Automatic transmission vehicles

If you need automatic car rental in Barcelona, our fleet on this page runs to 76 cars with automatic transmission, from €26 per day. We deliver the car to you anywhere in the city, and the hand-over is agreed with a manager when you book. Weekly bookings start at €156, monthly at €546.

Why automatic car rental in Barcelona is worth booking

Automatic transmission is not the default here — it is a separate class with its own price ladder, and that shapes everything from the model you pick to the route you plan. We keep 76 automatics in the city, from €26 to €1,490 a day, so the choice starts with understanding why the gearbox matters at all.

Why automatics are rarer and pricier in Spain

Manual gearboxes dominate the Spanish market, so an automatic is a separate, more expensive class rather than a free upgrade. In Spain the term is caja de cambios automática, and in Catalan caixa de canvis automàtica.

Is an automatic easier for a first-time driver here

We hand over automatics that let you focus on signs and lanes instead of the clutch.

What the gearbox does not change

• Deposit and excess: the franquicia and the preautorización on the card are printed in the rental agreement regardless of which gearbox you drive.
• Territory: where you may take the car is agreed when booking, not assumed from the transmission.

Automatic car rental in Barcelona by class and price

Our 76 automatics on this page sit across 13 classes, from €26 to €1,490 per day. The table below lists every class with a model example, seat count and the day rate it starts from — weekly works out at daily × 6 and monthly at daily × 21.

Classes, cars and daily rates at a glance

Which automatic class fits your group size

• Five seats is the widest choice: 5-seat automatics run from the Lancia Ypsilon at €26 through the Peugeot 308 at €45 to the BMW X3 at €72.
• Seven seats appear in the Volkswagen Touran at €66, the Peugeot 5008 at €70 and the Hyundai Santa Fe at €64.
• Nine seats is the largest layout we hold.
• Check the seat count when booking rather than the class name — an SUV may be listed as a 5-seater or a 7-seater.

Where the money changes

The cheapest way into an automatic is a hybrid hatchback: the Lancia Ypsilon at €26 or the Toyota Yaris at €29, both 5-seat front-wheel-drive cars. Electric starts one step up — the Citroen e-C3 and Fiat 500e at €34, the Peugeot e-208 and Renault 5 E-Tech at €38.

Two things worth knowing before you choose. First, the multiplier is fixed — weekly is daily × 6 and monthly is daily × 21, so a €26 Economy booked for a month lands at €546. Second, the terms of your booking are agreed when booking, so ask the manager to confirm them for the class you pick.

Choosing your automatic car rental in Barcelona by trip

Where you drive decides which automatic you should book.

City driving and short hops

Book the smallest automatic you are comfortable in for a city-only trip, and check the parking tariff sign before you leave the car.

Coast, wine country and mountain routes

For Sitges, the Penedès or the Pyrenees we suggest an SUV or Crossover automatic. Budget the toll into the day rather than discovering it at the barrier, and confirm the mountain route when booking so the car matches the road.

• Short city break: Economy or Comfort automatics from €26 to €45 for the centre, L'Eixample and Poblenou.
• Wine country: a Comfort hybrid from €45 to €49 covers the Penedès loop comfortably.
• Mountain route: an SUV automatic from €50 to €64 with AWD for the Pyrenees and La Cerdanya.
• Group or family: a 7-seat automatic from €58 to €72 if the whole party travels together.

How automatic car rental in Barcelona works with Rent-Trip

We deliver the car to you, and every booking is agreed with a manager. That is the whole shape of it: you pick a class, we confirm the terms, the vehicle comes to the place you name when the booking is agreed.

Delivery and booking agreed with a manager

We deliver the car to you, and every booking is agreed with a manager. The hand-over point and the time are the ones you and the manager settle when the reservation is confirmed. Choosing an automatic with us starts from the booking conversation, not from a queue: you tell us the dates, the seats you need and whether you want an electric or a hybrid, and the manager matches that against the 76 automatics on this page.

Deposit, excess and fees

• Deposit (preautorización): the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
• Seats and fuel: the automatics on this page run from 2 to 9 seats, on petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric.

What the agreement covers, and what the manager settles with you

What we can say plainly: the third-party cover that comes with the vehicle is part of every booking, and it applies even if the person driving is not the one named in the agreement. The minimum age, the young-driver surcharge, the cards accepted and the territory you may drive in are all conditions agreed when booking — ask the manager directly.

Driving an automatic car rental in Barcelona legally

An automatic changes nothing about the rules you drive under: the limits, the alcohol thresholds and the low-emission zone apply to the car and the driver, not to the gearbox. What does change is how much attention you have left for signs, lane markings and the ZBE Rondes BCN boundary.

