Minivans car rental in Paris

Looking for minivans car rental in Paris? We have 5 seven-seat minivans — Ford Grand C-Max, Renault Grand Scenic, Volkswagen Touran, Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer and Ford S-Max — from €119 per day, with weekly rates from €714 and monthly from €2,499. The car is delivered to you anywhere in Paris, and the booking is agreed with a manager.

What minivans car rental in Paris costs and how longer bookings are priced

Rent-Trip minivans run from €119 to €149 per day, with five seven-seat models to choose from. Longer bookings follow two fixed rules: a week is the daily rate times six, a month is the daily rate times twenty-one.

How much does a minivan cost per day

Our five minivans start at €119 per day and top out at €149 per day, so the whole class is priced between those two figures. The Ford Grand C-Max opens the range at €119, the Renault Grand Scenic sits at €129, the Volkswagen Touran at €135, the Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer at €139, and the Ford S-Max closes it at €149. Every one of the five is a seven-seat MPV with front-wheel drive, which means the cheapest car in the list is not the smallest — it carries the same seven people as the dearest. What the €119 buys you instead is a manual gearbox and a 1.5 L diesel engine at 120 hp, against the S-Max's 2.5 L hybrid at 190 hp. The cheapest model is not the smallest, so the saving costs you the automatic gearbox, not space.

Weekly and monthly rates

A weekly minivan booking with us is the daily rate x 6, from €714; a monthly booking is the daily rate x 21, from €2,499. Because the multiplier is fixed, the model you pick sets the whole bill — moving from the €119 Grand C-Max to the €149 S-Max adds €180 to a week, not €30.

What the rental agreement sets out

• Deposit: the amount is set out in the rental agreement, not quoted as a flat figure on this page.
• Excess: the franchise is also set out in the rental agreement and depends on the protection level you choose.
• Delivery: any delivery fee is confirmed in the same agreement when the booking is agreed with a manager.
• Model choice: these three lines do not change with the price of the car — a €119 Grand C-Max and a €149 S-Max carry the same terms.

Read those three lines before you confirm the model, because they carry more weight than the price that separates the cheapest car from the dearest.

Minivans car rental in Paris with five seven-seat models

Every minivan we hire carries seven people, and all five run on front-wheel drive. The fleet spans the €119 Ford Grand C-Max to the €149 Ford S-Max, with three diesel automatics priced between them. Below are the models, their engines and their daily rates side by side.

Every minivan we hire seats seven

All five minivans in our fleet seat 7 people, and all five use an MPV body with front-wheel drive. The Ford Grand C-Max, Renault Grand Scenic, Volkswagen Touran, Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer and Ford S-Max each carry three rows, so any of them moves a family, a group or a load of luggage in one car instead of two. Engine sizes run from 1.5 L to 2.5 L, and power from 120 hp to 190 hp. Seven seats is the floor, not the ceiling — the real difference between the models is what sits behind the third row, so check boot space before you choose on price alone. In our experience, groups travelling with five or six full-size suitcases feel that gap on day one.

Minivan models, engines and daily prices side by side

Diesel or hybrid, manual or automatic

Four of the five minivans are diesel with automatic transmission; the Ford Grand C-Max is the only manual, and the Ford S-Max the only hybrid. That split shapes the price ladder more than size does. The Grand C-Max is the cheapest at €119 a day and still a full seven-seater, so what you give up for the saving is the automatic gearbox, not seats or space. The three diesel automatics — the Grand Scenic, Touran and Grand C4 SpaceTourer — sit at €129, €135 and €139. The S-Max tops the range at €149 and is the pick if you want hybrid running and the strongest engine of the five at 190 hp. In France a manual is the ordinary hire car and an automatic is a separate, dearer category, so the Grand C-Max is cheap for a reason worth knowing before you book. A weekly booking with us is the daily rate x 6, so the model you choose sets the whole bill.

Where you collect your minivans car rental in Paris

We deliver the minivan to you — the hand-over point is agreed with a manager when you book. That covers an address, a hotel or an arrival point; the exact spot and the time go into the booking confirmation.

How the hand-over is arranged

• Delivery to your address: the minivan comes to the place you name, so you do not cross the city to collect a seven-seater with luggage already in hand.
• Timing agreed at booking: both the drop-off slot and the return slot are fixed with a manager, which matters when your arrival time depends on a flight or a train.
• Booking agreed with a manager: the model, the dates and the hand-over details are confirmed in one conversation, so the seven-seater you reserved is the one that arrives.
• Return on the same terms: you agree where and when the car goes back before you drive off, and that is written into the booking.
• What the agreement covers: the deposit, the excess and any delivery fees are set out in the rental agreement rather than quoted as a flat figure here.

