included), the idea being that you return it close to empty. You will very quickly get used to the way it all works but read the conditions carefully first time round. Its worth shopping around and checking out whether the airline that you are flying with offers any special deals. Easyjet work in partnership with Europcar and they seem to be quite competitive at times.

The main road and motorway networks on the Costas is very good and well sign posted and the best way to explore the area is by car, but you might prefer to take the Airport bus service to your accommodation and hire locally. Alicante, Murcia and Valencia airports all have excellent car hire facilities.

If you are planning to own a car in Spain you may be interested in the long term contract parking that’s available at Alicante airport through Global who can be contacted on 0034 966 490 356.

When you come over to look for property in Spain we will meet you at the airport and take you to your accommodation, unless you want to hire a car in which case we can give you clear directions on how to get there.

Let us know what you think your car plans might be once you’ve got a home in Spain so that we know whether we are looking for a property with secure parking, garage or maybe you don’t need a car space at all.