Goldcar Goldcar

Customer ratings worldwide

7.3 / 10
  • Value for money 6.8
  • Ease of finding 7.7
  • Agent helpfulness 6.9
  • Pick-up speed 6.7
  • Drop-off speed 8.1
  • Car cleanliness 7.6
  • Car condition 7.3

One of the best-known brands in the international car rental market, Goldcar was founded in 1985 in Alicante specifically targeting tourists. It would start doing business as Goldcar in 2006. In 2011, the company expanded outside of Spain to Portugal, specifically Faro Airport. Barcelona and Bilbao on mainland Spain and Ibiza and Minorca in the Balearic Islands would come next. It would later expand in Portugal with locations at Lisbon Airport and Porto Airport in addition to moving into Italy in Pisa and Bologna. 

Goldcar would be acquired by one of its largest competitors, Europcar, in 2017. Europcar paid €550 million ($616 million) for the deal. The company continues to target budget leisure travelers as its primary clientele.

Goldcar has since expanded to many locations in Europe and beyond including popular tourist destinations like Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, and the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily. The company won our 2024 Excellent Car Rental Award in 8 locations including Lajes Terceira Airport in the Azores and Murcia International Airport.

Azores Islands
Very good 8.4 / 385 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ponta Delgada

Very good 8.4 / 251 reviews
Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) Very good 8.4 / 251 reviews
Balearic Islands
Poor 5.9 / 4,519 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ibiza

Average 7.2 / 977 reviews
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) Average 7.2 / 977 reviews

Mallorca

Poor 5.6 / 3,419 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Poor 5.6 / 3,416 reviews

Menorca

Below average 6.3 / 123 reviews
Menorca Airport (MAH) Below average 6.3 / 123 reviews
Canary Islands
Average 7.4 / 6,409 reviews
Most popular locations:

Fuerteventura

Average 7.1 / 1,141 reviews
Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) Average 7.1 / 1,141 reviews

Gran Canaria

Average 7.4 / 1,816 reviews
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Average 7.4 / 1,816 reviews

Lanzarote

Average 7.5 / 1,030 reviews
Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Average 7.5 / 1,030 reviews

Tenerife

Average 7.5 / 2,422 reviews
Tenerife Airport North (TFN) Average 7.7 / 710 reviews
Tenerife Airport South (TFS) Average 7.5 / 1,712 reviews
Crete
Below average 6.3 / 137 reviews
Most popular locations:

Chania

Below average 6.4 / 68 reviews
Crete Airport Chania (CHQ) Below average 6.4 / 68 reviews

Heraklion

Below average 6.1 / 69 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Below average 6.1 / 69 reviews
Croatia
Average 7.2 / 265 reviews
Most popular locations:

Split

Below average 6.4 / 97 reviews
Split Airport (SPU) Below average 6.4 / 97 reviews

Zagreb

Average 7.3 / 62 reviews
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) Average 7.3 / 62 reviews
Cyprus
Very good 8.6 / 140 reviews
Most popular locations:

Larnaca

Very good 8.6 / 88 reviews
Larnaca Airport (LCA) Very good 8.6 / 88 reviews

Paphos

Very good 8.5 / 52 reviews
Paphos Airport (PFO) Very good 8.5 / 52 reviews
France
Average 7.8 / 2,136 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bordeaux

Very good 8 / 294 reviews
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Very good 8 / 294 reviews

Lyon

Average 7.4 / 21 reviews
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Average 7.4 / 21 reviews

Marseille

Average 7.7 / 545 reviews
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Average 7.7 / 545 reviews

Nice

Average 7.9 / 898 reviews
Nice Airport (NCE) Average 7.9 / 898 reviews

Toulouse

Average 7.8 / 356 reviews
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) Average 7.8 / 356 reviews
Greece
Very good 8 / 661 reviews
Most popular locations:

Athens

Very good 8.5 / 275 reviews
Athens Airport (ATH) Very good 8.5 / 275 reviews

Rhodes

Below average 6.8 / 24 reviews
Rhodes Airport (RHO) Below average 6.8 / 24 reviews

Thessaloniki

Average 7.6 / 105 reviews
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Average 7.6 / 105 reviews
Italy
Average 7.7 / 2,532 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bari

Average 7.4 / 472 reviews
Bari Airport (BRI) Average 7.4 / 472 reviews

Bergamo

Average 7.8 / 280 reviews
Bergamo Airport (BGY) Average 7.8 / 280 reviews

Bologna

Average 7.7 / 257 reviews
Bologna Airport (BLQ) Average 7.7 / 257 reviews

Florence

Below average 6.7 / 32 reviews
Florence Airport (FLR) Below average 6.7 / 32 reviews

Milan

Very good 8.2 / 437 reviews
Milan Airport Malpensa (MXP) Very good 8.2 / 437 reviews

