Car rental at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Our fleet at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) numbers 134 cars, from €29 to €1,300 per day, with weekly rates from €174 and monthly from €609. We deliver the car to you at the airport, and every booking is agreed with a manager before hand-over.

What car rental at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) covers

Rent-Trip is a self-drive service: you take the wheel yourself, without a chauffeur, and we deliver the car to you. Every booking is agreed with a manager before it is confirmed, so the hand-over point and the timing are agreed when booking.

Self-drive at CDG Airport explained

With Rent-Trip you are behind the wheel for the entire period, and the vehicle is handed over at a point agreed when you book. Here you pay for the car and drive it yourself, on your own schedule, with the keys in your hand for the length of the booking. Our fleet on this page runs to 134 cars across 13 classes, from €29 to €1,300 per day. Because the delivery point is agreed rather than fixed in advance, tell the manager your flight and your first destination when booking — that is what determines where and when the car reaches you.

What the rental agreement sets out

The deposit, the insurance excess, any delivery fees and any discounts are set out in the rental agreement for your specific booking.

• Rental agreement: the document that fixes the deposit, the excess, delivery terms and the final rate for your booking.
• Booking agreed with a manager: no reservation is final until a manager has confirmed the class, the dates and the hand-over point with you.
• Excess: the amount you remain responsible for if the car is damaged or stolen, defined by the level of protection you pick.
• Fuel policy: the fuel terms for your booking are set out in the rental agreement.

Classes and prices for car rental at CDG Airport

The table below shows how many cars stand in each class and what the cheapest one in it costs per day.

Fleet classes and daily rates at CDG Airport

Weekly and monthly rates at CDG Airport

Weekly rates start at €174 and monthly at €609, because a week is charged as the daily rate multiplied by six and a month as the daily rate multiplied by twenty-one. A Citroen Ami at €29 a day becomes €174 for a week and €609 for a month; a Dacia Duster at €79 a day becomes €474 for a week and €1,659 for a month. The longer you keep the car, the more the multiplier matters, so compare classes on the weekly figure rather than the daily one.

What the class names mean in practice

Economy is the entry tier and holds 15 cars from €29 — Citroen Ami, Renault Twingo, Fiat Panda Hybrid, Kia Picanto, Toyota Aygo X, Dacia Sandero, Citroen C3, Ford Fiesta, Fiat 500 Hybrid, Opel Corsa, Seat Ibiza, Volkswagen Polo, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio and Renault Clio E-Tech Hybrid. Electric covers 18 cars from €55, among them the Renault Zoe, Fiat 500e, Renault 5 E-Tech and Opel Mokka Electric. SUV & 4x4 is our largest class at 19 cars from €79, and Crossover adds 13 from €75. Comfort, Premium, Luxury, Sports, Convertibles, Minivans, Passenger vans, Sedan and Commercial fill out the rest, with Commercial from €47 for the Volkswagen Caddy Cargo and Ford Transit Connect.

Choosing your car rental at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Seats, fuel and transmission narrow the choice faster than anything else. Our 134 cars span 2 to 9 seats, four fuel types and both gearboxes, so the right car for CDG Airport usually comes down to how many people and bags you are moving.

Matching seats and fuel to your trip

Seats run 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, with Diesel, Electric, Gasoline and Hybrid under the bonnet. A couple travelling light fits a 4-seat Renault Twingo at €35 or a Fiat 500 Hybrid at €49; a family of five takes any 5-seat Economy hatchback, from the Kia Picanto at €39.

Automatic or manual car rental at CDG Airport

Both transmissions are available — Automatic and Manual. Manual dominates the cheap end: the Renault Twingo, Fiat Panda Hybrid, Kia Picanto, Dacia Sandero and Citroen C3 are all stick-shift. If you have never driven a manual, reserve an automatic when you book rather than hoping one is free on the day.

Entry-level models under €50 a day

• Citroen Ami: €29 a day, 2 seats, Electric and Automatic — a 5.5 kWh microcar.
• Renault Twingo: €35 a day, 4 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.0 L and 65 hp.
• Kia Picanto: €39 a day, 5 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.0 L and 63 hp.
• Toyota Aygo X: €39 a day, 5 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.0 L and 72 hp — the most powerful of the three €39 options.
• Dacia Sandero: €42 a day, 5 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.0 L and 90 hp.
• Citroen C3: €45 a day, 5 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.2 L and 83 hp.

How booking and delivery work for car rental at CDG Airport

Rent-Trip works on a delivery model: you choose the car, we bring it to you, and every detail of the hand-over is settled with a manager before the keys change hands.

Agreeing your booking with a manager

Every reservation at Rent-Trip is agreed with a manager, not confirmed by an instant checkout. You tell us the dates, the class and where you want the car, and the manager confirms what is actually available in that window. The rental agreement then sets out the deposit, the excess, any delivery fee and any discount that applies to your particular booking.

Delivery and hand-over

• Delivery to you: we bring the car to the point you agree when booking, so the pick-up address is confirmed with your manager rather than fixed in advance.
• Self-drive basis: you drive the car yourself — the car comes without a chauffeur, and the rental agreement names you as the driver.
• Fuel policy: plein-plein — you collect the car with a full tank and return it full.
• Return: the drop-off point and time are the ones agreed with your manager.

Documents and the age condition

For car rental at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), the licence you present must have been issued more than 1 year ago, and digital licences are not accepted by rental companies. Drivers holding an EU or EEA licence can use it in France for as long as it remains valid, with no exchange required. If your licence was issued outside the EU or EEA and you are visiting as a tourist, your national licence is accepted; where the script is not Latin, an official translation or an International Driving Permit is needed alongside it — the IDP is a translation only and never replaces the original, and it must be no older than 3 years. Minimum age, the young-driver surcharge, and the card and passport requirements are not set by any single national rule.