What we need from you before the car arrives

Because the car is brought to you, the details are settled when you book. The rental agreement carries the deposit, the excess and any delivery fees, and those three lines do not change with the price of the model — a €119 Ford Grand C-Max and a €149 Ford S-Max carry the same terms. Anything the hand-over depends on, from the licence to the child seats, is agreed with a manager when you book, so ask before the car is on its way.

For a family landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport or Paris-Orly Airport with four suitcases and two folded strollers, the difference between collecting a car yourself and having it brought to the terminal kerb is the difference between a calm first hour and a stressful one. In our experience the delivery slot is the detail worth confirming first — everything else in the booking can shift around it, but a car that arrives before you do is no use to anyone.

If you are staying outside the centre

La Défense, Porte de Versailles and Paris Nord Villepinte all work as hand-over points, and a hotel address in Montmartre or Le Marais is no harder to arrange than an airport pickup. Give the manager the full address and the time you will be there, and the seven-seater arrives with a full tank and a clean third row.

Driving rules to know for minivans car rental in Paris

None of them change with the size of the vehicle, so a seven-seater faces exactly what a city car faces.

The ZFE de la Métropole du Grand Paris and the Crit'Air sticker

The ZFE de la Métropole du Grand Paris (Zone à Faibles Émissions) covers the area inside the A86 motorway, with the A86 itself excluded, and takes in the boulevard périphérique, the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes. Access is controlled by the Crit'Air sticker on the windscreen, and the restricted classes are Crit'Air 5, Crit'Air 4, Crit'Air 3 and «Non classé». From 1 January 2025 the Crit'Air 3 restriction applies as well. Our minivans are diesel and hybrid, so the sticker class of the model you book decides whether you may drive into the zone at all — check it before you plan a route that crosses the périphérique. At Rent-Trip we hand over the car with the paperwork agreed when booking, and the sticker question belongs to that conversation.

Speed limits and the ring road

Carpool lane: the left lane between the Issy embankment and porte de Bercy, both directions, Monday to Friday 7:00–10:30 and 16:00–20:00, for cars with 2 or more passengers; the conditions of use are set out in the rental agreement.

Tolls, parking and the tunnel under the A86

Street parking in zone 1, the 1st to 11th arrondissements, is progressive rather than hourly: €6 for one hour, €12 for two, €24 for three, €39 for four, €57 for five and €75 for six, with six hours the maximum at one spot. A seven-seat minivan takes a full bay, so plan on the higher end of those bands rather than squeezing between two cars.

Paperwork and child seats for minivans car rental in Paris

Which driving licences we accept for minivans car rental in Paris

We accept a driving licence held for more than one year, and digital licences are not accepted at all. For drivers from the EU and EEA, a national licence is valid in France with no time limit and needs no exchange while it stays valid. Drivers from outside the EU and EEA visiting as tourists may drive on their national licence; if that licence is not in Latin characters, an official translation or an International Driving Permit is required alongside it. An IDP is only a translation and never replaces the licence itself — it is presented together with the national document. Anyone outside the EU and EEA who has moved to France may drive for 1 year from the entry date stated in the visa, after which the licence must be exchanged. The IDP must be no older than 3 years for the booking to go ahead. Everything else around the paperwork is agreed when booking — French law sets no single national rule there, and every company applies its own.

Child seats and the French rules that apply to a seven-seat minivan

A child seat is compulsory for children under 10 years old or shorter than 135 cm, and both conditions must be met before a seat stops being needed. The rule comes from the Code de la route, R412-1 and following. The fine for driving without a required child seat reaches €750, a contravention of the 4th class. Fitting three child seats across the second row of a seven-seat minivan is possible on all five of our models, and the third row then stays free for adults or luggage. Our minivans car rental in Paris covers seven people, so a family of five with two child seats still has room for grandparents or a folded stroller in the boot. Ask for the seats when you book, not at hand-over — the number of seats on the car is fixed and cannot be changed later.

Winter tyres and the one rule that does not apply here

Winter tyres are compulsory from 1 November to 31 March in roughly 34 mountain departments — the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Jura, the Vosges and Corsica — covering more than 4,000 communes under prefect decisions: either four winter tyres or chains and socks on two driven wheels. Paris and Île-de-France are not included, so the requirement does not apply to a vehicle collected here. The penalty is €135 and the vehicle is immobilised. It does apply the moment you drive into the Alps in winter, and the same trip is the reason to check the car's equipment before you leave.

