Monthly car rental

A week of errands, school runs and weekend trips out to Toledo or Segovia is easier when the car stays with you — so Rent-Trip arranges monthly car rental in Madrid with the vehicle brought to the address you give us.

What a month of car rental in Madrid costs

A month of car rental in Madrid with us is priced from the daily rate, not from a package figure: our monthly rate starts at €294, and our weekly rate starts at €84. The cars on this page run from €14 to €41 a day across four classes.

How the monthly rate is built from the daily rate

Our monthly rate starts from €294, which is the daily rate × 21, and our weekly rate starts from €84, which is the daily rate × 6. Both multipliers are fixed, so you can work out the whole booking from one number: a Smart Fortwo at €14 a day comes to €294 a month, a Citroen C3 at €23 a day comes to €483, and a Mini One at €41 a day comes to €861. The longer you keep the car, the lower the effective cost of a single day — that is the whole point of the multiplier, and it is why the monthly figure is worth comparing against the daily one rather than against a headline «package».

Prices by class on this page

What the price includes and what is set out in the agreement

• Compulsory insurance: every car legally on the road in Spain carries the Seguro Obligatorio de Responsabilidad Civil, with limits of 70,000,000 EUR per incident for personal injury and 15,000,000 EUR for property damage.
• Delivery: the car is brought to you, and any delivery arrangement is agreed with a manager when you book.
• Discounts: any reduction on a longer booking is set out in the rental agreement rather than advertised as a standing rate.

Renting for 30 days and who may drive

A month is the standard term for a long stay, and the two things that decide the booking are the driving licence and where the driver is resident.

Booking a monthly car rental in Madrid for 30 days or longer

We arrange a monthly car rental in Madrid for 30 days or longer, and the booking is agreed with a manager — you tell us the dates, the class and where the car should be handed over, and we confirm the terms before anything is fixed. Weekly bookings run from €84, which is the daily rate × 6, and a full month from €294, the daily rate × 21; the same multipliers apply to every car in our fleet of 24 on this page. The term itself is written into the rental agreement, so the return date is not something either side has to remember informally. If you already know you will need the car for longer, say so when you book and we will set the longer term out from the start rather than re-doing the paperwork mid-rental.

EU, EEA and third-country licences

• EU and EEA licences: valid in Spain exactly as they are, for as long as they have not expired — no international permit and no translation needed.
• Third-country licences, tourists: valid for driving in Spain as a visitor, provided the licence is still in force and the holder meets the Spanish age requirement for the equivalent category.
• Third-country licences, residents: valid for no more than six months from the date you take up ordinary residence in Spain; after that the licence has to be exchanged (canje).
• Licences not in Latin script: Cyrillic, Arabic and character-based licences are accepted only if issued in Spanish, accompanied by an official translation, or drawn up to the model of Annex 9 of the Geneva Convention or Annex 6 of the Vienna Convention.
• Permiso Internacional de Conducción: on its own it proves nothing — the DGT treats it as a supporting document shown together with the passport and the national licence, and it runs for one year.

Documents and the minimum age

• Minimum age: you may drive in Spain from 18 (category B); rental companies as a rule start at 21, some at 23, and ask for at least one year of holding the licence.
• Young-driver surcharge: the amount and whether it applies to you are agreed when booking — there is no general norm to quote.

What the price covers on a long booking

The compulsory cover is the one line you never have to think about: Spanish law puts it in every rental and it applies even if the person driving was not named in the agreement, though it pays third parties and not the car itself.

ZBE Madrid, DGT stickers and a rental car in the city

ZBE Madrid (Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Madrid) covers every city street in all 21 districts, and the DGT environmental sticker on the windscreen decides whether a car may enter.

Which cars may enter ZBE Madrid

ZBE Madrid covers all city streets in all 21 districts, and cars without a DGT environmental sticker — category A, petrol registered before 2000 and diesel before 2005 — may not enter. Our electric vehicles carry the 0 emisiones sticker, the blue one, which settles the centre without a second thought. Economy models such as the Smart Fortwo at €14 a day, the Peugeot 108 at €17 or the Renault Clio at €25 are petrol and carry the sticker their registration year earns them.