Documents for car rental at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Paperwork for car hire at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) turns on three things: the driving licence you hold, how long you have held it, and whether your licence is written in Latin characters. French rules separate drivers into two groups.

Licence rules for EU and non-EU drivers

An EU/EEA driving licence is valid in France for as long as it stays valid, with no exchange needed and no time limit on your stay. Drivers from outside the EU/EEA visiting as tourists may drive on their national licence; if that licence is not written in Latin characters, an official translation or an International Driving Permit must be carried alongside it. The IDP is a translation only — it never replaces your national licence, and you present both together. Anyone from outside the EU/EEA who takes up residence may drive for one year from the entry date stamped in their visa, after which the licence must be exchanged.

Minimum licence age and digital licences

Rent-Trip requires a licence issued more than one year ago, and we do not accept digital licences from a phone app. An International Driving Permit must be no older than three years at the time of rental. Minimum driver age, the young-driver surcharge, and which card and passport you present are not set by French law: each company sets its own condition.

What the rental agreement fixes

• Insurance excess: the franchise you carry after damage or theft is set out in the rental agreement.
• Delivery fee: where the car is handed over to you is agreed when booking, and any fee follows the same agreement.
• Discounts: long-stay terms are set out in the rental agreement for your specific dates.
• Fuel policy: the tank level on collection and return is set out in the rental agreement.

Insurance cover included as standard

French rentals include responsabilité civile by law — third-party cover for injury and property damage within the country's legal limits, though it does not cover the driver's own injuries. Collision damage protection and theft protection are also part of the standard French package, each capped by the excess you carry. Tyres damaged through abnormal use, glass outside a collision, sunroof and panoramic roof, underbody, wrong-fuel damage, lost or stolen keys, and negligent or deliberate damage all sit outside the base protection.

Driving rules that affect your CDG Airport car rental

France runs on right-hand traffic.

Speed limits you will actually meet

• Built-up areas: 50 km/h under Code de la route, art. R413-3, though some stretches are raised to 70 km/h.
• Ordinary roads outside towns: 80 km/h, or 90 km/h on two-lane sections where the département has decided so (art. R413-2).
• Dual carriageways: 110 km/h; motorways: 130 km/h, both under art. R413-2.
• Rain: motorway 110 km/h, dual carriageway 100 km/h, other roads 80 km/h.
• Visibility under 50 m: 50 km/h everywhere, art. R413-4.
• Permis probatoire (under 3 years): motorway 110, dual carriageway 100, other roads 80 km/h, art. R413-5.

The boulevard périphérique around the capital dropped to 50 km/h from 1 October 2024 by decision of the city hall, even though the Code de la route still permits up to 70 km/h there. The change was phased in — the inner ring from porte des Lilas to porte d'Orléans on 1 October, the whole périphérique by 10 October.

The ZFE and the Crit'Air sticker

The ZFE de la Métropole du Grand Paris (Zone à Faibles Émissions) covers everything inside the A86 motorway, which itself is excluded, plus the boulevard périphérique and the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. Entry requires a Crit'Air sticker on the windscreen. Crit'Air 5, 4, 3 and «Non classé» vehicles are banned, and Crit'Air 3 has been restricted since 1 January 2025. Without the sticker, entry into the ZFE is formally prohibited.

Alcohol, children and winter tyres

The general alcohol limit is 0.5 g/l of blood (0.25 mg/l of breath). For drivers with under 3 years of licence it is 0.2 g/l of blood (0.10 mg/l of breath), in force since 1 July 2015, and exceeding it costs €135, six points and possibly your licence. A child seat is compulsory for children under 10 OR shorter than 135 cm — both conditions must be met before one becomes unnecessary, under Code de la route, R412-1 onwards; the fine reaches €750. Winter tyres are mandatory from 1 November to 31 March in roughly 34 mountain départements, but Île-de-France is not among them, so the rule only matters if your trip heads for the Alps.

Longer trips and car rental at CDG Airport

Matching the car to a longer route

For a family group, the Crossover class starts at €75 with the Jeep Avenger and the Opel Crossland at €76, while the SUV & 4x4 class starts at €79 — the Dacia Duster at €79 per day has all-wheel drive and 130 hp. Diesel models like the Renault Master at €75 per day and the Ford Transit at €79 per day suit a move rather than a holiday.

Fuel, mileage and the return

Fuel policy on a longer booking follows the plein-plein rule: the car leaves with a full tank and comes back full.

Final thoughts on car rental at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Picking up a car at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) with a delivered vehicle comes down to three decisions: the class, the booking date, and the trip you have planned. Everything else — the agreement, the deposit, the excess — is agreed when you book and set out in the rental agreement for that specific hire. There is no fixed price list for those items, which is why the manager conversation matters more than a rate table.

• Class first: Economy from €29 covers solo trips and couples; SUV & 4x4 from €79 and Minivans from €119 cover families and groups of 7+.
• Range honestly: Citroen Ami at €29 has 2 seats and Electric power.
• Longer stays: weekly from €174 and monthly from €609, calculated as daily x 6 and daily x 21.
• Documents in order: licences issued more than 1 year ago, and an IDP no older than 3 years where one is needed.
• City rules: the ZFE de la Métropole du Grand Paris requires a Crit'Air sticker, and the boulevard périphérique runs at 50 km/h.