Car hire Barcelona

28 Oct 2012 - Car hire in Barcelona is a popular travel service amongst tourist visiting the Costa Brava. Both the new and the old terminal building of Barcelona airport offer a selection of rent a car companies with an airport concession to choose from.

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Booking a cheap car rental in Barcelona is not always easy. Comparing hire car prices is not always as transparent as it could be, specially because the rates offered by travel websites or brokers who offer cheap car hire in Spain do not always include additional charges like insurance cover, road assistance, a full tank of petrol, additional drivers or services like night handling at the airport or child seats.

People visiting Barcelona for a city break hardly ever book a rent a car, because the public transport in the city is excellent and a rental vehicle is not necessary to visit the Sagrada, the medieval Gothic buildings of the Gothic Quarter or the Ramblas in the old city centre.  But if your final holiday destination is a popular seaside resort on the Costa Brava like Rosas, Lloret de Mar or Calella huge savings on transportation expenses can be achieved. There for it is worth wile to compare car hire prices in Barcelona against the costs of a taxi ride to your hotel or holiday apartment.

Other recommended places to visit in Catalunya are  the medieval town of Tossa de Mar, the monastery of Montserrat, the nearby Pyrennees, or Girona with the second most important airport of Catalunya.

Short breaks to Barcelona are increasingly popular, specially because of the many low cost airlines flying to the airport El Prat. A rent a car is a great way of discovering the city, specially if you plan to do some daytrips to the Costa Brava. The biggest advantage is that a rental vehicle in Barcelona will allow you to visit many attractions in a short period of time.

Plan your stay and book ahead to get the cheapest car hire in Barcelona and avoid high prices from rent a car companies with a desk inside the airport terminal, specially during the summer season or the Christmas holidays. You will find mainly multinational companies inside the terminal, with a convenient petrol policy, but a high insurance excess. There are also local car rental companies in Barcelona offering meet and greet or a courtesy bus service who are usually cheaper and accept all kind of credit cards to pay for your rental vehicle.