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10.0

Cons: The return lot at BCN is very hard to find. Not Hertz's fault, certainly, but I sure wish someone would fix it!

Reviewed Dec 2018

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8.4

Everything alright

Pros: Really professional and effective service as we rented the car the night before and it was ready the next day at 8am. The price was really fair!

Reviewed Nov 2018

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5.2

Pickup was slow

Pros: the car was fine

Cons: pickup was slow and the car wasn't fully cleaned

Reviewed Nov 2018

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2.4

Awful customer service

Pros: Absolutely nothing.

Cons: They were not able to refund me for six days of prepaid rental that I didn’t need. The service was terrible. The kid who gave us the keys told us to drive thru the barrier at the airport. Insurance is completely unaffordable

Reviewed Oct 2018

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2.0

Wrong drop-off address

Cons: The address that Kayak pointed me to where I was supposed to drop off the car was wrong. Such address is a Hertz office which deals only for motorbikes and not with cars. This happened late evening on a rainy night, presenting a strong inconvenience. I had to go to another Hertz office which was still open until 10pm, and they explained me that Hertz was having issues since they themselves could not update their own databases so that the wrong address would stop appearing as one of the drop off locations for cars in Barcelona. In fact, I was not the only customer having this issue. When I arrived to the wrong address, even though the office was closed, someone was still there inside who was friendly enough to come out to explain me that they occasionally received customers trying to drop off a car there, and that Hertz for a long time has not been able to update the address. Such a funny thing that they cannot update a wrong record in their own system. I cannot recommend Hertz to anyone after such bad experience. Note: the wrong address in Barcelona used as drop off for cars is Carrer Nicaragua, 48, Barcelona, Spain. So do NOT choose such drop off address if you ever have to rent a car from Hertz.

Reviewed Sep 2018

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2.0

Rough customer service - buy your insurance online!

Pros: Easy to book online

Cons: When we arrived to pick up our car the agent didn’t speak English well, which was completely fine, but he opted to sign us up for the most expensive insurance and prepaid gas without asking. After taking my card he handed me a receipt for nearly 500 euro for our $60 rental. When I asked about alternatives he just tried to keep up selling us with veiled threats. We cancelled and rebooked with Enterprise where the service was honestly incredible and we booked our insurance online minutes in advance. I’m still waiting to see if he actually cancelled.

Reviewed Sep 2018

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10.0

Pros: The car was dependable and fuel efficient

Cons: No complaints

Reviewed Aug 2018

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10.0

Outstanding service!!!

Pros: Fratern, from Barcelona’s airport, was extremely helpful and accommodating during my pick up of the car. It is a joy to find hardworking people with a service attitude. He should be commended for his efforts. Thank you very much!!! The car was in great shape, clean and almost brand new. We had no trouble at all driving it from Barcelona to Madrid, with stops at Cartagena, Granada and Cordoba. Following the speed limit is important since there are speed radars (cameras) in highways and cities, and for what I’ve heard the fines are pretty hefty. We declined insurance since we booked the car online and got the insurance from a different company. The final price for the rental was the same as quoted, and we think it was a great value for our money. It was our first time renting a car in a foreign country, and it was a great experience. We recommend this service 100%

Reviewed Jul 2018

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3.6

Car had dents and had a previous crash

Cons: The car had been crashed and wasn't fixed. The car was not cleaned. It had crumbs everywhere. Reserved a Mercedes Class C and they don't even have that kind of car in Hertz Barcelona.

Reviewed Jul 2018

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10.0

Hertz went above and beyond

Pros: We had initially rented a manual Fiat 500 but when we got to the rental desk, the Hertz employee gave us a brand-new (18 kms on the odometer), semi-automatic, fully-loaded (leather seats, navigation), Fiat 500S. We had signed up for the most basic and cheapest car and we ended up with a pretty decent one in the same class, and there was no added cost to us. The unlimited kms were very good for us as we did about 1850 kms of driving over the 8-day rental period. Pick-up and drop-off were quick and easy. The entire experience was enjoyable.

Cons: My only issue, and this has nothing to do with Hertz, is how weak the engine of the Fiat 500 was. We had quite a bit of trouble keeping up with the European traffic on the highway. Driving on the very hilly landscape of Spain made some parts of the highway near impossible to climb without losing much speed. Other than that, it was a very enjoyable rental.

Reviewed Jun 2018

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4.4

A lot of extra fees

Pros: The car was brand new, not clean but new. Costumer services i was ok but they forgot to clarify about the petrol.

