Goldcar Goldcar

Customer ratings worldwide

7.6 / 10
  • Value for money 7.3
  • Ease of finding 7.9
  • Agent helpfulness 7.2
  • Pick-up speed 7.1
  • Drop-off speed 8.0
  • Car cleanliness 7.8
  • Car condition 7.5

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 8.3 / 487 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ponta Delgada

Very Good 8.3 / 290 reviews
Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) Very Good 8.3 / 290 reviews
Balearic Islands
Poor 5.9 / 5,258 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ibiza

Average 7.4 / 1,218 reviews
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) Average 7.4 / 1,218 reviews

Mallorca

Poor 5.4 / 3,875 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Poor 5.4 / 3,872 reviews

Menorca

Average 7.1 / 165 reviews
Menorca Airport (MAH) Average 7.1 / 165 reviews
Canary Islands
Good 7.9 / 9,313 reviews
Most popular locations:

Fuerteventura

Good 7.6 / 1,613 reviews
Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) Good 7.6 / 1,613 reviews

Gran Canaria

Very Good 8.2 / 2,660 reviews
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Very Good 8.2 / 2,660 reviews

Lanzarote

Good 7.5 / 1,574 reviews
Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Good 7.5 / 1,574 reviews

Tenerife

Good 7.9 / 3,466 reviews
Tenerife Airport North (TFN) Good 7.6 / 972 reviews
Tenerife Airport South (TFS) Very Good 8.0 / 2,494 reviews
Crete
Average 7.3 / 173 reviews
Most popular locations:

Chania

Average 7.3 / 90 reviews
Crete Airport Chania (CHQ) Average 7.3 / 90 reviews

Heraklion

Average 7.3 / 83 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Average 7.3 / 83 reviews
Croatia
Very Good 8.2 / 434 reviews
Most popular locations:

Dubrovnik

Excellent 8.8 / 148 reviews
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) Excellent 8.8 / 148 reviews

Split

Average 7.1 / 127 reviews
Split Airport (SPU) Average 7.1 / 127 reviews

Zagreb

Very Good 8.3 / 87 reviews
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) Very Good 8.3 / 87 reviews
Cyprus
Very Good 8.4 / 165 reviews
Most popular locations:

Larnaca

Excellent 8.5 / 108 reviews
Larnaca Airport (LCA) Excellent 8.5 / 108 reviews

Paphos

Very Good 8.3 / 57 reviews
Paphos Airport (PFO) Very Good 8.3 / 57 reviews
France
Good 7.9 / 2,862 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bordeaux

Very Good 8.1 / 349 reviews
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Very Good 8.1 / 349 reviews

Lyon

Good 7.5 / 21 reviews
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Good 7.5 / 21 reviews

Marseille

Average 7.4 / 706 reviews
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Average 7.4 / 706 reviews

Nice

Very Good 8.0 / 1,227 reviews
Nice Airport (NCE) Very Good 8.0 / 1,227 reviews

Toulouse

Very Good 8.0 / 433 reviews
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) Very Good 8.0 / 433 reviews
Greece
Very Good 8.4 / 1,149 reviews
Most popular locations:

Athens

Very Good 8.3 / 432 reviews
Athens Airport (ATH) Very Good 8.4 / 430 reviews

Rhodes

Acceptable 6.8 / 32 reviews
Rhodes Airport (RHO) Acceptable 6.8 / 32 reviews

Thessaloniki

Excellent 8.9 / 213 reviews
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Excellent 8.9 / 213 reviews
Italy
Very Good 8.0 / 4,020 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bari

Good 7.6 / 725 reviews
Bari Airport (BRI) Good 7.6 / 725 reviews

Bergamo

Very Good 8.3 / 466 reviews
Bergamo Airport (BGY) Very Good 8.3 / 466 reviews

Bologna

Good 7.9 / 335 reviews
Bologna Airport (BLQ) Good 7.9 / 335 reviews

Florence

Acceptable 6.7 / 32 reviews
Florence Airport (FLR) Acceptable 6.7 / 32 reviews

Milan

Good 7.9 / 843 reviews
Milan Airport Malpensa (MXP) Good 7.9 / 843 reviews

Pisa

Very Good 8.0 / 472 reviews
Pisa Airport (PSA) Very Good 8.0 / 472 reviews

Rome

Excellent 8.5 / 1,048 reviews
Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Acceptable 6.5 / 20 reviews
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Excellent 8.5 / 1,028 reviews

