Valencia and VLC airport
A different scale of market: around 23 companies operate at the airport, with the big brands right in the arrivals hall. In the city itself a tourist hardly needs a car, but it is a convenient starting point for a coastal road trip.
What it costs
There is no public per-class price list for this town: the big companies price dynamically by date. As a benchmark from price aggregators (Kayak, DiscoverCars, November 2026), a small car on the Costa Blanca costs around €25–40 per day off-peak, and two to three times that in summer.
Where to rent
- Hertzairport onlychain
- Avisairport onlychain
- Europcarairport onlychain
- Enterpriseairport onlychain
- Sixtairport onlychain
- Centauro / Record Go / Wiber (шаттл)airport onlychain
Good to know
- Valencia has had a low-emission zone (ZBE) since December 2025, and from 2026 there is a €200 fine for cars without a DGT environmental sticker registered outside the province. Modern rental cars usually have one, but check at pickup if you plan to drive into the historic centre.
- The metro runs from the airport to the centre in 20 minutes for about €5, so it makes sense to pick the car up on the day you head for the coast rather than on arrival.
- One-way rentals (collect in Valencia, drop off in Alicante) are best organised with Goldcar, Centauro and Enterprise.
Rental terms in Spain
- The deposit (fianza) is blocked on a credit card: usually €800–2,000 depending on the class. Major chains often refuse debit cards. Buying out the excess at the desk costs €15–30 a day; a third-party policy bought in advance is cheaper.
- Minimum age is typically 21 with at least a year of driving experience. Drivers under 25 pay a young-driver fee of €10–25 a day, and some classes are off limits to them entirely.
- Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are parties to the Vienna Convention, as is Spain, so national licences are legally valid. But they are in Cyrillic, and in practice both rental desks and traffic police expect an International Driving Permit alongside the national one — bring it.
- Choose full-to-full: pick the car up with a full tank, return it full. Full-to-empty schemes almost always mean overpaying. Refuel within 10–15 km of the drop-off and photograph the dashboard and the receipt.
- Add a second driver when booking: at the desk it runs from €2 a day with some companies to €12 with others. The desk is also where you will be offered “super insurance” at a higher price than the same cover bought online.
- The AP-7 along the whole Costa Blanca and up to Valencia is currently toll-free, including the Alicante ring road. Paid sections remain only south of Crevillente.