Cons: The return of the car not convenient at all. The only have office at the airport of San sebastian. We had to add an extra insurance as they don’t work with allianze that was offer by Kayak. The charge me for one quarter of petrol for 8 ltr at 1.5 euros, plus a Refuelling fee of 16 euros, plus taxes all togehter we paid 178 euros for a fiat 500 for one day whent supposed to be 30 euros. Totally out of budget. The fligts where only 78 euros.

Reviewed Jun 2018

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10.0

Pros: Fast easy drop off.

Cons: I had to circle around to find the Hertz area and had to go up one level to find it. Minor issue (signs were there, just not real obvious/big)

Reviewed Jun 2018

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10.0

Cons: The return lot at BCN is very hard to find. Not Hertz's fault, certainly, but I sure wish someone would fix it!

Reviewed Dec 2018

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10.0

Pros: The car was dependable and fuel efficient

Cons: No complaints

Reviewed Aug 2018

review from
10.0

Outstanding service!!!

Pros: Fratern, from Barcelona’s airport, was extremely helpful and accommodating during my pick up of the car. It is a joy to find hardworking people with a service attitude. He should be commended for his efforts. Thank you very much!!! The car was in great shape, clean and almost brand new. We had no trouble at all driving it from Barcelona to Madrid, with stops at Cartagena, Granada and Cordoba. Following the speed limit is important since there are speed radars (cameras) in highways and cities, and for what I’ve heard the fines are pretty hefty. We declined insurance since we booked the car online and got the insurance from a different company. The final price for the rental was the same as quoted, and we think it was a great value for our money. It was our first time renting a car in a foreign country, and it was a great experience. We recommend this service 100%

Reviewed Jul 2018

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10.0

Hertz went above and beyond

Pros: We had initially rented a manual Fiat 500 but when we got to the rental desk, the Hertz employee gave us a brand-new (18 kms on the odometer), semi-automatic, fully-loaded (leather seats, navigation), Fiat 500S. We had signed up for the most basic and cheapest car and we ended up with a pretty decent one in the same class, and there was no added cost to us. The unlimited kms were very good for us as we did about 1850 kms of driving over the 8-day rental period. Pick-up and drop-off were quick and easy. The entire experience was enjoyable.

Cons: My only issue, and this has nothing to do with Hertz, is how weak the engine of the Fiat 500 was. We had quite a bit of trouble keeping up with the European traffic on the highway. Driving on the very hilly landscape of Spain made some parts of the highway near impossible to climb without losing much speed. Other than that, it was a very enjoyable rental.

Reviewed Jun 2018

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10.0

Pros: Fast easy drop off.

Cons: I had to circle around to find the Hertz area and had to go up one level to find it. Minor issue (signs were there, just not real obvious/big)

Reviewed Jun 2018

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8.4

Everything alright

Pros: Really professional and effective service as we rented the car the night before and it was ready the next day at 8am. The price was really fair!

Reviewed Nov 2018

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5.2

Pickup was slow

Pros: the car was fine

Cons: pickup was slow and the car wasn't fully cleaned

Reviewed Nov 2018

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2.4

Awful customer service

Pros: Absolutely nothing.

Cons: They were not able to refund me for six days of prepaid rental that I didn’t need. The service was terrible. The kid who gave us the keys told us to drive thru the barrier at the airport. Insurance is completely unaffordable

Reviewed Oct 2018

review from
2.0

Wrong drop-off address

Cons: The address that Kayak pointed me to where I was supposed to drop off the car was wrong. Such address is a Hertz office which deals only for motorbikes and not with cars. This happened late evening on a rainy night, presenting a strong inconvenience. I had to go to another Hertz office which was still open until 10pm, and they explained me that Hertz was having issues since they themselves could not update their own databases so that the wrong address would stop appearing as one of the drop off locations for cars in Barcelona. In fact, I was not the only customer having this issue. When I arrived to the wrong address, even though the office was closed, someone was still there inside who was friendly enough to come out to explain me that they occasionally received customers trying to drop off a car there, and that Hertz for a long time has not been able to update the address. Such a funny thing that they cannot update a wrong record in their own system. I cannot recommend Hertz to anyone after such bad experience. Note: the wrong address in Barcelona used as drop off for cars is Carrer Nicaragua, 48, Barcelona, Spain. So do NOT choose such drop off address if you ever have to rent a car from Hertz.

