Cupra Leon
★4.6· 57Manual1.5 L150 hpFront-wheel5 seats
€45per day
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Cupra car rental in Costa Brava
From €45 per day, Cupra car rental in Costa Brava comes down to a single model in our fleet — the Cupra Leon, a 5-seat petrol hatchback with a manual gearbox. We deliver the car to any address in the Costa Brava towns we cover and to Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) and Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN); the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
Why Cupra car rental in Costa Brava suits the Leon
Do you need a car to explore Costa Brava
Yes — the resorts are spread from Blanes to Cadaqués. From Girona-Costa Brava Airport it is 34.6 km to Lloret de Mar, 54.4 km to Palafrugell, 75.2 km to Roses and 89.4 km to Cadaqués.
Is the Cupra Leon a good car for five people in Costa Brava
What five aboard changes is packing, not pace: with the rear bench full, boot space matters more than power. Pack soft bags for the coastal legs — soft luggage compresses where a hard case will not.
What the Cupra Leon costs for a Costa Brava trip
- Weekly: €270 for a week, calculated as the daily rate × 6.
- Monthly: €945 for a month, calculated as the daily rate × 21.
- Fuel budget: petrol 95 E5 averaged 1.94 EUR/l across the province of Girona, with the coast at 1.956 EUR/l.
- Tolls: the AP-7 corridor from Barcelona through Girona to the French border has been toll-free since 01.09.2021, as has the C-32 Maresme stretch toward Blanes and Lloret.
Send us your dates and the address where you want the car handed over, and a manager confirms the delivery address, the date and the time before the booking is fixed.
What Cupra car rental in Costa Brava Comfort class offers
Everything on this page describes the same car.
Cupra Leon specs at a glance
| Model | Class | Body | Seats | Fuel | Transmission | Drive | Engine | Power | Price per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupra Leon | Comfort | Hatchback | 5 | Petrol | Manual | Front-wheel | 1.5 L | 150 hp | €45 |
What Comfort class means for your trip
The Leon suits couples who want a bit of character and families of four who would rather park easily than carry a fifth suitcase.
Where the Comfort class fits on a Costa Brava itinerary
The Leon earns its class on the days you link resorts rather than sit in one.
Cupra car rental in Costa Brava prices and what the agreement sets out
One rate, three durations, and a clear line between what we publish and what the rental agreement fixes. The Cupra Leon sits in a single price band on this page, so there is no class ladder to work through and no upgrade to weigh up.
Daily, weekly and monthly rates for the Cupra Leon
| Duration | Rate | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Per day | €45 | Published day rate |
| Per week | €270 | Daily rate × 6 |
| Per month | €945 | Daily rate × 21 |
What the rental agreement sets out
What changes is the franquicia you carry if the bodywork is damaged, and whether a delivery charge applies to the address you have chosen. Read those lines before you confirm the booking, because they are the numbers that decide what you actually pay if something goes wrong.
Why the published rate is only part of the cost
Fuel is the second cost line, and on the Cupra Leon it is a predictable one. The car runs on petrol and comes with a full tank; it goes back full as well (lleno-lleno), so the fuel you buy is the fuel you burn. Budget the tolls at zero: the AP-7 corridor from Barcelona through Girona to the French border has been free of charge since 01.09.2021, and the C-32 Maresme barriers came down the same night. Parking is the line people forget — Girona's zona blava runs at 1.20 €/h with a two-hour maximum, Monday to Saturday, 9:30–13 and 16–20, and Lloret de Mar charges around 15 €/day at Can Lloranes between 23 June and 11 September, free outside that window. The park-and-ride on Avinguda Alegries in Lloret holds 200 cars and is free for stays over 12 hours, with a bus ticket into the centre thrown in between 15 June and 15 September. Check the fuel policy wording before you sign rather than after — the terms of the full-to-full return are set out in the rental agreement.
How Cupra car rental in Costa Brava delivery works
Where we deliver the Cupra Leon
- Towns we have a page for: we deliver to any address in the towns we have a page for, from the coastal resorts to the inland towns along the corridor.
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO): arrivals by Ryanair, Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Wizz Air and Transavia land at Vilobí d'Onyar, 12.5 km south-west of Girona, and we meet the booking there.
- Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN): the second arrival point for local bookings — 89.6 km and 75 minutes from Lloret de Mar on the C-32 and C-31.
- Outside these points: delivery beyond our listed areas is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site.
What you agree with the manager before the booking is fixed
The address, the date and the time are the three things settled in advance — everything else on the day follows from them.
Timing the hand-over around your arrival
A flight into GRO that lands at 23:40 and a booking agreed for that same evening are two different things, so put the arrival time in the request and let the manager match it. Ryanair is cutting summer seats out of Girona by 10–15% against the previous summer — worth knowing when you pick the airport for collection: El Prat is 89.6 km from Lloret de Mar against 34.6 km from GRO. The cleanest arrangement is to fix the delivery point at the same time as the dates: a car waiting at your accommodation beats a terminal pick-up when the flight is late.
Fuel, tolls and parking for Cupra car rental in Costa Brava
The Leon runs on petrol, and the roads that matter here are the AP-7 corridor and the coastal GI and C roads. What follows is what the car needs from you between delivery and return.
Fuel: what the 1.5 L engine drinks and what it costs
Petrol 95 E5 in the province of Girona averaged 1.94 EUR/litre against a median of 1.979, with a low of 1.718 and a high of 2.122 across 250 filling stations; along the coast the average sits at 1.956 across 58 stations. The Leon takes petrol, not diesel, so those are the numbers that apply to your tank. We hand the car over with a full tank and expect it back full — full-to-full, or lleno-lleno as it is called in Spain.
