BARCELONA AIRPORT CAR RENTAL REVIEWS

Really good.

There were quite a lot of people when we picked up the car, so we had to wait a bit, but the return process was pretty efficient. You can basically just drop the car and leave. We only spent a little extra time because of the fueling issue. In the end, the staff acknowledged that the tank wasn’t full when we picked it up and gave us a fair settlement plan.

Service was great, they even gave us a free upgrade on the car, and it was no problem at all returning it at a different parking lot.

Absolutely loved the whole rental experience—everything went smoothly from start to finish.

It was okay overall, nothing special but nothing really bad either.

Super convenient to use.

Everything went smoothly from pickup to return.

The guy at the airport was awesome. No hard sell at all, so I really don’t get where all those bad reviews online are coming from. My card had an issue and he patiently waited while I sorted it out. The whole rental process was super smooth.

Super impressed overall.

Picked up the car at Barcelona Airport T1 and it was super easy to find the rental desk. The staff were locals and incredibly friendly. They suggested an upgrade and local insurance, but when we declined there was no hard sell at all, which I really appreciated. There was a small hiccup when we went to actually get the car though—the team hadn’t brought out the model we’d booked, so we ended up waiting in the parking lot for about an hour. In the end they admitted it was their mistake and upgraded us to a nearly brand-new Volvo XC40 with just over 3,000 km on it, which felt like fair compensation. Returning the car was smooth too: the staff did a quick walk-around, found no issues, and we were done. The only downside of the trip was getting a parking ticket in Barcelona, which they said can only be processed after 15 days. Hope everyone else has a smooth trip too!

Pickup and return were both really easy, and the staff were super efficient.

The guy at the counter spoke really good English, so everything went smoothly. To keep things simple, we just bought the full insurance right there. He then upgraded our car on the spot after checking how much luggage we had, and switched us to a Ford.

The Clio is a Renault model that’s really budget-friendly and great value for money.

I went ahead and bought full coverage on my own so I wouldn’t have to deal with any disputes if something happened. The insurance ended up costing more than the rental itself, but I guess that’s the price of peace of mind.

Really good overall.

Our self-drive trip in Spain went really smoothly overall. There was just one incident in downtown Barcelona: while we were stopped at a red light, an Indian guy on a motorbike punctured our right rear tire. We called for roadside assistance and the rental company responded really quickly, sending both a tow truck and a taxi. We took the taxi back to the rental office to swap cars. Returning the car was super easy too—you just park in the designated area and drop the keys in the mailbox. The service was excellent!

Great service and super efficient.

Europcar has always been the benchmark among the big rental companies for me—service is great and definitely better than Sixt. I wanted to drive a BMW, but they said I arrived more than an hour late so they couldn’t hold the X1 and offered an Audi Q3 instead, saying it’d be roomier. When I went to pick it up I realized it really was bigger, and then they actually upgraded me again to a Q5, which was a fantastic surprise. The car was quite new but had lots of scratches, so I took photos of everything. The scratches are most likely because streets and parking garages in major European cities are really narrow. If the car hadn’t had so many marks on it, I’d have given them a perfect score.

Super satisfied with the whole experience.

The line was a bit long, but everything else was great.