Reviewed Sep 2018

review from
2.0

Rough customer service - buy your insurance online!

Pros: Easy to book online

Cons: When we arrived to pick up our car the agent didn’t speak English well, which was completely fine, but he opted to sign us up for the most expensive insurance and prepaid gas without asking. After taking my card he handed me a receipt for nearly 500 euro for our $60 rental. When I asked about alternatives he just tried to keep up selling us with veiled threats. We cancelled and rebooked with Enterprise where the service was honestly incredible and we booked our insurance online minutes in advance. I’m still waiting to see if he actually cancelled.

Reviewed Sep 2018

review from
3.6

Car had dents and had a previous crash

Cons: The car had been crashed and wasn't fixed. The car was not cleaned. It had crumbs everywhere. Reserved a Mercedes Class C and they don't even have that kind of car in Hertz Barcelona.

Reviewed Jul 2018

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4.4

A lot of extra fees

Pros: The car was brand new, not clean but new. Costumer services i was ok but they forgot to clarify about the petrol.

Cons: The return of the car not convenient at all. The only have office at the airport of San sebastian. We had to add an extra insurance as they don’t work with allianze that was offer by Kayak. The charge me for one quarter of petrol for 8 ltr at 1.5 euros, plus a Refuelling fee of 16 euros, plus taxes all togehter we paid 178 euros for a fiat 500 for one day whent supposed to be 30 euros. Totally out of budget. The fligts where only 78 euros.

Reviewed Jun 2018

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How much does it cost to hire a car in Barcelona?

On average a hire car in Barcelona costs £26 per day.

What is the most popular hire car in Barcelona?

Economy (Opel Corsa or similar) is the most frequently booked hire car type in Barcelona.

What is the cheapest hire car agency in Barcelona?

In the past 72 hours, the cheapest hire cars were found at Goldcar Rental SP (£4/day), Amigos Car Rental (£4/day) and INTERRENT (£5/day).

What is the best hire car agency in Barcelona?

Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car hire companies in Barcelona are Alamo (8.7, 6571 reviews), Enterprise (8.5, 12852 reviews), and Avis (7.6, 2262 reviews).

Which car hire agencies are at the airport: Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)?

Car hire companies onsite at Barcelona-El Prat Airport include Centauro, Record Go, Firefly, Alamo, Sixt, Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Rhodium and Budget.

Which car hire companies will pick you up at the airport: Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)?

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to off-airport locations include Goldcar Rental SP, OK RENT A CAR, INTERRENT, Centauro, Firefly, Europcar, Alamo, Sixt, Hertz and Avis.

What is the cheapest car hire location in Barcelona?

In the last 72 hours the cheapest hire car price was found at Goldcar Rental SP Polígono MAS BLAU II 08820 (7 miles from the city centre).

How can I find hire car agencies near me in Barcelona?

Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best hire cars near you.

What type of car is recommended for driving in Barcelona?

Because Barcelona is a myriad of narrow one-way roads, a compact hire car is most suitable for your visit of the city. If you are traveling in a small group then either a mini or economy sized car is ideal to fit you and your luggage in the trunk. This also makes it easier to park on the streets or negotiate the busy parking lots.

What's the speed limit in Barcelona?

Before you begin driving around Barcelona, it’s important to know the different speed limits on the roads; in town the limit is 31 mph, while expressway speed limits are a maximum of 75 mph. If you plan to leave the city, rural area speed limits are 60 mph. As a tourist, take extra care to adhere to these speed limits are they are heavily enforced, so if you exceed the limit even by 3 mph you may incur a steep fine.

How are gas prices in Barcelona?

Like the rest of Spain, petrol is self-service in Barcelona and you can pay for it with either cash or a credit card. Petrolprices are very reasonable here, so expect to pay around $1.44 for 1 liter ($5.30 per gallon). As you would imagine, most of the low cost petrol stations are located outside the city center, but it’s a good idea to first fuel up at the Barcelona-El Prat Airport, where there’s a Galp petrol station located within the grounds that’s open 24 hours.

Where are the best places to park in Barcelona?

You’ll be pleased to know that Barcelona has lots of parking lots, with the majority located in the city center. The Ensanche district offers the most options for parking and is very central. You should plan to pay between $2.00 and $4.00 per hour for a parking space and around $28.00 for a whole day. Street parking is also available, so check out the blue zones and green areas where you can park for up to 4 hours.

Most popular agency	Goldcar Rental SP
Most popular car type	Economy
Average price	£16/day
Good deal	£9/day

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