Weekly car rental

Planning a week in Barcelona and wondering how to get around without depending on timetables? Rent-Trip offers weekly car rental in Barcelona with 24 cars on this page, from €19 per day — a week starts at €114. We bring the car to you: the delivery point, the time and the terms are agreed with a manager when you book.

How Weekly Car Rental in Barcelona Works with Rent-Trip

Weekly car rental in Barcelona with Rent-Trip is a self-drive arrangement: you take the car for a full week, drive it yourself, and the whole booking is agreed with a manager before you travel. This section explains what that means in practice, what we hand over, and how the hand-over point is fixed.

What Self-Drive Weekly Hire Means at Rent-Trip

Rent-Trip hands over the car to you and you drive it yourself for the whole week — without a chauffeur, no per-hour billing, no driver assigned to your trip. You book a class, not a driver: Economy hatchbacks make up 23 of the 24 cars on this page, and the remaining one is an Electric. That single multiplier is what makes a week behind the wheel cheaper per day than three or four short hires. In our practice, travellers who book four or five separate days and then extend usually pay more than if they had taken the week outright from the start.

The Car Comes to You and the Booking Is Agreed with a Manager

• Delivery to the client: we bring the car to the client, and the hand-over point is agreed when you book.
• Booking agreed with a manager: every reservation is confirmed by a manager, not by an automated checkout, so the details of your week are settled in conversation.
• Hand-over details fixed at booking: the exact place and time of the hand-over are agreed when you book, not chosen in advance by you.
• One manager, one booking: the same person confirms the class, the dates and the hand-over, so nothing has to be re-explained at the car.
• Changes before travel: if your arrival time moves, the hand-over is re-agreed with the manager rather than left to a queue.

The practical consequence is simple: do not pick an address for the hand-over yourself and assume it will be honoured. Tell the manager where you are staying and when you land, and the hand-over is fixed around that. For a week-long stay this matters more than for a two-day hire — a badly placed hand-over costs you the first evening of the rental, and the week has already started.

Weekly Car Rental Rates in Barcelona and What a Week Costs

Two classes are bookable by the week here, and the price you see is the price the manager confirms: Economy from €19 a day and one Electric at €34. Nothing on this page is quoted below €19, because that is where our range starts.

How the Weekly Rate Is Calculated

A week with Rent-Trip is the daily rate × 6, so the cheapest weekly rate starts at €114, and a month is the daily rate × 21, from €399. Take the Fiat Panda at €19 a day: six times nineteen gives €114 for the week, and twenty-one times nineteen gives €399 for the month. The same arithmetic runs up the range — the Fiat 500e at €34 a day works out at €204 a week and €714 a month. The multipliers are fixed, so do not recalculate a week as seven days: the tariff covers six, and you would be adding a day that is not part of it. In our booking flow the manager runs this sum with you before the car is reserved, which is why the weekly figure you agree is the weekly figure you pay.

Weekly Prices by Class on This Page

What the Range Covers

The 24 cars on this page sit between €19 and €34 a day, which is €114 to €204 across a week and €399 to €714 across a month. Economy accounts for 23 of them, all hatchbacks with manual transmission and front-wheel drive, running on petrol, hybrid, petrol/hybrid or petrol/LPG. The single Electric car is the Fiat 500e — 118 hp, automatic, four seats. On a week-long booking that one car covers both an automatic gearbox and a low-emission vehicle in one reservation, which matters if you plan to drive into the ZBE Rondes BCN. Our advice from handling these bookings: if a week is your frame, decide on the class before you fix dates, because the daily spread across the range is widest at the top and the bottom of the list.

Choosing a Car for a Week of Rental in Barcelona

The weekly fleet on this page is 24 cars in two classes, Economy and Electric, priced from €19 to €34 a day, so a week runs from €114 upward. Picking a model for seven days comes down to four things: how many people travel, how much luggage goes with them, whether you want a manual or an automatic, and whether the car has to enter the ZBE Rondes BCN.

The Cheapest Weekly Options from €19 a Day

• Fiat Panda: Economy hatchback, 4 seats, petrol/hybrid, manual, 1.0 L, 70 hp, €19 a day.
• Hyundai i10: Economy hatchback, 5 seats, petrol, manual, 1.0 L, 67 hp, €19 a day.
• Kia Picanto: Economy hatchback, 5 seats, petrol, manual, 1.0 L, 67 hp, €19 a day.
• Fiat Pandina: Economy hatchback, 4 seats, hybrid, manual, 1.0 L, 70 hp, €20 a day.
• Toyota Aygo: Economy hatchback, 4 seats, petrol, manual, 1.0 L, 72 hp, €20 a day.
• Dacia Sandero: Economy hatchback, 5 seats, petrol/LPG, manual, 1.0 L, 90 hp, €22 a day.

