Minivans car rental in France
Minivans car rental in France gives you a 7-seat vehicle from €119 per day, with five models to choose from: Ford Grand C-Max, Renault Grand Scenic, Volkswagen Touran, Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer and Ford S-Max. We deliver the car to you, and the booking is agreed with a manager.
Minivans car rental in France for models and seat counts
Here is how the class works and which of the five cars suits a given trip.
How many people can a minivan carry
Every minivan in our fleet seats 7 people, so a family of seven travels in one car.
Minivan or MPV — what the class actually means
MPV is the European term for the minivan body type, and all five cars on this page are MPVs.
The five minivans in our fleet
| Model | Fuel | Transmission | Engine | Power | Price per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Grand C-Max | Diesel | Manual | 1.5 L | 120 hp | €119 |
| Renault Grand Scenic | Diesel | Automatic | 1.7 L | 150 hp | €129 |
| Volkswagen Touran | Diesel | Automatic | 2.0 L | 150 hp | €135 |
| Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer | Diesel | Automatic | 1.5 L | 130 hp | €139 |
| Ford S-Max | Hybrid | Automatic | 2.5 L | 190 hp | €149 |
Transmission and fuel tips for Minivans car rental in France
Our five seven-seat minivans split cleanly by gearbox and fuel, and the choice matters more than the badge on the tailgate. Here is what each drivetrain means for a family trip on French roads.
Automatic or manual — what we have
Four of our five minivans have automatic transmission; only the Ford Grand C-Max at €119 per day is manual. The Renault Grand Scenic, Volkswagen Touran, Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer and Ford S-Max all shift themselves, which matters when you are threading a loaded seven-seater through the boulevard périphérique or hunting for a space in Le Marais. The Renault Grand Scenic at €129, the Volkswagen Touran at €135, the Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer at €139 and the Ford S-Max at €149 are the four automatics in our fleet.
Diesel or hybrid in a seven-seater
Four minivans run on diesel and the Ford S-Max is the only hybrid, at €149 per day. Diesel covers the Ford Grand C-Max, Renault Grand Scenic, Volkswagen Touran and Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer, from 1.5 L to 2.0 L and 120 hp to 150 hp; the S-Max pairs a 2.5 L 190 hp petrol-electric drivetrain with an automatic. Match the fuel to your route, not to the price list.
Do you need a special licence for a minivan
Drivers from outside the EU/EEA can use their national licence, with an official translation or an IDP for non-Latin scripts — the IDP is only a translation and must be shown together with the original. Minimum age and any young-driver surcharge are not a single national rule; each company sets its own, so confirm yours when booking.
What the five minivans cost per day
| Model | Transmission | Fuel | Engine | Power | Price per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Grand C-Max | Manual | Diesel | 1.5 L | 120 hp | €119 |
| Renault Grand Scenic | Automatic | Diesel | 1.7 L | 150 hp | €129 |
| Volkswagen Touran | Automatic | Diesel | 2.0 L | 150 hp | €135 |
| Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer | Automatic | Diesel | 1.5 L | 130 hp | €139 |
| Ford S-Max | Automatic | Hybrid | 2.5 L | 190 hp | €149 |
Weekly bookings run at six times the daily rate and monthly at twenty-one times, so the diesel-automatic Renault Grand Scenic at €129 a day works out at €774 for a week of family driving.
Prices and booking terms for minivans car rental in France
Rates for minivans car rental in France start at €119 per day and top out at €149, depending on the model you pick.
What a minivan costs per day, week and month
- Daily rate: €119 to €149 for one day, set by the model — the Ford Grand C-Max sits at the bottom, the Ford S-Max at the top.
- Weekly rate: from €714, calculated as the daily rate multiplied by six, so a seven-day booking is charged as six days.
- What the rate covers: the car itself for the agreed period. Everything else — the deposit, the excess, delivery and any discount — is set out in the rental agreement.
How the booking works
We do not run a self-service checkout. You tell us the dates, the model and where you want the minivan handed over, and a manager confirms the booking with you directly.
Do you need a deposit or a card?
A deposit is part of a French rental, and it is blocked rather than charged. The amount is set out in the rental agreement, and it is released when the keys come back.
