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. Driving yourself is the whole model — that differs from a transfer or a chauffeur arrangement, where someone else sits behind the wheel and the price covers their time. 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. They are not a single figure printed in a general price list, because they depend on the class you choose, the length of the booking and the level of protection you take. The same applies to the young-driver surcharge and to the additional-driver option — in France there is no single state rule on either, so each company sets its own, and yours is confirmed when you book.

• 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.

In our practice, the questions that come up most often at this stage are about the excess and about fuel, not about the daily rate — settle both with the manager before the car is delivered, and nothing on the invoice will be a surprise.

Classes and prices for car rental at CDG Airport

Rent-Trip keeps 134 cars at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport across 13 classes, priced from €29 to €1,300 per day. 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. That is the whole of the long-booking arithmetic — there is no separate discount grid to hunt for. 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. In our experience, travellers who book ten days or more get a better deal by asking the manager for the monthly rate on a cheaper class than by stretching the budget on a single day of a premium model.

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. Two classes are deliberately thin: Minivans and Passenger vans hold 5 cars each, and Sedan holds 3 — book those early if your group needs 7, 8 or 9 seats.

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 to the Volkswagen Polo at €52. Groups of seven and above need a Minivan or a Passenger van — we hold 5 cars in each of those two classes, from €119 and €155 a day, and they go first in the summer. Diesel suits the long autoroute runs toward Reims or the Normandy coast, while Electric makes sense only if your hotel or a car park near it has a charger. Book the 7-seat and 9-seat cars early: with five units per class, a late request for a CDG Airport car rental in July often comes back with nothing to offer.

Automatic or manual car rental at CDG Airport

Both transmissions are available — Automatic and Manual — and automatics sit in the pricier tiers. Manual dominates the cheap end: the Renault Twingo, Fiat Panda Hybrid, Kia Picanto, Dacia Sandero and Citroen C3 are all stick-shift, which is why they stay under €50. Automatics start with the Renault Clio E-Tech Hybrid at €75, the Citroen C4 at €82 and the Opel Mokka at €82, and every Electric model we list — Renault Zoe, Fiat 500e, Renault 5 E-Tech, Opel Mokka Electric — is automatic by design. Manual gearboxes are the norm on the French market, so automatics are a smaller, dearer slice of any fleet. 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 for solo city hops, with no room for luggage.
• Renault Twingo: €35 a day, 4 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.0 L and 65 hp — the cheapest car here that takes a passenger and a bag.
• Fiat Panda Hybrid: €39 a day, 5 seats, Hybrid, Manual, 1.0 L and 70 hp — the cheapest five-seater in the fleet.
• Kia Picanto: €39 a day, 5 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.0 L and 63 hp — same price as the Panda, smaller engine.
• 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 — a bigger boot for the money.
• Citroen C3: €45 a day, 5 seats, Gasoline, Manual, 1.2 L and 83 hp — the roomiest car still under €50.

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 — with 134 cars on this page, the answer is usually yes, but the confirmation comes from a person who can see the schedule. The rental agreement then sets out the deposit, the excess, any delivery fee and any discount that applies to your particular booking; none of these sit in a public price list, because they depend on the car, the duration and the level of protection you choose. In our experience, the bookings that go smoothest are the ones where the traveller states the return time as precisely as the pick-up time — a car handed back at 06:00 for a morning flight is a different arrangement from one returned at 22:00.

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.
• Hand-over inspection: the condition of the car is recorded at hand-over as an état des lieux, so any existing mark is documented before you drive away.
• Fuel policy: plein-plein — you collect the car with a full tank and return it full; the exact variant is stated in your agreement.
• Return: the drop-off point and time are the ones agreed with your manager, whether that is the same place or another one we cover.

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: they are agreed when booking, and we confirm them with you before the agreement is drawn up.

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 — those with EU/EEA licences and those without — and the second group carries extra requirements that catch travellers out at the counter.

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. We check the licence category against the car you booked, so tell your manager which one you hold before the booking is confirmed.

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, so these are agreed with your manager when booking rather than published as a single national rule. If your licence was issued within the past year, say so at the enquiry stage — a car can still be arranged, but the class and the terms differ from a driver with a longer record.

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.
• Mileage: the included kilometres and any limit are 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. Before you leave the airport, confirm with your manager which of these your chosen protection level actually covers.

Driving rules that affect your CDG Airport car rental

France runs on right-hand traffic, and every car we hand over is left-hand drive — the layout most overseas visitors already know. Speed limits, the Crit'Air sticker and the low-emission zone are the three things that catch out first-time drivers around Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. None of them are complicated once you know the numbers.

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. In our experience, drivers who treat the périphérique as a motorway are the ones who collect camera fines.

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 one-way car rental at CDG Airport

A one-way booking is agreed with a manager before the trip, and the return point is fixed in the agreement rather than chosen on the day. We handle a one-way hire at CDG Airport the same way as any other booking: you tell us where the trip ends, we confirm what is possible, and the conditions are set out in the rental agreement.

What a one-way booking changes

• Return point: named when you book, not decided mid-trip — the agreement records where the car comes back.
• Duration: one-way trips usually run longer than a weekend, so weekly pricing from €174 and monthly from €609 apply more often than daily rates.
• Class: a car you keep for a week should match the whole route, not just the first drive out of the airport.
• Fuel: a long route rewards a frugal engine, and the 1.0 L hatchbacks in the Economy class start at €29 per day.

Matching the car to a longer route

A longer booking rewards a bigger, more comfortable class than a two-day city trip. A Comfort hatchback such as the Ford Focus at €79 per day or the Kia Ceed at €79 per day carries five people and luggage without straining on a motorway run. 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, which matters if the route leaves the motorway. 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, and the exact arrangement is confirmed when the booking is agreed. Fuel in the Paris department runs at €2.44 per litre for Gazole and €2.183 per litre for SP95-E10, so a 600 km week in a 1.0 L hatchback costs noticeably less than the same distance in a 2.0 L van. Mileage terms, the état des lieux at hand-over and any charge for a return in another city are all written into the agreement for your specific booking. Ask about the mileage limit before you commit to a long route — an included-kilometre cap changes the maths on a 1,000 km trip far more than the daily rate does.

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+.
• Transmission early: automatics sit in the pricier tiers, and manual remains the common spec in France, so book the automatic before it is gone.
• Range honestly: Citroen Ami at €29 has 2 seats and Electric power — fine for two people and hand luggage, wrong for a family with suitcases.
• Longer stays: weekly from €174 and monthly from €609, calculated as daily x 6 and daily x 21 — the multipliers are the whole of the discount structure.
• 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.

Two things travellers ask us about most often, and both have the same answer: the delivery point and the hand-over details are agreed when booking, not fixed in advance. If your flight lands late or your plans shift, say so in that conversation — it is easier to arrange than to fix afterwards.

For a party of five with luggage, a Crossover from €75 is usually the practical middle: more boot space than a hatchback, lower daily rate than an SUV. Match the car to the trip, not to the price list.