If you are moving to the city and keeping your own car, the registration is yours to file; for a month behind the wheel of ours, it never reaches you. Worth knowing before you commit to a long stay: the sticker belongs to the vehicle, so a change of car mid-month means a change of sticker.

What the agreement sets out

• Delivery: the car is delivered to you, and the booking is agreed with a manager, so the class and its sticker are confirmed before the keys change hands.
• Fines: for parking and unpaid motorway tolls the registered owner or the renter answers; for moving offences, alcohol and drugs it is whoever was driving.

Choosing your monthly car rental in Madrid by class and model

Twenty-four cars sit on this page across four classes, and the choice between them comes down to three things: how many seats you need, whether you want a manual or an automatic, and whether you plan to drive into the city centre. Our monthly hire runs from €14 to €41 a day, so a month lands between €294 and €861 depending on what you pick.

Economy: 18 cars from €14 a day

• Hyundai i10 and Kia Picanto — €18–€19/day: both 1.0 L and 67 hp, four seats, front-wheel drive; near-identical on paper, so pick whichever is free on your dates.
• Toyota Aygo X and Fiat Panda — €20–€21/day: the Aygo X carries four at 72 hp, the Panda five at 70 hp — the first point where a fifth passenger fits.
• Fiat 500, Citroen C3, Fiat Pandina, Dacia Sandero — €22–€24/day: from the 70 hp 500 up to the 91 hp Sandero; the Pandina is the only hybrid in this group.

Electric, Convertible and Comfort: the other six cars

Four Electric cars start at €30 a day: the Citroen e-C3 (113 hp), Fiat 500e (118 hp), Renault Zoe (135 hp) and Peugeot e-208 (136 hp), all automatic and front-wheel drive. One Convertible sits on the page — the Fiat 500C at €30 a day, four seats, 70 hp, manual. Comfort is a single car, the Mini One at €41 a day: 1.5 L, 102 hp, four seats, manual.

What actually decides it over thirty days

Seats and transmission matter more than badge. On transmission, only the four Electric cars are automatic — every other car on this page is manual, which is worth knowing before you book if you have not driven a stick shift in years. If your month includes regular trips into the city centre, the Electric group also settles the ZBE Madrid question outright, since those cars carry the 0 emisiones DGT sticker. Class, seats and gearbox are fixed when you book with a manager, so decide those three before anything else.

Where a monthly car rental in Madrid takes you

A month gives you the range a weekend never does: Sierra de Guadarrama on a Saturday, Toledo on a Tuesday, and a supermarket run in between. All of it starts from €14 a day on this page.

Day trips that fit a monthly booking

• Toledo: 70 km south-west on the A-42, an hour each way; the old town is a compact stop for a day.
• Alcalá de Henares: 35 km east on the A-2, the shortest of the lot.

What a month of driving actually looks like

The city itself is the easy part. Speeds are 120 km/h on autopista and autovía, 90 km/h on a conventional road outside town, and 50 km/h on a city street with two or more lanes each way.

Charging, fuel and the long-stay rhythm

Petrol sits at €1.971 a litre on average for Gasolina 95 E5 — a median of €2.009 across a sample of 231 filling stations.

Where a monthly car rental in Madrid stops being worth it

Keep the monthly contract for the weeks you are genuinely driving, and settle the extension with your manager before the return date rather than on it.

Fuel, parking and charging on a monthly car rental in Madrid

Over a month you will refuel, park and — if you pick one of our electric cars — charge, so these three costs belong in your budget from the start. The city sets the rules for each of them.

Refuelling a monthly car rental in Madrid

Petrol averages €1.971 a litre for Gasolina 95 E5, with a median of €2.009 and a spread of €1.789 to €2.086 across 231 stations sampled. The fuel policy is full-to-full (lleno-lleno): the car leaves with a full tank and comes back full, and the level is recorded in the rental agreement.

Parking rules for a monthly car rental in Madrid

• SER zona azul (blue): paid street parking with a maximum stay of 4 hours in the regulated zone.
• Hours: 09:00–21:00 on weekdays and 09:00–15:00 on Saturdays; outside those windows street parking is generally free.
• Parquímetro: you pay at the machine and keep the ticket — the plate number on it must match the car.

