Goldcar Goldcar

Customer ratings worldwide

7.4 / 10
  • Value for money 7.0
  • Ease of finding 7.8
  • Agent helpfulness 7.1
  • Pick-up speed 6.8
  • Drop-off speed 7.8
  • Car cleanliness 7.6
  • Car condition 7.4

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
Good 8.4 / 495 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ponta Delgada

Good 8.3 / 290 reviews
Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) Good 8.3 / 290 reviews
Balearic Islands
Very Poor 5.7 / 5,307 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ibiza

Below Average 7.4 / 1,219 reviews
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) Below Average 7.4 / 1,219 reviews

Mallorca

Very Poor 5.1 / 3,889 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Very Poor 5.1 / 3,886 reviews

Menorca

Poor 6.6 / 199 reviews
Menorca Airport (MAH) Poor 6.6 / 199 reviews
Canary Islands
Below Average 7.4 / 9,489 reviews
Most popular locations:

Fuerteventura

Average 7.6 / 1,637 reviews
Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) Average 7.6 / 1,637 reviews

Gran Canaria

Average 7.9 / 2,718 reviews
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Average 7.9 / 2,718 reviews

Lanzarote

Below Average 7.0 / 1,601 reviews
Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Below Average 7.0 / 1,601 reviews

Tenerife

Below Average 7.1 / 3,533 reviews
Tenerife Airport North (TFN) Average 7.5 / 996 reviews
Tenerife Airport South (TFS) Below Average 7.0 / 2,537 reviews
Crete
Average 7.5 / 181 reviews
Most popular locations:

Chania

Average 7.5 / 92 reviews
Crete Airport Chania (CHQ) Average 7.5 / 92 reviews

Heraklion

Average 7.6 / 89 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Average 7.6 / 89 reviews
Croatia
Good 8.1 / 440 reviews
Most popular locations:

Dubrovnik

Very Good 8.8 / 148 reviews
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) Very Good 8.8 / 148 reviews

Split

Below Average 7.0 / 128 reviews
Split Airport (SPU) Below Average 7.0 / 128 reviews

Zagreb

Good 8.3 / 87 reviews
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) Good 8.3 / 87 reviews
Cyprus
Good 8.4 / 166 reviews
Most popular locations:

Larnaca

Very Good 8.5 / 108 reviews
Larnaca Airport (LCA) Very Good 8.5 / 108 reviews

Paphos

Good 8.3 / 58 reviews
Paphos Airport (PFO) Good 8.3 / 58 reviews
France
Average 7.5 / 3,036 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bordeaux

Good 8.1 / 360 reviews
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Good 8.1 / 360 reviews

Lyon

Below Average 7.3 / 21 reviews
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Below Average 7.3 / 21 reviews

Marseille

Below Average 7.1 / 725 reviews
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Below Average 7.1 / 725 reviews

Nice

Below Average 7.4 / 1,285 reviews
Nice Airport (NCE) Below Average 7.4 / 1,285 reviews

Toulouse

Good 8.0 / 449 reviews
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) Good 8.0 / 449 reviews
Greece
Good 8.4 / 1,227 reviews
Most popular locations:

Athens

Good 8.1 / 448 reviews
Athens Airport (ATH) Good 8.1 / 445 reviews

Rhodes

Below Average 7.0 / 36 reviews
Rhodes Airport (RHO) Below Average 7.0 / 36 reviews

Thessaloniki

Excellent 9.1 / 230 reviews
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Excellent 9.1 / 230 reviews
Italy
Average 7.7 / 4,226 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bari

Below Average 7.1 / 767 reviews
Bari Airport (BRI) Below Average 7.1 / 767 reviews

Bergamo

Good 8.3 / 489 reviews
Bergamo Airport (BGY) Good 8.3 / 489 reviews

Bologna

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

Florence

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

Milan

Below Average 7.4 / 903 reviews
Milan Airport Malpensa (MXP) Below Average 7.4 / 903 reviews