One practical note: a card that covers the excess is a common alternative to buying the extra protection, but whether yours does is a question for your bank, not for us. Ask before you book, not at hand-over — that is the point where the choice is still open.
Delivery and pick-up for Minivans car rental in France
We deliver your minivan to the address you give us, and the hand-over is agreed with a manager when you book. That is the whole point of choosing Rent-Trip: you do not travel to a depot to collect a seven-seater, you tell us where you will be and the car comes to you.
How delivery works for minivans car rental in France
- Address and time: you tell us where and when you want the minivan, and a manager confirms both when the booking is agreed.
- Driver: the person named in the booking collects the car, with a licence held more than 1 year.
- Fuel policy: plein-plein — the minivan comes with a full tank and goes back full.
Where we can bring a seven-seater
If your trip starts outside Paris, say so when you book and the manager will confirm what is possible. What we never do is promise a specific terminal, desk or counter: every detail of the hand-over is agreed when booking.
Crit'Air and ZFE rules for Minivans car rental in France
The Crit'Air vignette on the windscreen is what determines where you may drive, and for a family trip the rules are worth knowing before you leave the airport.
The Crit'Air vignette and the ZFE
The perimeter runs inside the A86 motorway — the A86 itself is excluded — and takes in the boulevard périphérique, the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes. Crit'Air 5, Crit'Air 4, Crit'Air 3 and unclassified vehicles are banned from that area. A minivan without a valid vignette is formally not allowed into a ZFE at all, so the sticker matters more than the model badge.
Speed limits and the rules a seven-seater follows
Every minivan in our fleet is an ordinary passenger car on the road, so the standard Code de la route limits apply in full. Drivers holding a licence for less than three years (permis probatoire) follow lower limits on motorways and divided roads.
Who must be restrained, and where
- Under 10 years old: a child must travel in an approved restraint.
- Under 135 cm: the same rule holds regardless of age — both conditions must be met before a seat becomes unnecessary.
- Penalty: driving without the required child seat carries a fine of up to €750 (contravention 4th class).
Child seats and family rules for minivans car rental in France
The child seat rule in France
A child under 10 years old must ride in an approved child restraint, and the same applies to any child shorter than 135 cm — both conditions have to be met before a seat becomes unnecessary. This is Code de la route, R412-1 and following. The penalty for travelling without a proper seat runs up to €750, a contravention of the fourth class.
Documents, licence and insurance for minivans car rental in France
Which licence do you need
Drivers from the EU/EEA can use their licence here with no time limit — it stays valid as long as it is valid at home, and no exchange for a French one is needed. Holders of a licence from outside the EU/EEA travelling as tourists may drive on their national licence; if it is not in Latin script, they need an official translation or an International Driving Permit alongside it. The IDP does not replace the licence — it is only a translation and is shown together with the original. Anyone from outside the EU/EEA who has moved here may drive for 1 year from the entry date stamped in their visa, after which the licence has to be exchanged. For the booking itself, our minimum is a licence held for more than 1 year, and digital licences are not accepted.
Insurance in the base package
- Responsabilité civile: compulsory civil liability cover, included automatically in any booking; it pays for injury and property damage caused to third parties within the country's legal limits, but does not cover the driver's own injuries.
- CDW / collision damage protection: included in the base package on the French market and limits your liability to the excess (franchise) for repairs and vehicle downtime.
- TW / theft protection: also included in the base package; theft, attempted theft and vandalism in a car park are covered, again up to the excess.
- Franchise (excess): a fixed sum you pay yourself after damage or theft — it is not reducible by driving carefully, and the exact amount is set out in the rental agreement.
- Not covered in the base package: tyres damaged by abnormal use, glass (unless from a collision), sunroof and panoramic roof, the underbody, misfuelling and the engine damage it causes, lost or stolen keys, and damage from negligence or intent.
- Bank card instead of buying down the excess: Visa Premier and Gold Mastercard often cover the CDW/TW excess if the booking was paid with that card and the holder is the main driver under the agreement.
What we need from you at booking
Your licence details and the driver's age are agreed with a manager when you book — minimum age and any young-driver surcharge are not a single national rule here, they are set by each company, so confirm yours with us.