Goldcar Goldcar

Customer ratings worldwide

7.6 / 10
  • Value for money 7.3
  • Ease of finding 7.9
  • Agent helpfulness 7.3
  • Pick-up speed 7.1
  • Drop-off speed 8.1
  • Car cleanliness 7.8
  • Car condition 7.6

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 / 485 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 / 5,226 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ibiza

Average 7.3 / 1,210 reviews
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) Average 7.3 / 1,210 reviews

Mallorca

Poor 5.4 / 3,867 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Poor 5.4 / 3,864 reviews

Menorca

Average 7.1 / 149 reviews
Menorca Airport (MAH) Average 7.1 / 149 reviews
Canary Islands
Good 7.8 / 9,213 reviews
Most popular locations:

Fuerteventura

Average 7.3 / 1,591 reviews
Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) Average 7.3 / 1,591 reviews

Gran Canaria

Very Good 8.2 / 2,629 reviews
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Very Good 8.2 / 2,629 reviews

Lanzarote

Good 7.6 / 1,556 reviews
Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Good 7.6 / 1,556 reviews

Tenerife

Good 7.9 / 3,437 reviews
Tenerife Airport North (TFN) Very Good 8.1 / 963 reviews
Tenerife Airport South (TFS) Good 7.8 / 2,474 reviews
Crete
Average 7.2 / 172 reviews
Most popular locations:

Chania

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

Heraklion

Average 7.2 / 82 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Average 7.2 / 82 reviews
Croatia
Very Good 8.2 / 432 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 8.3 / 87 reviews
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) Very Good 8.3 / 87 reviews
Cyprus
Excellent 8.5 / 158 reviews
Most popular locations:

Larnaca

Excellent 8.5 / 102 reviews
Larnaca Airport (LCA) Excellent 8.5 / 102 reviews

Paphos

Very Good 8.4 / 56 reviews
Paphos Airport (PFO) Very Good 8.4 / 56 reviews
France
Good 7.6 / 2,773 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bordeaux

Very Good 8.1 / 342 reviews
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Very Good 8.1 / 342 reviews

Lyon

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

Marseille

Average 7.4 / 697 reviews
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Average 7.4 / 697 reviews

Nice

Good 7.5 / 1,186 reviews
Nice Airport (NCE) Good 7.5 / 1,186 reviews

Toulouse

Very Good 8.1 / 421 reviews
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) Very Good 8.1 / 421 reviews
Greece
Very Good 8.4 / 1,111 reviews
Most popular locations:

Athens

Very Good 8.4 / 427 reviews
Athens Airport (ATH) Very Good 8.4 / 426 reviews

Rhodes

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

Thessaloniki

Excellent 8.8 / 207 reviews
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Excellent 8.8 / 207 reviews
Italy
Very Good 8.3 / 3,817 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bari

Good 7.8 / 674 reviews
Bari Airport (BRI) Good 7.8 / 674 reviews

Bergamo

Very Good 8.1 / 441 reviews
Bergamo Airport (BGY) Very Good 8.1 / 441 reviews

Bologna

Very Good 8.1 / 335 reviews
Bologna Airport (BLQ) Very Good 8.1 / 335 reviews

Florence

Average 7.0 / 32 reviews
Florence Airport (FLR) Average 7.0 / 32 reviews

Milan

Excellent 8.5 / 784 reviews
Milan Airport Malpensa (MXP) Excellent 8.5 / 784 reviews

Pisa

Very Good 8.3 / 445 reviews
Pisa Airport (PSA) Very Good 8.3 / 445 reviews

Rome

Excellent 8.9 / 1,007 reviews
Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Acceptable 6.9 / 20 reviews
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Excellent 8.9 / 987 reviews

Venice

Acceptable 6.6 / 37 reviews
Venice Airport (VCE) Acceptable 6.6 / 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 7.8 / 6,242 reviews
Most popular locations:

Faro

Very Good 8.2 / 1,919 reviews
Faro Airport (FAO) Very Good 8.2 / 1,919 reviews

Lisbon

Average 7.3 / 2,150 reviews
Lisbon Airport (LIS) Average 7.3 / 2,150 reviews

Madeira

Average 7.0 / 761 reviews
Madeira Airport (Funchal) (FNC) Average 7.0 / 761 reviews

Porto

Excellent 8.5 / 1,412 reviews
Porto Airport (OPO) Excellent 8.5 / 1,412 reviews
Sardinia
Very Good 8.3 / 1,334 reviews
Most popular locations:

Cagliari

Good 7.7 / 607 reviews
Sardinia Cagliari Airport (CAG) Good 7.7 / 607 reviews

Olbia

Excellent 8.8 / 727 reviews
Olbia Airport (OLB) Excellent 8.8 / 727 reviews
Sicily
Excellent 8.5 / 1,910 reviews
Most popular locations:

Catania

Excellent 8.5 / 991 reviews
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Excellent 8.5 / 991 reviews

Palermo

Excellent 8.6 / 919 reviews
Palermo Airport (PMO) Excellent 8.6 / 919 reviews
Spain
Average 7.4 / 6,831 reviews
Most popular locations:

Alicante

Good 7.7 / 1,592 reviews
Alicante Airport (ALC) Good 7.7 / 1,589 reviews

Almeria

Very Good 8.0 / 114 reviews
Almeria Airport (LEI) Very Good 8.0 / 114 reviews

Asturias

Very Good 8.2 / 48 reviews
Asturias Airport (OVD) Very Good 8.2 / 48 reviews

Barcelona

Average 7.1 / 963 reviews
Barcelona Airport (BCN) Average 7.1 / 943 reviews

Bilbao

Good 7.8 / 94 reviews
Bilbao Airport (BIO) Good 7.8 / 94 reviews

Gibraltar

Good 7.8 / 23 reviews
Gibraltar La Linea Airport (GIB) Good 7.8 / 23 reviews

Girona

Good 7.9 / 303 reviews
Girona Airport (GRO) Good 7.9 / 303 reviews

Granada

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

Jerez

Good 7.8 / 73 reviews
Jerez La Parra Airport (XRY) Good 7.8 / 73 reviews

Madrid

Acceptable 6.8 / 468 reviews
Madrid Airport (MAD) Acceptable 6.8 / 465 reviews

Malaga

Average 7.0 / 1,725 reviews
Malaga Airport (AGP) Average 7.0 / 1,717 reviews

Murcia

Very Good 8.1 / 212 reviews
Region de Murcia International Airport (RMU) Very Good 8.1 / 210 reviews

Reus

Excellent 8.6 / 102 reviews
Reus Airport (REU) Excellent 8.6 / 102 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

Good 7.8 / 502 reviews
Seville Airport (SVQ) Good 7.9 / 490 reviews

Valencia

Good 7.5 / 496 reviews
Valencia Airport (VLC) Good 7.5 / 485 reviews
Turkey
Below Average 6.4 / 431 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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