Pisa

Very good 8.3 / 265 reviews
Pisa Airport (PSA) Very good 8.3 / 265 reviews

Rome

Average 7.6 / 690 reviews
Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Below average 6.5 / 20 reviews
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Average 7.6 / 670 reviews

Venice

Below average 6.3 / 37 reviews
Venice Airport (VCE) Below average 6.3 / 37 reviews
Malta
Poor 4.4 / 105 reviews
Most popular locations:

Luqa

Poor 4.4 / 105 reviews
Malta Luqa Airport (MLA) Poor 4.4 / 105 reviews
Netherlands
Below average 6.8 / 58 reviews
Most popular locations:

Amsterdam

Below average 6.8 / 58 reviews
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) Below average 6.8 / 58 reviews
New Zealand
Below average 6.9 / 10 reviews
Most popular locations:

Auckland

Below average 6.9 / 9 reviews
Auckland Airport (AKL) Below average 6.9 / 9 reviews
Portugal
Average 7.7 / 4,594 reviews
Most popular locations:

Faro

Average 7.8 / 1,270 reviews
Faro Airport (FAO) Average 7.8 / 1,270 reviews

Lisbon

Very good 8 / 1,621 reviews
Lisbon Airport (LIS) Very good 8 / 1,621 reviews

Madeira

Below average 6.7 / 653 reviews
Madeira Airport (Funchal) (FNC) Below average 6.7 / 653 reviews

Porto

Very good 8 / 1,050 reviews
Porto Airport (OPO) Very good 8 / 1,050 reviews
Sardinia
Very good 8 / 755 reviews
Most popular locations:

Cagliari

Average 7.7 / 389 reviews
Sardinia Cagliari Airport (CAG) Average 7.7 / 389 reviews

Olbia

Very good 8.4 / 366 reviews
Olbia Airport (OLB) Very good 8.4 / 366 reviews
Sicily
Very good 8.2 / 1,076 reviews
Most popular locations:

Catania

Very good 8.1 / 537 reviews
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Very good 8.1 / 537 reviews

Palermo

Very good 8.2 / 539 reviews
Palermo Airport (PMO) Very good 8.2 / 539 reviews
Spain
Average 7.3 / 4,781 reviews
Most popular locations:

Alicante

Average 7.7 / 1,130 reviews
Alicante Airport (ALC) Average 7.7 / 1,127 reviews

Almeria

Very good 8.1 / 79 reviews
Almeria Airport (LEI) Very good 8.1 / 79 reviews

Asturias

Average 7.7 / 36 reviews
Asturias Airport (OVD) Average 7.7 / 36 reviews

Barcelona

Below average 6.8 / 728 reviews
Barcelona Airport (BCN) Below average 6.8 / 708 reviews

Bilbao

Average 7.4 / 79 reviews
Bilbao Airport (BIO) Average 7.4 / 79 reviews

Gibraltar

Average 7.4 / 16 reviews
Gibraltar La Linea Airport (GIB) Average 7.4 / 16 reviews

Girona

Very good 8.2 / 176 reviews
Girona Airport (GRO) Very good 8.2 / 176 reviews

Granada

Average 7 / 19 reviews
Granada Airport (GRX) Average 7 / 19 reviews

Jerez

Average 7.6 / 58 reviews
Jerez La Parra Airport (XRY) Average 7.6 / 58 reviews

Madrid

Below average 6.3 / 341 reviews
Madrid Airport (MAD) Below average 6.3 / 338 reviews

Malaga

Average 7 / 1,188 reviews
Malaga Airport (AGP) Average 7 / 1,180 reviews

Murcia

Very good 8.4 / 132 reviews
Region de Murcia International Airport (RMU) Very good 8.4 / 130 reviews

Reus

Very good 8.1 / 81 reviews
Reus Airport (REU) Very good 8.1 / 81 reviews

Santander

Average 7.1 / 34 reviews
Santander Airport (SDR) Average 7.1 / 34 reviews

Santiago de Compostela

Below average 6.3 / 41 reviews
Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) Below average 6.3 / 41 reviews

Seville

Very good 8.1 / 314 reviews
Seville Airport (SVQ) Very good 8.1 / 302 reviews

Valencia

Average 7.6 / 317 reviews
Valencia Airport (VLC) Average 7.6 / 306 reviews
Turkey
Below average 6.4 / 416 reviews
Most popular locations:

Antalya

Below average 6.8 / 102 reviews
Antalya Airport (AYT) Below average 6.8 / 102 reviews

Bodrum

Average 7 / 52 reviews
Bodrum Airport (BJV) Average 7 / 52 reviews

Istanbul

Below average 6.2 / 147 reviews
Istanbul Airport (IST) Below average 6.3 / 98 reviews
Istanbul Airport Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) Poor 5.9 / 49 reviews

Izmir

Poor 5.7 / 90 reviews
Izmir Airport (ADB) Poor 5.7 / 90 reviews
 
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