Car rentals at Valencia Airport (VLC)

Part of our guide to car hire in Valencia.

Reviewed by the eCarBookers Editorial Team. Last updated 25 October 2026.

How to Find Your Car Hire Desk at Valencia Airport

• Book through eCarBookers first: Your booking confirmation from eCarBookers locks in your price and your vehicle class before you arrive. You pay the balance at the desk on collection, and the terms confirmed at booking are the terms you receive. Always confirm your hire in advance to guarantee your price from the moment you collect the keys.
• The airport: Valencia Airport (VLC) is in Manises, about 8 km west of the city centre, and has a single passenger terminal that is listed as open around the clock.
• Finding the car hire area: One guide places most car hire desks on the ground floor of the terminal, in and near the arrivals hall. Follow the airport signs for car rental after baggage reclaim.
• Where your desk is: Listings show that some suppliers have a counter in the arrivals hall, while others collect customers by shuttle from the P6 car park, where a meeting point sign marks the stop. Which applies to Green Motion and Surprice is not stated on the listings checked. Your booking voucher is the definitive source for the meeting point, so check it before you travel and do not assume a desk in the terminal unless your voucher says so.
• Opening hours: Desk hours vary by supplier. One guide lists some offices from 07:00 to 23:00, others from 10:00 to 18:00 and a few round the clock, and hours for Green Motion and Surprice are not published on the listings checked. Confirm the desk hours for your date in your booking confirmation, particularly for a late arrival.
• What to bring: The main driver should carry a valid driving licence, a passport or photo identification, your booking details and a credit card in their own name with a limit high enough to cover the excess hold. Whether an International Driving Permit is needed depends on where your licence was issued, so confirm it before you travel.

Pick-Up, Drop-Off, and Refuelling at Valencia Airport

• Returning the car: Return the car at the time and place shown in your booking confirmation. One guide advises asking your supplier for drop-off instructions at collection, because the return point is not always the same as the pick-up point.
• Out-of-hours returns: A key drop box for out-of-hours returns has not been confirmed for your supplier. Where a shuttle runs only during office hours, a late arrival should contact the supplier in advance, so arrange any early or late return before you travel.
• Nearest petrol station: A Repsol station at Calle Santos Justo y Pastor 49 in Manises, listed about five minutes from the airport, is open 06:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 07:00 to 22:00 on Sundays and holidays. It is not listed as open 24 hours, so refuel before a late return. Confirm the fuel type on your booking confirmation first.
• Airport parking: The P1 car park is about one minute's walk from the terminal, and the long-stay car park is about five minutes away and needs a reservation. These apply to your own car, not to a hire car collected at a supplier's lot.
• Before you drive away: Complete the vehicle condition report at collection, and photograph the car on all four sides, the wheels, the windscreen and the interior. Repeat it at return so that any mark is recorded on both occasions.

Top Car Hire Agencies at Valencia Airport

Car hire at Valencia Airport is available through Green Motion and Surprice.

Every booking through eCarBookers shows the excess amount and full price before you confirm, and the balance is paid on arrival at the desk. Optional extras — such as additional drivers, supplemental tyre and glass cover, child seats, or out-of-hours fees — may be available at the desk if required.

Getting from Valencia Airport to Key Destinations

• Valencia city centre — about 8 km east, with a taxi listed at 15 to 20 minutes, which is a fair guide to the drive in normal traffic. Ciutat Vella is restricted to authorised vehicles, so leave the car in a car park at the edge of the old town.
• The Albufera and El Palmar — about 10 to 15 km south of the city on the CV-500, roughly 20 to 25 minutes to El Palmar. Parking is tight at weekends from April to September, so arrive before lunch.
• Sagunto — about 25 to 30 km north of the city. The Roman theatre and the hilltop castle look over the coast, and Sagunto has its own low emission zone.
• Cullera — about 40 km south along the coast, in roughly 45 minutes on one listing. The town lies on the southern edge of the Albufera Natural Park.
• Xàtiva — about 55 to 60 km to the south-west, in roughly 50 minutes. The two castles and the historic centre make a full half day.
• Peñíscola — about 140 km north on the AP-7 toll motorway, in roughly 1 hour 30 minutes without stops. Reports of the toll range from about 8 to 12 euros, and the free N-340 is the slower alternative.

Distances beyond the city are measured from the city centre.

How Payment Works for Car Hire at Valencia Airport

A rental prepayment confirms your booking online with Instant Confirmation, and you pay the balance directly to the supplier on arrival. The price and vehicle class shown at booking are the terms you receive, and cancellation is free.

The supplier may place an excess hold on the main driver's credit card, so check that the card in the driver's name has enough available limit. Valencia's low emission zone is being introduced in stages from 2025 to 2028, and a recent hire car carries a label and is not affected.