Goldcar Goldcar

Customer ratings worldwide

7.5 / 10
  • Value for money 7.3
  • Ease of finding 7.9
  • Agent helpfulness 7.2
  • Pick-up speed 7.0
  • Drop-off speed 8.1
  • Car cleanliness 7.6
  • 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 / 465 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ponta Delgada

Very Good 8.2 / 287 reviews
Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) Very Good 8.2 / 287 reviews
Balearic Islands
Poor 5.9 / 5,188 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ibiza

Average 7.3 / 1,181 reviews
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) Average 7.3 / 1,181 reviews

Mallorca

Poor 5.4 / 3,860 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Poor 5.4 / 3,857 reviews

Menorca

Average 7.0 / 147 reviews
Menorca Airport (MAH) Average 7.0 / 147 reviews
Canary Islands
Good 7.9 / 7,995 reviews
Most popular locations:

Fuerteventura

Good 7.7 / 1,378 reviews
Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) Good 7.7 / 1,378 reviews

Gran Canaria

Excellent 8.9 / 2,286 reviews
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Excellent 8.9 / 2,286 reviews

Lanzarote

Good 7.7 / 1,321 reviews
Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Good 7.7 / 1,321 reviews

Tenerife

Average 7.4 / 3,010 reviews
Tenerife Airport North (TFN) Average 7.0 / 885 reviews
Tenerife Airport South (TFS) Good 7.6 / 2,125 reviews
Crete
Average 7.2 / 170 reviews
Most popular locations:

Chania

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

Heraklion

Average 7.0 / 80 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Average 7.0 / 80 reviews
Croatia
Very Good 8.1 / 425 reviews
Most popular locations:

Dubrovnik

Excellent 8.9 / 147 reviews
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) Excellent 8.9 / 147 reviews

Split

Average 7.0 / 126 reviews
Split Airport (SPU) Average 7.0 / 126 reviews

Zagreb

Very Good 8.0 / 83 reviews
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) Very Good 8.0 / 83 reviews
Cyprus
Excellent 8.5 / 154 reviews
Most popular locations:

Larnaca

Excellent 8.5 / 99 reviews
Larnaca Airport (LCA) Excellent 8.5 / 99 reviews

Paphos

Very Good 8.4 / 55 reviews
Paphos Airport (PFO) Very Good 8.4 / 55 reviews
France
Very Good 8.0 / 2,594 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bordeaux

Very Good 8.2 / 334 reviews
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Very Good 8.2 / 334 reviews

Lyon

Good 7.6 / 21 reviews
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Good 7.6 / 21 reviews

Marseille

Average 7.1 / 672 reviews
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Average 7.1 / 672 reviews

Nice

Very Good 8.2 / 1,083 reviews
Nice Airport (NCE) Very Good 8.2 / 1,083 reviews

Toulouse

Very Good 8.3 / 402 reviews
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) Very Good 8.3 / 402 reviews
Greece
Very Good 8.4 / 1,040 reviews
Most popular locations:

Athens

Very Good 8.4 / 396 reviews
Athens Airport (ATH) Very Good 8.4 / 396 reviews

Rhodes

Acceptable 6.7 / 32 reviews
Rhodes Airport (RHO) Acceptable 6.7 / 32 reviews

Thessaloniki

Excellent 8.8 / 185 reviews
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Excellent 8.8 / 185 reviews
Italy
Good 7.9 / 3,470 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bari

Average 7.4 / 642 reviews
Bari Airport (BRI) Average 7.4 / 642 reviews

Bergamo

Average 7.4 / 398 reviews
Bergamo Airport (BGY) Average 7.4 / 398 reviews

Bologna

Good 7.9 / 331 reviews
Bologna Airport (BLQ) Good 7.9 / 331 reviews

Florence

Acceptable 6.8 / 32 reviews
Florence Airport (FLR) Acceptable 6.8 / 32 reviews

Milan

Excellent 8.5 / 640 reviews
Milan Airport Malpensa (MXP) Excellent 8.5 / 640 reviews