Alcohol, phones and child seats

Driving with a phone in your hand is 200 EUR and 6 points, and any trace of drugs is grounds for a sanction on its own, at 500–1000 EUR and 4–6 points. Seat belts, helmets and child restraints are 200 EUR and 4 points, and the driver carries the responsibility for a child without a seat. Child restraint systems are compulsory for children up to 135 cm tall; from 135 cm the standard belt is allowed. Fines are graded leve up to 100 EUR without points, grave at 200 EUR, and muy grave at 500 EUR with points always attached — and paying within 20 calendar days cuts the amount by 50%.

The low-emission zone and how to enter it

• ZBE Rondes BCN: the Zona de Bajas Emisiones Rondas de Barcelona covers more than 95 km² — the whole municipality of Barcelona except the Zona Franca industrial area and the Vallvidrera – el Tibidabo i les Planes neighbourhood, plus L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Sant Adrià de Besòs and parts of Esplugues de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat.

Electric and hybrid cars for automatic car rental in Barcelona

Electric and hybrid automatics make up a large share of our automatic fleet: 9 electric cars from €34 a day and a long list of hybrids, all with a single-speed or automatic transmission.

Electric automatics: range, charging and the ECO sticker

Above it sit the Fiat 500e at €34 with 4 seats, the Peugeot e-208 and Renault 5 E-Tech at €38, the Citroen e-C3 Aircross at €40, the BYD Atto 2 at €45 with 177 hp, the Peugeot e-2008 at €45, the Tesla Model 3 at €72 with 283 hp on rear-wheel drive, and the Ford Mustang Mach-E at €85. Charging on the municipal Endolla network runs on pay-as-you-go, with no subscription needed — useful on a short booking.

Hybrid automatics: the middle ground

The Lancia Ypsilon at €26 a day is the entry point — 1.2 L, 100 hp, 5 seats. The Toyota Yaris costs €29 with a 1.5 L 116 hp unit, the Ebro S400 crossover €40 with 211 hp, the Peugeot 308 €45, the Toyota Corolla €47 at 140 hp, the Toyota C-HR €48, the Citroen C5 Aircross and Jeep Compass €50 each — the Compass available with front-wheel or 4x4 drive — the Peugeot 3008 €52, the Nissan X-Trail €60 with 7 seats and 163 hp, the Hyundai Santa Fe €64 with 215 hp and AWD, and the Renault Espace €72 with 200 hp.

Why the sticker decides your route

• 0 emisiones (blue): battery-electric cars, including the Citroen e-C3, Fiat 500e, Peugeot e-208 and Tesla Model 3 — the cleanest access to the ZBE Rondes BCN.
• Fuel cost: petrol 95 E5 averages €1.953 a litre across the 74 Barcelona stations in the survey.
• Longer bookings: weekly is daily × 6 and monthly is daily × 21, so a hybrid at €29 a day works out at €174 for a week.

Documents and cover for automatic car rental in Barcelona

Paperwork for an automatic car hire follows Spanish practice: the licence rules are national law, while the rest is set out in the rental agreement and agreed when booking. We hand over the keys to an automatic, and the document side stays the same whatever class you pick.

Licences that work for automatic car hire

An EU or EEA driving licence — including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway — is fully valid in Spain until its expiry date, with no extra document needed and no international driving permit required. A licence from outside the EU or EEA is valid if it is still in force, if you meet the Spanish age requirement for the equivalent category, and if six months have not passed since you took up ordinary residence in Spain. If your licence is not written in Spanish, it is valid either with an official sworn translation or when it was issued on the Annex 9 model of the Geneva Convention or the Annex 6 model of the Vienna Convention. The DGT advises getting an international permit before the trip; the Permiso Internacional de Conducción is a supplementary document, shown only alongside your passport and national licence, valid for one year.

Cover, excess and the deposit for automatic car hire

Every car legally on a Spanish road carries the Seguro Obligatorio de Responsabilidad Civil, included by law and in force even if the driver is not named in the agreement.

The deposit is a preautorización on a credit card, held against possible damage and extras, and the amount is confirmed before you sign. Spanish consumer rules also require the advertised price to include every mandatory charge, and they require any scratch or dent to be written into the agreement or the inspection sheet before you drive off, signed by both sides, with a copy for you — otherwise the damage is charged to you.

What to know before you book automatic car rental in Barcelona

Book the length that suits you

• Weekly rate: the week is charged as daily × 6, so a €26 Economy automatic comes to €156 for seven days.
• Monthly rate: the month is daily × 21 — €546 on the same car — which is the multiplier we apply to every class on the page.
• Class and seats: 13 classes run from €26 to €1,490 a day, and seat counts are 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9 — check the seat figure rather than the body style if you are travelling with a full car.

Sort the paperwork before the travel date

Driving in Spain is from 18 for category B. Licences issued in the EU and EEA are valid here until they expire, with no international permit needed. Licences from outside the EEA are valid for driving as a visitor, and DGT advises getting an international driving permit before you travel; a licence not written in Spanish is accepted either with an official certified translation or if it follows the Geneva or Vienna convention models. The international permit itself is only a supplement — it is shown together with your passport and your national licence, and it runs for one year.