Hire a Car in Malaga Airport - Unbiased Review

2008-11-26T04:10:00.000-08:00

Finding the right deal to hire a car in Malaga Andalusia airport could be a disaster if you did not plan the vacation carefully. There are chances to be cheated by some greedy locals and if that happens, it could only ruin your vacation. There are few opinions about when is the right time to search for available services and most popular advise is for you search and make the deal before you depart. In my opinion, there are pros and cons to that when you want to hire it and if money is not your biggest issue, then maybe it is good to strike the deal first.

If this is going to be your first time travelling to Malaga, then I guess it is best if I first explain about the airport itself. The Malaga airport is the gateway for the Costa del Sol of Spain. Costa del Sol is a region in the south of Spain situated between Costa de la Luz and Costa Tropical and it is part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. The airport is located about 8 kilometers southwest of Malaga and about 5 kilometers north of Torremolinos. If you fly with British Airways, then you will arrive at its Terminal 2. From within the terminal, there are few booths where you can make queries on hiring a car there.

The cost to hire a car in Malaga depends on your date of arrival and how long you are going to hire the car. For example, say that according to your plan you are going to stay in Malaga for 3 days. So you will pick up the hired car at eleven in the morning and drop it off three days later at the same time. That will cost you around 90 to 240 dollars. There are many car hire companies in the terminal itself and the cost could be lower if you book for the car during low seasons.
Types of car that you want to hire in Malaga will also determine the cost. If your budget is strict, then it is best to choose economy type of car as that can save your money from unnecessary need to pour fuel. As far as I am concern, you can get as low as $18 a day. You can also try the compact type or perhaps the midsize one as they all do not vary much from the economy one. Oh yes there is no limit on miles.

If you take the economy car for hire in Malaga, make sure you know how to use manual transmission car. Do not worry about heat too as the car is air-conditioned. Most of the economy cars rented out are two-door cars but beware that some of them might not be good in condition. Please make sure you inspect the car carefully so you will not run into trouble later. There is also a company called Thrifty car rental where they offer you cars for hire in Malaga at only $20 a day for compact car and I personally think that that is a good deal.

Most of the car rental companies in Malaga airport offer you to pick up the car at the terminal but you have to drop it off at the terminal too. They deliver the car hired to you most of the time so you do not have to walk to the parked car. If you go for the vacation with your family, then I recommend you to choose at least the midsize type car with four doors so it will be more convenient for you and your family.

Say that if you prefer to take your vacation one notch up, then you can hire a full size type of car with four doors. For instance this company called Europcar has a Mercedes-Benz C-class car with automatic transmission and air-conditioning where you can hire it at about $630 only for three days. However, you still have to drop it off at the same place where you picked it up before. They also have a Renault van for bigger family and it only costs you $75 a day to hire it. If you are more interested to have a luxury and stylish holiday, then why not take the chance to hire cars from Avis company in Malaga. Warn you though that it can cost you up to 400 dollars a day for that type of car to hire.

Discovering Spain in a car could be the best choice for you as you can experience a vast and interesting sceneries there. You can just drive slowly whenever you want and whenever you encounter something that is attractive. That is probably why people love to hire a car in Malaga so they can spend their precious time in a better way. It is important though that you plan the vacation in a proper way and perhaps take some time to compare between available car rental services. Do not go and just rush into conclusion as you may fall trap into others greedy ambition.
I feel obliged to tell you that there are some places in Malaga that is best to be toured by a four wheel vehicle.

You can also check out the Hertz company as they have diesel-fueled vehicle. As I mentioned before, when you hire a car there in Malaga, make sure you inspect the car first to avoid from being cheated or from unwanted events to be occurred while you are there in Malaga Spain. Numerous companies can be found there in the Malaga terminal itself and each one of them has their own reputation. So when you arrive there, take some time to ask few people in the airport about hiring a car and which is the best and established one. Do not into account words from only one person as that person might have some personal agenda where he or she might show you a particular car rental in Malaga that gives him or her some incentives. In short, there is nothing to be worried about if you want to hire a car in Malaga as long as you take enough time to consider and make comparison between all the companies available in Malaga.

Hire A Car in Malaga Andalusia Spain

Hire a Car in Malaga Airport - Unbiased Review