Pisa

Good 7.9 / 408 reviews
Pisa Airport (PSA) Good 7.9 / 408 reviews

Rome

Very Good 8.0 / 920 reviews
Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Acceptable 6.6 / 20 reviews
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Very Good 8.1 / 900 reviews

Venice

Below Average 6.4 / 37 reviews
Venice Airport (VCE) Below Average 6.4 / 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 7.2 / 9 reviews
Auckland Airport (AKL) Average 7.2 / 9 reviews
Portugal
Good 7.5 / 5,768 reviews
Most popular locations:

Faro

Very Good 8.0 / 1,746 reviews
Faro Airport (FAO) Very Good 8.0 / 1,746 reviews

Lisbon

Good 7.5 / 1,979 reviews
Lisbon Airport (LIS) Good 7.5 / 1,979 reviews

Madeira

Acceptable 6.8 / 737 reviews
Madeira Airport (Funchal) (FNC) Acceptable 6.8 / 737 reviews

Porto

Average 7.3 / 1,306 reviews
Porto Airport (OPO) Average 7.3 / 1,306 reviews
Sardinia
Very Good 8.1 / 1,267 reviews
Most popular locations:

Cagliari

Good 7.9 / 582 reviews
Sardinia Cagliari Airport (CAG) Good 7.9 / 582 reviews

Olbia

Very Good 8.4 / 685 reviews
Olbia Airport (OLB) Very Good 8.4 / 685 reviews
Sicily
Very Good 8.3 / 1,720 reviews
Most popular locations:

Catania

Very Good 8.3 / 875 reviews
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Very Good 8.3 / 875 reviews

Palermo

Very Good 8.2 / 845 reviews
Palermo Airport (PMO) Very Good 8.2 / 845 reviews
Spain
Average 7.4 / 6,156 reviews
Most popular locations:

Alicante

Good 7.6 / 1,405 reviews
Alicante Airport (ALC) Good 7.6 / 1,402 reviews

Almeria

Very Good 8.1 / 108 reviews
Almeria Airport (LEI) Very Good 8.1 / 108 reviews

Asturias

Very Good 8.1 / 46 reviews
Asturias Airport (OVD) Very Good 8.1 / 46 reviews

Barcelona

Average 7.4 / 894 reviews
Barcelona Airport (BCN) Average 7.4 / 874 reviews

Bilbao

Good 7.5 / 93 reviews
Bilbao Airport (BIO) Good 7.5 / 93 reviews

Gibraltar

Good 7.7 / 20 reviews
Gibraltar La Linea Airport (GIB) Good 7.7 / 20 reviews

Girona

Good 7.8 / 284 reviews
Girona Airport (GRO) Good 7.8 / 284 reviews

Granada

Average 7.2 / 20 reviews
Granada Airport (GRX) Average 7.2 / 20 reviews

Jerez

Good 7.7 / 70 reviews
Jerez La Parra Airport (XRY) Good 7.7 / 70 reviews

Madrid

Below Average 6.4 / 426 reviews
Madrid Airport (MAD) Below Average 6.4 / 423 reviews

Malaga

Average 7.1 / 1,525 reviews
Malaga Airport (AGP) Average 7.1 / 1,517 reviews

Murcia

Very Good 8.0 / 192 reviews
Region de Murcia International Airport (RMU) Very Good 8.0 / 190 reviews

Reus

Very Good 8.4 / 98 reviews
Reus Airport (REU) Very Good 8.4 / 98 reviews

Santander

Average 7.4 / 39 reviews
Santander Airport (SDR) Average 7.4 / 39 reviews

Santiago de Compostela

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

Seville

Very Good 8.0 / 425 reviews
Seville Airport (SVQ) Very Good 8.0 / 413 reviews

Valencia

Average 7.4 / 457 reviews
Valencia Airport (VLC) Average 7.4 / 446 reviews
Turkey
Below Average 6.4 / 427 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 / 150 reviews
Istanbul Airport (IST) Below Average 6.3 / 99 reviews
Istanbul Airport Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) Poor 5.9 / 51 reviews

Izmir

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