Car Hire in France,help please.

ALILYN

Hi, We are looking to go to South France next month,and looking to hire a car,does anyone know if its cheaper at the airport? very expensive online.Thanks.

Alan_Bowen

The general rule is that it is never cheaper at the airport. By then you are captive, you have to pay whatever they ask. Rates are high this year becasue quite a few have not renewed vehicles and there is a shortage. It might be worth checking holiday autos as a broker and see if they are any cheaper than booking direct. If Europcar operate at the airport, you often get a very good discount if you book via Easyjet's website, you don't need to be flying with Easyjet but the fact is July is peak season and there may not be many cars left. It may also depend which airport you are flying into, Toulon will have few cars in comparison to Nice or Marseilles for example.

ALILYN

Thanks for that,we were planning on Toulon Airport but seems very expensive.

pigeonpie

in my experience, it's a lot more at the airport. The cheapest I've found is via the travelsupermarket.com. France in summer is very expensive for car hire.

Moose_2

Have you tried CarHire3000 we found them cheaper than going to the hire company.

Hope you find a good deal.

richardw

Toulon is the airport for St Tropez, probably demand for expensive car hire is quite good.

There's a bus from the airport to Toulon, it may be cheaper there, worth a search https://www.carrentals.co.uk http://www.travelsupermarket.com/carhire.aspx

knightstyle

Cheapest car hire in France is from a supermarket such as HyperU or LeClerc. But you have to get there from the airport and may need a € cheque or large cash deposit.