Tolls on the routes you will actually drive
- AP-7 Vila-seca — La Jonquera: the whole corridor from the Catalan capital to Girona and the French border has been toll-free since 01.09.2021.
- C-32 Maresme (Montgat — Palafolls): the run from the Catalan capital towards Blanes and Lloret de Mar, barriers removed on the night of 31 August to 1 September 2021.
- C-33 Barcelona — Montmeló: toll-free since 01.09.2021.
- A 9 across the border: the run to Collioure uses 8.4 km of it, and the terms of that stretch are agreed when booking if that trip is on your list.
Catalonia is discussing bringing back charges on its fast roads, by vignette or by use, but nothing has been decided. The drive from Girona-Costa Brava Airport to Roses is 75.2 km in 63 minutes, 41.8 km of it on the free AP-7.
Parking in Girona and the resorts
Girona's zona blava runs Monday to Saturday in working hours, 9:30–13:00 and 16:00–20:00, at 1.20 €/hour capped at two hours (2.40 €); Sant Narcís keeps different hours. The zona verda for non-residents costs the same 1.20 €/hour for a maximum of two hours, with Pedreres–Vista Alegre on Monday–Friday 9:30–13:00 and 17:00–20:00 plus Saturday mornings, and Güell–Devesa on Monday–Saturday 8:00–20:00. In Lloret de Mar the Can Lloranes car park has 160 spaces at roughly 15 €/day from 23 June to 11 September and free outside that window, while the Avinguda Alegries park-and-ride offers 200 spaces free for stays over 12 hours with a free bus ticket into the centre between 15 June and 15 September. My advice: leave the car at the Alegries park-and-ride and take the bus in.
Documents, insurance and rules for Cupra car rental in Costa Brava
Documents, insurance and road rules are the part of Cupra car rental in Costa Brava where the paperwork matters more than the car. Here is what Spanish law requires, what the rental agreement fixes, and what changes between bookings.
Paperwork the Cupra Leon needs
- EU/EEA licences: valid in Spain as they are, until the printed expiry date — no extra permit needed.
- Non-EU licences: valid for driving as a visitor; DGT advises getting an international driving permit before the trip and carrying it with your passport and national licence.
- Licences not in Spanish: accepted only with an official certified Spanish translation, or when issued on the Appendix 9 Geneva or Appendix 6 Vienna model.
- International driving permit: a companion document, shown only together with the passport and the national licence, valid for one year.
- Passport or ID: the original in the main driver's name — a rental-company requirement, not a DGT rule.
- Card, age and experience: the card used, the minimum rental age and the young-driver surcharge are agreed when booking.
Insurance that comes with the car and what it does not cover
Every car legally on a Spanish road carries Seguro Obligatorio de Responsabilidad Civil, and it is included by default. The legal limits are 70,000,000 EUR per incident for personal injury, however many people are hurt, and 15,000,000 EUR per incident for property damage — set by Real Decreto Legislativo 8/2004, article 4.2 as amended by Ley 5/2025, in force since 26.07.2025. What that policy does not do is cover the Cupra Leon itself or the driver. The franquicia itself is printed in the agreement whatever you buy, and the deposit is set out in the rental agreement.
Speed limits and penalties on Catalan roads
| Road type | Limit |
|---|---|
| Autopista / autovía (AP-7, A-2, C-32, C-33) | 120 km/h |
| Carretera convencional (GI-614, GI-682, C-260) | 90 km/h |
Alcohol limits are 0.25 mg/l of breath for most drivers and 0.15 mg/l for novices in their first two years and for professional drivers; anything above 0.60 mg/l is a crime. A phone held in the hand costs 200 EUR and 6 points, and a child under 135 cm must travel in a child restraint. Fines for parking and unpaid tolls fall on the owner or the renter of the car, while moving violations, alcohol and drugs fall on whoever was driving. Paying within 20 calendar days halves the amount.
The Girona low-emission zone
The Zona de baixes emissions (ZBE) de Girona has been in force since 15.09.2025 and covers the area from la Devesa park to c. d'Emili Grahit and from c. del Riu Güell to c. del Carme and the Barri Vell. It operates 7–20, Monday to Friday, on working days, and restricts cars without a DGT environmental badge that are not registered in Girona. Cameras read plates, so there is nothing to display, and 24 days a year are allowed inside the restricted hours without a permit. Spanish rental fleets carry the DGT badge, so a car with the sticker has no restriction.
Trips worth the drive with Cupra car rental in Costa Brava
The Cupra Leon is a hatchback with a 1.5 L 150 hp petrol engine and a manual gearbox, and that combination is what makes the day trips out of the resorts work. The short hops are the point: the coast road north from Lloret de Mar to Tossa de Mar, the climb inland to the volcanic zone, the run up to the French border.
Routes and distances
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport to Lloret de Mar: 34.6 km and about 37 minutes, mostly on the C-63 and the A-2 — the shortest transfer on the coast.
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport to Roses: 75.2 km, roughly 63 minutes, with 41.8 km of that on the AP-7 and 16.9 km on the C-260.
- Cadaqués to Cap de Creus: the lighthouse road is closed to cars at set hours in season — daily 9:30–21:30 from July to 13 September.
The roads that make the Leon worth it
The AP-7 corridor from Barcelona up to the French border has been toll-free since 01.09.2021, and the C-32 Maresme barriers came down the same week, so the fast approach to Blanes and Lloret de Mar costs nothing. Speed limits are 120 km/h on the autopista and autovía, 90 km/h on the conventional roads.
Fuel on this stretch runs on petrol 95 E5, averaging 1.94 EUR/l across the province of Girona and 1.956 EUR/l along the coast, with 250 filling stations in the province and 58 on the coast.
One thing worth planning around: the Cadaqués to Cap de Creus road is closed to cars on set dates through the season, so check the restriction calendar before you commit to that day.