Pisa

Average 7.7 / 505 reviews
Pisa Airport (PSA) Average 7.7 / 505 reviews

Rome

Good 8.1 / 1,096 reviews
Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Poor 6.5 / 20 reviews
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Good 8.1 / 1,076 reviews

Venice

Poor 6.3 / 37 reviews
Venice Airport (VCE) Poor 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
Poor 6.8 / 58 reviews
Most popular locations:

Amsterdam

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

Auckland

Below Average 7.1 / 9 reviews
Auckland Airport (AKL) Below Average 7.1 / 9 reviews
Portugal
Average 7.5 / 6,723 reviews
Most popular locations:

Faro

Good 8.2 / 2,134 reviews
Faro Airport (FAO) Good 8.2 / 2,134 reviews

Lisbon

Below Average 7.1 / 2,298 reviews
Lisbon Airport (LIS) Below Average 7.1 / 2,298 reviews

Madeira

Poor 6.3 / 794 reviews
Madeira Airport (Funchal) (FNC) Poor 6.3 / 794 reviews

Porto

Average 7.9 / 1,497 reviews
Porto Airport (OPO) Average 7.9 / 1,497 reviews
Sardinia
Good 8.1 / 1,529 reviews
Most popular locations:

Cagliari

Average 7.8 / 665 reviews
Sardinia Cagliari Airport (CAG) Average 7.8 / 665 reviews

Olbia

Good 8.3 / 864 reviews
Olbia Airport (OLB) Good 8.3 / 864 reviews
Sicily
Good 8.1 / 2,242 reviews
Most popular locations:

Catania

Good 8.3 / 1,146 reviews
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Good 8.3 / 1,146 reviews

Palermo

Average 7.8 / 1,096 reviews
Palermo Airport (PMO) Average 7.8 / 1,096 reviews
Spain
Below Average 7.4 / 7,372 reviews
Most popular locations:

Alicante

Below Average 7.3 / 1,737 reviews
Alicante Airport (ALC) Below Average 7.3 / 1,734 reviews

Almeria

Good 8.0 / 121 reviews
Almeria Airport (LEI) Good 8.0 / 121 reviews

Asturias

Good 8.1 / 59 reviews
Asturias Airport (OVD) Good 8.1 / 59 reviews

Barcelona

Poor 6.8 / 1,019 reviews
Barcelona Airport (BCN) Poor 6.8 / 999 reviews

Bilbao

Below Average 7.3 / 110 reviews
Bilbao Airport (BIO) Below Average 7.3 / 110 reviews

Gibraltar

Average 7.8 / 26 reviews
Gibraltar La Linea Airport (GIB) Average 7.8 / 26 reviews

Girona

Good 8.3 / 339 reviews
Girona Airport (GRO) Good 8.3 / 339 reviews

Granada

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

Jerez

Average 7.9 / 83 reviews
Jerez La Parra Airport (XRY) Average 7.9 / 83 reviews

Madrid

Poor 6.8 / 494 reviews
Madrid Airport (MAD) Poor 6.8 / 491 reviews

Malaga

Below Average 7.2 / 1,816 reviews
Malaga Airport (AGP) Below Average 7.2 / 1,808 reviews

Murcia

Very Good 8.5 / 235 reviews
Region de Murcia International Airport (RMU) Very Good 8.5 / 233 reviews

Reus

Good 8.4 / 122 reviews
Reus Airport (REU) Good 8.4 / 122 reviews

Santander

Average 7.5 / 48 reviews
Santander Airport (SDR) Average 7.5 / 48 reviews

Santiago de Compostela

Poor 6.4 / 47 reviews
Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) Poor 6.4 / 47 reviews

Seville

Good 8.1 / 544 reviews
Seville Airport (SVQ) Good 8.2 / 532 reviews

Valencia

Average 7.6 / 540 reviews
Valencia Airport (VLC) Average 7.6 / 529 reviews
Turkey
Poor 6.4 / 432 reviews
Most popular locations:

Antalya

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

Bodrum

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

Istanbul

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

Izmir

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