The Panda and Pandina take four people; the i10, Picanto and Aygo take five. In our experience, that single seat decides the booking more often than the engine does — a week with four passengers and hand luggage fits a Panda, but the fifth traveller turns it into a Picanto or an i10 at the same €19.

Mid-Range and Upper Weekly Models

From €23 to €29 a day the weekly list adds power and space: Kia Rio, Citroen C3, Dacia Sandero Stepway, Ford Fiesta, Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Panda, MG MG3, Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, Seat Ibiza, Skoda Fabia, Lancia Ypsilon, Volkswagen Polo, DS DS 3 and Toyota Yaris. All of them are five-seat hatchbacks except the DS DS 3, which is a crossover, and all run front-wheel drive with 1.0–1.5 L engines between 90 and 116 hp.

Two of them are automatic: the Lancia Ypsilon at €26 a day with a 1.2 L hybrid, and the Toyota Yaris at €29 a day with a 1.5 L hybrid and 116 hp. The Yaris is the quickest car in the Economy class, and its hybrid drivetrain carries the ECO badge — worth knowing if the week includes the ZBE Rondes BCN, where the environmental sticker decides whether you drive in or park outside.

The Electric Option

One car on this page is fully electric: the Fiat 500e, Electric class, 4 seats, automatic, 118 hp, €34 a day — the top of the range and the only model here with a 0 emisiones badge. It is also the only electric car in the weekly fleet, so if you want zero local emissions for the whole week, book it early; the class holds a single vehicle and it goes first.

Weekly Car Hire in Barcelona for City Driving and the ZBE Rondes BCN

A week behind the wheel inside the city means narrow lanes, paid kerbside parking and an emissions zone that covers most of the municipality. Here is how our cars and the local rules fit together.

The ZBE Rondes BCN Covers the Whole Municipality

The Zona de Bajas Emisiones Rondas de Barcelona (ZBE Rondes BCN) applies across more than 95 km²: the entire municipality, 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. It runs on working days, Monday to Friday. Cars need a DGT environmental badge — 0 emisiones (blue) or ECO (blue-green) — and foreign plates must be registered in advance in the Registre metropolità de vehicles estrangers i altres vehicles autoritzats a les zones de baixes emissions before entering. In our practice, the cleanest way through this is to book a car that already carries the right badge, because a vehicle handed over without one cannot legally cross the ring roads on a weekday.

Speeds, Parking and Tolls Inside the City

• Urban limits: 20 km/h on streets with a single platform shared by traffic and pavement, 30 km/h where there is one lane each way, 50 km/h on streets with two or more lanes in one direction.
• Rondes B-10 and B-20: 80 km/h as the general ceiling for motorways inside a built-up area unless a sign says otherwise.
• AREA Blava parking: tariff A costs €2.5 per hour, tariff B €2.25 per hour; residential zones change at weekends.
• Túnels de Vallvidrera: the C-16 tunnel out towards Sant Cugat and the Vallès costs €4.7 for a passenger car.
• Fuel: Gasolina 95 E5 averages €1.953 in the municipality, with stations in the sample ranging from €1.758 to €2.059.

Charging, Fines and the One Electric Car

Our Electric class holds a single car on this page, the Fiat 500e at €34 a day with automatic transmission — the only automatic in the upper half of the range. Municipal charging runs through Endolla Barcelona, and the terms of any charging arrangement are set out in the rental agreement. Speeding penalties in Spain follow the DGT table: from €100 with no points up to €600 and six points, and going more than 60 km/h over the limit in town turns an administrative fine into a criminal offence. Alcohol limits sit at 0.25 mg/l of breath, or 0.15 mg/l for drivers in their first two years.

Weekly Rental Cars in Barcelona for Trips Out of the City

A week gives you enough time to leave the city behind, and the same car that handles Ciutat Vella traffic will take you to Sitges, Montserrat, the Costa Brava or the Penedès wine country. Motorways around the city are fast and cheap to use, but the mountain roads inland reward a smaller car.

Motorway and Toll Routes Out of Town

• C-16 and Túnels de Vallvidrera: the main exit towards Sant Cugat and the Vallès, with a car toll of €4.7 per crossing — the tunnel is the quickest way off the Rondes heading north-west.
• Autopista and autovía limits: 120 km/h for passenger cars, whether you are heading down the coast towards Tarragona or inland towards Girona.
• Ordinary carretera convencional: 90 km/h, which the road owner may raise to 100 km/h on specific stretches.
• Rondes B-10 and B-20 inside the city: 80 km/h is the general limit for these urban motorways unless a sign says otherwise.
• Speed fines: the DGT scale runs from €100 with no points to €600 with 6 points, and anything more than 80 km/h over the limit outside town becomes a criminal offence rather than an administrative one.

