Car Hire Madrid

The main car car hire companies operating in and around Madrid Airport are Avis at Madrid Airport - Europcar at Madrid Airport - Hertz at Madrid Airport - National Atesa at Madrid Airport and Victoria Cars at Madrid Airport and if you shop around you can obtain some very competitive quotes. 

To make this job easier and save you a lot of time we have joined forces with a company called CarTrawler who offer the best rates for car hire at every Spanish Airport that we have come across.

You can obtain a free online quote for your Spanish car hire here, but  to give you some indication of likely costs:   a Peugeot 206 or similar hired for seven days during the last week in September (Saturday to Saturday) collected from  and returned to Madrid Barajas Airport  will cost just under 110GBP (quotation includes collision damage waiver, theft protection, third party liability, VAT, unlimited mileage and airport fees.

Driving directions to and from Madrid Airport are fairly straightforward as it has good road links with the main access and ring roads of the city. You can get to the airport in various ways: from the city centre and M-30 on the A-2 or N-II (road to Barcelona) take the exit towards the airport at kilometre 12 or from the M-40 exits 3 and 9 connecting respectively with the M-11 and N-100 which lead directly to the airport terminals

In cities like Madrid resident only areas is allowed for 90 minutes from 8.00 to 21.00.  Parking discs can be obtained from hotels, travel agents parking is clearly identified by a blue line on the street. But this is not always so clearly marked so always check for signs. Do not leave anything of value in your parked car and put anything you do have to leave out of sight.  Parking garages are a safer alternative than the street but it is sometimes worth checking the prices before you enter. On one-way streets parking is allowed along the side with even addresses on even dates and on along the side with odd addresses on odd dates:  in both cases you must park in the direction of traffic flow. Do not park within five metres of intersections or entrances to public buildings.

Some large towns and cities have Zona ORAS in their centre and parking here is allowed in conjunction with display of a ticket which can be bought at tobacconists and are valid for 30, 60, or 90 minutes. Illegally parked vehicles may be towed away.