Venice

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

Luqa

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

Amsterdam

Acceptable 6.8 / 58 reviews
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) Acceptable 6.8 / 58 reviews
New Zealand
Average 7.2 / 10 reviews
Most popular locations:

Auckland

Average 7.1 / 9 reviews
Auckland Airport (AKL) Average 7.1 / 9 reviews
Portugal
Good 7.7 / 6,455 reviews
Most popular locations:

Faro

Excellent 8.5 / 2,022 reviews
Faro Airport (FAO) Excellent 8.5 / 2,022 reviews

Lisbon

Average 7.3 / 2,202 reviews
Lisbon Airport (LIS) Average 7.3 / 2,202 reviews

Madeira

Acceptable 6.5 / 779 reviews
Madeira Airport (Funchal) (FNC) Acceptable 6.5 / 779 reviews

Porto

Very Good 8.0 / 1,452 reviews
Porto Airport (OPO) Very Good 8.0 / 1,452 reviews
Sardinia
Very Good 8.1 / 1,385 reviews
Most popular locations:

Cagliari

Average 7.3 / 626 reviews
Sardinia Cagliari Airport (CAG) Average 7.3 / 626 reviews

Olbia

Excellent 8.7 / 759 reviews
Olbia Airport (OLB) Excellent 8.7 / 759 reviews
Sicily
Very Good 8.4 / 2,023 reviews
Most popular locations:

Catania

Very Good 8.1 / 1,053 reviews
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Very Good 8.1 / 1,053 reviews

Palermo

Excellent 8.7 / 970 reviews
Palermo Airport (PMO) Excellent 8.7 / 970 reviews
Spain
Average 7.3 / 7,079 reviews
Most popular locations:

Alicante

Average 7.4 / 1,669 reviews
Alicante Airport (ALC) Average 7.4 / 1,666 reviews

Almeria

Very Good 8.1 / 117 reviews
Almeria Airport (LEI) Very Good 8.1 / 117 reviews

Asturias

Very Good 8.1 / 48 reviews
Asturias Airport (OVD) Very Good 8.1 / 48 reviews

Barcelona

Acceptable 6.6 / 986 reviews
Barcelona Airport (BCN) Acceptable 6.6 / 966 reviews

Bilbao

Good 7.6 / 100 reviews
Bilbao Airport (BIO) Good 7.6 / 100 reviews

Gibraltar

Good 7.7 / 24 reviews
Gibraltar La Linea Airport (GIB) Good 7.7 / 24 reviews

Girona

Good 7.8 / 319 reviews
Girona Airport (GRO) Good 7.8 / 319 reviews

Granada

Average 7.4 / 20 reviews
Granada Airport (GRX) Average 7.4 / 20 reviews

Jerez

Good 7.8 / 78 reviews
Jerez La Parra Airport (XRY) Good 7.8 / 78 reviews

Madrid

Acceptable 6.8 / 475 reviews
Madrid Airport (MAD) Acceptable 6.8 / 472 reviews

Malaga

Acceptable 6.9 / 1,778 reviews
Malaga Airport (AGP) Acceptable 6.9 / 1,770 reviews

Murcia

Very Good 8.2 / 222 reviews
Region de Murcia International Airport (RMU) Very Good 8.2 / 220 reviews

Reus

Very Good 8.4 / 109 reviews
Reus Airport (REU) Very Good 8.4 / 109 reviews

Santander

Average 7.4 / 42 reviews
Santander Airport (SDR) Average 7.4 / 42 reviews

Santiago de Compostela

Below Average 6.4 / 42 reviews
Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) Below Average 6.4 / 42 reviews

Seville

Very Good 8.1 / 524 reviews
Seville Airport (SVQ) Very Good 8.1 / 512 reviews

Valencia

Good 7.6 / 514 reviews
Valencia Airport (VLC) Good 7.6 / 503 reviews
Turkey
Below Average 6.4 / 432 reviews
Most popular locations:

Antalya

Acceptable 6.8 / 104 reviews
Antalya Airport (AYT) Acceptable 6.8 / 104 reviews

Bodrum

Acceptable 6.8 / 57 reviews
Bodrum Airport (BJV) Acceptable 6.8 / 57 reviews

Istanbul

Below Average 6.2 / 151 reviews
Istanbul Airport (IST) Below Average 6.3 / 99 reviews
Istanbul Airport Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) Below Average 6.0 / 52 reviews

Izmir

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