Which Weekly Car Suits a Trip Out of Town

For a day trip to Sitges or Montserrat, any of our €19–€20 Economy hatchbacks does the job: Fiat Panda, Hyundai i10, Kia Picanto, Fiat Pandina or Toyota Aygo, all manual and all easy to park once you are back. Longer runs towards the Pyrenees and La Cerdanya favour something with more power, and that is where the €24–€29 group earns its keep — Hyundai i20 and Ford Fiesta at 100 hp, Toyota Yaris with a 1.5 L hybrid and automatic transmission at €29 a day. LPG versions of the Dacia Sandero and Sandero Stepway at €22–€24 cut fuel costs on long motorway days. In our experience, a 1.0 L unit is fine for two people and light luggage on the motorway, but four adults plus a full boot on the climb towards the Cadí tunnel is noticeably harder work.

Mountain Roads and Winter Conditions Inland

Winter tyres are not a seasonal requirement in Spain, and no national rule forces them on you. Restrictions appear only when snow actually affects driving, and the DGT then puts them in place point by point, on specific roads, through signs and overhead panels. For a week based here that means the mountain routes heading into the Pyrenees, such as the C-16 towards the Túnel del Cadí, are the ones where conditions can change between morning and evening. Chains or winter-rated tyres are what the panels will ask for on those stretches. If your week includes a run inland in the colder months, check the road status before you set off rather than after — the difference between a clear pass and a closed one is often a few hours.

Documents, Insurance and Rules for Weekly Car Rental in Barcelona

Weekly car rental in Barcelona runs on Spanish rules for drivers and on paperwork that we settle with you when the booking is agreed. The two things worth knowing before you travel are which licence you may drive on and what cover comes with the car as standard.

Licence, Passport and Card for a Week Behind the Wheel

• EU/EEA licence: valid in Spain exactly as issued while it has not expired, with no international permit required, including licences from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
• Licence from outside the EU/EEA: valid if it is in force, if you are old enough in Spain for the equivalent category, and if no more than six months have passed since you took up ordinary residence in Spain; the DGT advises getting an international driving permit (Permiso Internacional de Conducción) before the trip.
• Licence not in Spanish: accepted either with an official certified translation into Spanish or if it was issued on the model of Annex 9 of the Geneva Convention or Annex 6 of the Vienna Convention.
• International driving permit: a supporting document only — it is shown together with your passport and your national licence, never on its own, and it is valid for one year.
• Passport or ID: the original in the name of the main driver; rental companies ask for it, though the DGT sets no single rule on it.
• Bank card: a credit card in the name of the main driver for the deposit is standard practice, and debit cards are not accepted everywhere.

Minimum rental age, the young-driver surcharge, the cards accepted and the deposit amount are agreed when booking.

Insurance That Comes with the Car and the Options on Top

• Seguro Obligatorio de Responsabilidad Civil: compulsory third-party cover that comes with any car legally on the road in Spain and is included in the rental by default; it pays for harm to third parties, not for the driver and not for the car, with limits of 70,000,000 EUR per case for personal injury however many people are hurt, and 15,000,000 EUR per case for property.
• CDW (Collision Damage Waiver): a rental company option that removes the renter's liability for damage to the car in a collision with another vehicle or an object, except for the excess; vandalism is excluded unless it happened while the car was in use.
• THW (Theft Protection): an option covering full or partial theft and damage from vandalism, again except for the excess sum.
• SCDW and SPCDW: partial and full buy-out of the excess left uncovered by CDW, and they do not apply if CDW was not taken or if a CDW exclusion was triggered.
• STHW and SPTHW: the same partial and full buy-out for the theft excess left by THW.
• WWI (Glass and Tyres Protection): a separate option for windscreens, windows and tyres, which basic CDW usually does not cover.
• Excess (franquicia): the sum you pay yourself when there is damage; it is printed in the rental agreement whether or not you bought a buy-out, and the amount depends on the company and the car class.

The deposit and the excess are set out in the rental agreement. In our practice, the point renters miss most often is the excess on the car itself: buying a buy-out is a separate decision from the compulsory cover that is always there.

Booking a Week of Car Rental in Barcelona

Booking a week of car rental in Barcelona with Rent-Trip runs through a manager, not an instant checkout: you send the dates and the model, we confirm the car and agree the hand-over with you before anything is fixed.

