Each of these six includes Basic cover with no excess, a €350 deposit and 1,225 km for the week, with pickup and return at El Prat.
No credit card€116€17 a day, 7 daysView Fiat 500or similar, Barcelona Airport pickupDeposit €350Manual4 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView SEAT Ibizaor similar, Barcelona Airport pickupDeposit €350Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€118€17 a day, 7 daysView Volkswagen Poloor similar, Barcelona Airport pickupDeposit €350Automatic5 seats2023
No credit card€123€18 a day, 7 daysView Volkswagen T-Crossor similar, Barcelona Airport pickupDeposit €350Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€124€18 a day, 7 daysView Audi A1or similar, Barcelona Airport pickupDeposit €350Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€126€18 a day, 7 daysView Seven-day Barcelona Airport pickup prices, 16 to 23 November 2026, collected 27 October. Pickup and return at 13:00. Search your dates for current offers.
€34 typically a day
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€81 typically a day
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€100 typically a day
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€264 typically a day
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€150 typically a day
Barcelona Airport pickupClass prices are typical daily figures from the deals’ search week. Premium cars and convertibles run to several times the economy rate at El Prat.
Gearbox and seat filters are worth setting first, as automatics and seven-seaters both appear. Across Spain the cars come from independent local firms.
El Prat has two terminals, T1 and T2, and your voucher gives the firm’s meeting point and phone number.
Skip the rental desks in the arrivals hall and go where your voucher says. Call the firm if your flight lands at the other terminal.
After dark the list shrinks and some firms add a fee, which is why the search needs your real landing time.
Part of the El Prat fleet carries an airport handover fee. It sits inside the price shown, so line up totals, not day rates.
Staying in town first? The search for car rental in Barcelona adds a city rental office and delivery to an address, and Plaça de Catalunya is about 25 minutes from the airport.
Practical information for an arrival or departure through Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
T1 and T2 have their own car parks and express areas. Check the terminal before choosing a parking entrance.
Only on some cars. The car page states whether a credit card is needed and how the deposit is taken.
Where a credit card is required it must be a real, embossed card in the lead driver’s name. Debit cards work only on cars that say so, the same rule as for all cars in Spain that need no credit card.
Every El Prat car holds some deposit. Alicante and Malaga airports are where car rental in Spain with no deposit turns up.
Traffic keeps to the right. Lanes marked for buses, taxis or bikes are off limits to a hire car, even briefly.
Use the outer right-hand lane to leave a roundabout unless signs say otherwise; go around again if you cannot reach it safely.
A Spanish-registered car must carry a connected V-16 light and a reflective vest. Ask where both are at pickup.
Call the company at once and get a police report unless it agrees otherwise, or the cover can be cancelled.
Choose the street entrance to your accommodation before setting off. If you are staying in the city, ask your host where you can park and unload.
From the airport: Barcelona, about 25 min; Sitges, about 35 min; Montserrat, about 1 h; Tarragona, about 1 h 15 min; Girona, about 1 h 45 min.
These estimates allow for free-flowing traffic with no stops, and the city figure ends at Plaça de Catalunya. Some routes use motorways, so check whether a stretch charges a toll.
Prepare navigation while parked. Keeping a phone in your hand while driving is prohibited, including when using it to find the next turn.
Planning to continue into France or Andorra? Discuss the journey with the rental company in advance and arrange the required documents.
Flying out of a different airport? Search with that return location from the start so you can compare suitable offers.
Put the airport in as pickup and your final stop as the return. Only book a pairing the search actually lists.
Check the new total after changing the return location. Any location charge needs to be included in your comparison.
Get clear directions for the return point. Allow time for the company to check the car before you leave.
Flying home from Girona instead? Car hire at Girona Airport is a separate search, and its cars are delivered in Girona city rather than handed over at the terminal.
The chart compares a week’s hire in each month. It can help you choose when to travel, but the cars and prices for your own dates may differ.
Adding another driver? Check their licence experience and age against the car’s conditions before putting them on the booking.
Ask for child seats when you reserve, then confirm the requested equipment with the company before arrival.
Check how many cases fit behind the seats you will use. Leave space for a pushchair if you are bringing one.
Small pets must travel inside their carriers. Plan the luggage space so the carrier fits alongside your bags.
On the six deals it is the same; on other cars, read the levels before paying.
Basic cover, no excess. The Toyota Aygo, Fiat 500, SEAT Ibiza and the other three deals list CDW with nothing owed for damage and €350 held.
Gaps in any cover. Tyres and wheels, the underbody, the windscreen and the cabin are outside standard insurance.
Lost cover. Careless or deliberate damage cancels the insurance, whichever level you bought.
Bigger deposits. Some El Prat cars hold up to €3,500; a higher cover level can cut both that and the excess.
Bring the original licence, valid until the car goes back, with its details also in Latin script. Photocopies and phone versions are refused.
If your licence only counts in its home country, an International Driving Permit should travel with it.
Each car names a minimum age and years held, which can differ even between two similar models.
Fill up to the level shown at pickup before the drive back to the terminal.
By email to support. Cars with the 24-hour cancellation option can be cancelled until the day before pickup.
Without the 24-hour option you need a week’s notice, or 30 days for luxury cars and convertibles; after that the advance is kept.
The advance returns within 14 days, minus 6% for payment costs. New dates count as a new booking.
The voucher says where the company meets you. If your flight moves to the other terminal, call the company before you leave arrivals.
Only if the car you pick accepts it. The card must be physical, personalised, embossed and in the main driver’s name. Check the voucher before travelling.
Yes, every car here holds one, from €100 to €3,500 depending on model and cover; the amount appears before you pay.
Some firms do night handovers and some charge for them. Put your actual landing time in the search to see who does.
Many cars set a daily cap, and the deals allow 1,225 km for the week. Each car shows its own limit.
Choose your dates, compare cars that fit your group and check the payment rules before you book.