Insurance and excess on minivans car rental in Paris

Every hire includes the cover French law requires, but the amount you would pay after damage is a fixed excess set out in the rental agreement — not a figure we quote on this page.

What is included as standard

• responsabilité civile: compulsory third-party cover, included in every booking automatically; it pays for injury and property damage you cause to others, up to the legal limits of the country.
• CDW / collision damage protection: part of the base package on the French market; it caps your liability at the excess and covers repair of the vehicle plus the days it is off the road.
• TW / theft protection: also in the base package here; it covers theft, attempted theft and vandalism in a car park, again up to the excess.
• What the driver is not covered for: injury to yourself — third-party cover protects other people, not the person holding the wheel.

The excess, and how to reduce it

The excess (franchise) is the fixed sum you pay yourself if the minivan is damaged or stolen. It is not a deposit you get back — it is your share of the loss, and it is set by the level of protection you choose. Our five seven-seat models from €119 to €149 per day are quoted with the same terms, so the excess does not change with the price of the car: a Ford Grand C-Max and a Ford S-Max carry identical conditions. Two paid options reduce it. Medium lowers the excess; Premium removes it or brings it close to zero. Exact amounts sit in the agreement for your specific booking.

What basic protection leaves out

• Tyres: damage from abnormal use rather than ordinary wear.
• Glass: windscreen and windows, unless the damage came from a collision.
• Sunroof and panoramic roof: not covered under the base package.
• Underside: damage to the floor pan and underbody.
• Wrong fuel: misfuelling and the engine damage that follows.
• Keys: lost or stolen keys.
• Negligence and intent: damage caused deliberately or through carelessness.

Some premium bank cards — Visa Premier and Gold Mastercard — often cover the CDW and TW excess if the booking was paid with that card and the cardholder is the main driver on the agreement. That is industry practice rather than a written bank rule, so confirm it with your bank before you rely on it. Whichever route you take, photograph the état des lieux at hand-over and again at return: with seven seats and a long body, the rear bumper and tailgate are where parking scrapes show up first.

Day trips out of town with minivans car rental in Paris

A seven-seat minivan is the only class in our fleet that lets six passengers travel together to Versailles, Giverny or the Loire Valley without splitting into two cars. Our five models all seat 7, all have front-wheel drive, and all are handed over with the booking agreed with a manager. What follows is how the minivan behaves on the routes out of the city, which model suits which trip, and what the local rules add to the drive.

Which minivan suits which day trip

• Ford Grand C-Max, €119 per day: the cheapest way to move seven people; the 1.5 L diesel manual is fine for the short run to Versailles or Disneyland Paris, where you never leave the autoroute for long.
• Renault Grand Scenic, €129 per day: the automatic gearbox earns its keep in the stop-start traffic leaving the périphérique; 1.7 L, 150 hp, diesel.
• Volkswagen Touran, €135 per day: the 2.0 L diesel automatic is the most relaxed of the three mid-priced cars on a long motorway leg towards Reims and Champagne.
• Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer, €139 per day: 1.5 L diesel automatic, 130 hp — the most economical automatic if your day trip is mostly distance rather than load.
• Ford S-Max, €149 per day: the only hybrid and the only 190 hp car in the fleet; the 2.5 L petrol-electric drivetrain suits the Normandy coast run to Deauville, where low-speed town driving follows a long motorway stretch.

Motorway tolls and the Crit'Air sticker on a day trip

Every route out of the capital towards Reims, the Loire Valley, Deauville or Mont-Saint-Michel is a tolled autoroute, so budget for péage on top of the daily rate. Inside the city, the ZFE de la Métropole du Grand Paris covers the area within the A86 motorway — the A86 itself is excluded — and bans Crit'Air 5, Crit'Air 4, Crit'Air 3 and unclassified vehicles, with the Crit'Air 3 ban in force since 1 January 2025. Before you set off, check the sticker on the windscreen: without it, entering the zone is formally prohibited.

Parking at the other end

Day-trip destinations outside the capital are far easier on parking than the city itself, where on-street zone 1 runs a progressive tariff — €6 for the first hour, €12 for two, €24 for three, up to €75 for six hours, with a maximum stay of six hours in one place. Fill up before you return: the fuel policy is agreed when you book, and the tank is handed over full.