What to Send Before the Booking Is Agreed

• Dates and length of rental: a week is charged as the daily rate × 6, so six days and seven days cost the same.
• Preferred model or class: Economy from €19 a day or the Electric Fiat 500e at €34 a day, whichever suits the trip.
• Hand-over point and time: this is settled with the manager, so give the area you are staying in rather than an exact address.
• Driver details: the documents and the deposit are set out in the rental agreement, and the manager confirms what applies to your booking.

How the Manager Confirms the Week

We agree every booking with a manager, so the confirmation carries the model, the weekly total and the hand-over arrangements in one message. If the exact car you asked for is not free on your dates, the manager offers an alternative from the 24 cars on this page — the Economy list alone holds 23 of them, from the Fiat Panda and Hyundai i10 at €19 a day up to the Toyota Yaris at €29. The weekly total is agreed when booking, and the terms of the rental agreement are set out for you before you drive away. Ask about the model you actually want rather than the class: at €19–€25 a day the difference between a 4-seat Fiat Panda and a 5-seat Kia Picanto matters more than the price gap.

Booking Early in the Peak Weeks

August is the busiest month of the year for accommodation in the city, and the weekly fleet is small — 24 cars in total, with a single Electric model. Book the week you need as soon as your travel dates are fixed, especially if you want the Fiat 500e or an automatic, because those are the first to go. For a stay that runs past a week, the manager can extend it at the monthly rate of daily × 21, from €399, which is worth agreeing at the same time rather than mid-trip. In our experience, the travellers who book three to four weeks ahead get the model they asked for; those who leave it to the last days usually choose from whatever is left in Economy.

What Happens at the Hand-Over

The car is delivered to the client, so the meeting point and the time are the two details to settle with the manager in advance. Check the bodywork and the fuel level against the paperwork when the car arrives, and keep your copy of the document — the deposit and the excess are set out in the rental agreement, and the manager explains them before you drive away. If anything about the car does not match what was agreed, raise it at the hand-over rather than later, while the manager is still with you.

What to Know Before You Book a Weekly Car Rental in Barcelona

A week is the point where the daily rate stops being the only number that matters. Below are the practical points we walk through with travellers before a weekly booking is confirmed — what the rate covers, what is agreed separately, and which local rules shape how you use the car once it is in your hands.

What the Weekly Rate Does and Does Not Cover

The weekly figure on this page is the daily rate multiplied by six, so €19 a day becomes €114 for the week and €34 a day becomes €204. That calculation is fixed, which means a six-day trip already costs the same as a full week — book the shorter period and you pay the weekly rate anyway. The price you see includes the mandatory third-party liability cover that Spanish law attaches to every legally registered car, with limits of 70,000,000 EUR per incident for personal injury and 15,000,000 EUR for property damage. Everything else — the deposit, the excess, any protection upgrade, delivery arrangements — is set out in the rental agreement and agreed when booking, not estimated here.

Papers and Rules That Matter for a Week Behind the Wheel

• Driving licence: an EU or EEA licence is valid in Spain as long as it has not expired; a licence from outside the EEA is accepted when it is valid and the holder meets the Spanish age requirement for the equivalent category.
• Non-Latin script: a licence not issued in Spanish is valid either with an official certified translation into Spanish or when it follows the Geneva or Vienna Convention formats — an International Driving Permit is the practical alternative for Cyrillic, Arabic or character-based licences.
• Identity document: the original document in the main driver's name, as rental companies require.
• Environmental badge: the ZBE Rondes BCN covers more than 95 km² of the municipality on working days, Monday to Friday, and access depends on the DGT environmental label — the blue 0 emisiones or the blue-green ECO sticker.
• Foreign plates: a vehicle on non-Spanish plates needs prior registration in the Registre metropolità de vehicles estrangers before it may enter the low-emission zone.
• Paid parking: AREA Blava A costs €2.5 per hour and AREA Blava B €2.25, with resident zones applying at weekends.

Where a Week Takes You

The Rondes B-10 and B-20 run at 80 km/h inside the built-up area, motorways at 120 km/h and ordinary out-of-town roads at 90 km/h, so a week comfortably covers day trips well beyond the city — Sitges, Montserrat, the Penedès wine country or the Costa Brava. Fuel sits around €1.953 for Gasolina 95 E5 across the 74 stations measured in the municipality, and the C-16 through the Túnels de Vallvidrera costs €4.7 for a car. One practical note from our side: the electric Fiat 500e is the one car in our Barcelona fleet that runs on a charge rather than a tank, so check the departure level the night before a long run rather than on the morning itself.