Rent a Car in Lloret de Mar: Airports, Pick-Up and Driving

Lloret de Mar is compact. Platja de Lloret and the Museo del Mar are both in the centre, and Platja de Fenals and Cala Banys are well under a mile away, so a week spent on the main beach needs no wheels at all. Car hire in Lloret de Mar earns its keep when you want variety: the smaller coves at Platja de sa Boadella, Cala d'en Trons, Santa Cristina and Canyelles lie between 1 and 2 miles out, and Blanes, with Treumal, Cala Forcanera, Cala de Sant Francesc and Platja de s'Abanell, stretches to around 4 miles.

The other argument is the airport run. A transfer from Barcelona to Lloret de Mar takes a little over an hour by road, and from Girona it is about 21 minutes. If you were planning to book a taxi from Lloret de Mar to Barcelona airport at the end of your stay, or comparing airport transfers from Barcelona to Lloret de Mar, a hire car collected and returned at the terminal can cover both journeys and every beach day in between.

Girona (GRO) is the natural choice. It has direct flights from the UK and is the closest airport to both Lloret de Mar (about 21 minutes) and Blanes (about 23 minutes). Before you settle on a shuttle bus from Girona airport to Lloret de Mar, it is worth comparing the cost of a few days' car hire against the return fare, especially for a family.

Barcelona (BCN) also has direct UK flights and offers more departure times. The drive is roughly 64 minutes to Blanes and 69 minutes to Lloret de Mar, so you reach Blanes first as you come up the coast. Travellers looking for cheap transfers from Barcelona airport to Lloret de Mar, or cheap transfers from Girona airport to Lloret de Mar, can weigh those options against the car-hire comparison shown on this page.

Distances on this stretch of the Costa Brava are short. Lloret de Mar to Blanes is about 3 miles, and the Barcelona ferry port is around 38 miles away, which matters only if you are arriving by sea. Most of your driving will be short coastal hops between coves rather than long motorway stints.

July and August are the peak months, with highs of around 29°C, so expect the beach roads and car parks to be at their busiest then; an early start helps. September and October bring the wettest weather of the year, with around 10 to 11 rain days a month, so allow extra time on wet roads. Spring and late autumn are milder, with highs between 16°C and 23°C, and generally calmer for touring.

For car hire in Lloret de Mar, Spain, pick a full-to-full fuel policy so you collect and return the car with a full tank and pay only for what you use. Read the excess carefully: the standard deposit can be high, and excess cover, bought in advance or at the desk, decides how much you would pay if the car came back scratched.

If you are travelling with children, book child seats when you reserve rather than hoping for one at the counter in July or August, when demand peaks. Match your pick-up time to your flight into Girona or Barcelona, leave a margin for delays, and use the live comparison here to set prices, fuel policies and excess terms side by side.