Charging an electric monthly car rental in Madrid

We keep 4 electric cars on this page: the Citroen e-C3 at €30 a day, the Fiat 500e at €32, the Renault Zoe at €34 and the Peugeot e-208 at €35, all automatic and all with the 0 emisiones DGT sticker that opens every street in the ZBE Madrid.

Documents, insurance and rules for a monthly car rental in Madrid

Everything else — the deposit itself, the excess, delivery fees and any discount — is set out in the rental agreement, and we go through it with you when the booking is agreed.

Licences: what Spain accepts

An EU/EEA licence is valid in Spain as it is while it has not expired, and no international permit is needed alongside it. A third-country licence is valid for driving as a tourist; for residents it holds for no more than six months from the date they take up ordinary residence in Spain, after which the licence must be exchanged through canje. The DGT advises getting an international driving permit before the trip. A Permiso Internacional de Conducción is never valid on its own — it is shown only together with the national licence, and it runs for one year. Where the licence is not in Latin script, it is accepted only if it is written in Spanish, carries an official translation, or was issued to the model of Annex 9 of the Geneva Convention or Annex 6 of the Vienna Convention; in practice that means an IDP or a sworn translation.

Insurance on a monthly car rental in Madrid

Seguro Obligatorio de Responsabilidad Civil is part of every rental by Spanish law and applies always, even if the driver at the wheel was not named in the agreement. Its 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, under Real Decreto Legislativo 8/2004, article 4.2, as amended by Ley 5/2025, with the sums in force since 26.07.2025. It covers harm to third parties, not the driver and not the car.

Rules that apply while you hold the car

• Speed: 120 km/h on autopista and autovía, 90 km/h on a conventional road, 30 km/h on a city street with one lane each way.
• Alcohol: 0.25 mg/l of breath for all drivers, 0.15 mg/l for those in their first two years and for professionals.
• Phone: 200 EUR, and six points if the phone is held in the hand.
• Seat belts and child seats: 200 EUR and four points; SRI seats are required for anyone 135 cm or shorter.
• Fines: leve up to 100 EUR without points, grave 200 EUR, muy grave 500 EUR; a 50% discount applies if paid within 20 days.
• Parking and tolls: the owner or the renter answers for parking and unpaid tolls; for moving offences, alcohol and drugs, the person who was driving does.

Monthly car rental in Madrid and what to settle before booking

• Length of term: confirm the exact start and return dates, because the monthly rate is built as the daily rate × 21 and a term that slips below that changes the price.
• Hand-over point: the car is delivered to you, and where it is handed over is agreed when booking — not chosen on the day.
• Payment and deposit: the card used, the preautorización and the depósito de seguridad are settled with the manager before the agreement is drawn up.
• ZBE Madrid and the DGT sticker: tell us at booking if the car must enter the city centre, so the etiqueta ambiental on the car matches your route.
• Mileage: the kilometraje permitido or kilometraje ilimitado for your term is confirmed with the manager, not assumed.

An EU or EEA permiso de conducir is valid in Spain as it stands, no IDP needed. A third-country licence is valid for tourists, and for residents for up to six months after taking up residence; where the licence is not in Latin script — Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese characters — the DGT position is that it needs a Spanish translation or a Permiso Internacional de Conducción, which is only ever shown together with the national licence. The original ID document in the main driver's name is a rental requirement rather than a DGT rule, and the minimum rental age and any young-driver surcharge are agreed when booking. Driving in Spain starts at 18 for category B, but rental practice commonly begins higher, so raise it early rather than at hand-over.

Who pays a fine depends on the offence. Parking tickets and unpaid tolls fall on the owner or the renter of the car; moving violations, alcohol and drugs fall on whoever was driving. If the offence was not handed over at the roadside, the authorities address the owner or renter until the driver is established — and that includes vehículos de alquiler and de renting alike.

What we cannot put in writing here is the number. Ask for them in figures before you confirm — that is the whole point of agreeing the booking with a manager rather than clicking through a checkout page.