Car Hire Barcelona Girona Airport and Driving in Girona

For the city alone, honestly, no. Girona's main sights sit close together: the Museo de Historia de los Judíos, the Girona Museum of Art, the Cinema Museum and the Palau Episcopal are all in or beside the Barri Vell, while the Monastery of Sant Daniel and Castell de Montjuïc are roughly half a mile out. A pair of good shoes covers the lot.

Where a car changes the holiday is everything beyond. Girona is an inland city, not a beach town, and the Costa Brava coast lies beyond it, so if sea days or day trips are part of the plan, car rental in Girona gives you far more flexibility than relying on transfers. Many travellers simply book the car for the days they intend to leave town rather than the whole fortnight.

The obvious choice is the airport itself. Car hire at Girona airport means you can land on a direct UK flight, sign the paperwork and be in the city around 9 minutes later. Look for desks in the terminal when you compare car rental at Girona airport on this page, and check whether a supplier is on site or runs a shuttle to its car park.

If you would rather settle in first, a city pick-up in Girona lets you spend the opening days on foot and collect a car only when you head out. For those not driving at all, airport transfers to Girona are another option, and you can compare those here too; longer journeys, such as a transfer from Girona airport to Salou, are worth pricing against a hire car before you book.

The airport run is short, about 9 minutes, which makes Girona a gentle introduction to driving on the right. Inside the old quarter you will want to park and walk; the Barri Vell is a protected historic area of narrow streets built long before cars, and the sights are all within easy strolling distance anyway.

For longer outings, Barcelona's port is about 54 miles away, a straightforward day trip with your own wheels. Bear the weather in mind: July and August reach around 32°C, so air conditioning matters, while May is the wettest month with about 14 rainy days, and spring showers can make roads slick.

Choose a full-to-full fuel policy where you can, so you collect the car with a full tank and return it the same way, paying only for what you use. Read what the excess is on the basic cover and decide before you travel whether you want extra protection, rather than at the desk after a long flight.

Travelling with children? Reserve child seats when you book, as they are added per car and supply can be limited in the busy summer months. Prices for car rental at Barcelona Girona tend to follow demand, so school holidays usually cost more than the shoulder months of spring and autumn. The live comparison on this page lets you check several suppliers side by side.