Compare Lanzarote car hire

Picking up your car rental at Lanzarote Airport (ACE) is easy. Big-brand Lanzarote car hire choices include Hertz and Avis, while there are many Lanzarote car rental options run by local companies such as Cabrera Medina. The capital of Arrecife is just 10 minutes away by road, while driving to the main resorts is a doddle: it's 10 minutes to Puerto del Carmen, 15 to Costa Teguise and a 30-minute drive from the airport to Playa Blanca.

After coming through customs at Lanzarote Airport, also known as Arrecife Airport, you’ll find all of the regular car hire companies clamouring for your business with desks in both the baggage reclaim area and landside. Most of the car rental firms will direct you to the landside desk to arrange collection of your Lanzarote hire car. Once you've signed the paperwork and collected your keys, you simply need to go out of the doors, cross the road, and find your rental vehicle in one of the marked bays on the ground floor of the airport's car park.

While you can rent a car in Lanzarote on spec, it’s far better to book online in advance, giving you the chance to put the screws on the small print and get the best deal. Not only that, but the pick-up procedure will take half the time, getting you on Lanzarote’s roads in a jiffy.

Lanzarote Airport car rental companies include:

• AutoReisen (Tel: terminal 1 +34 928 846 255; terminal 2 +34 928 846 359)
• Cabrera Medina (Tel: terminal 1 +34 928 846 276; terminal 2 +34 928 846 358)
• Cicar (Tel: terminal 1 +34 928 846 266; terminal 2 +34 928 846 357)
• Avis and Budget (Tel: terminal 1 +34 928 846 245; terminal 2 +34 928 846 245)
• Hertz (Tel: terminal 1 +34 928 846 190; terminal 2 +34 928 822 687)
• Europcar (Tel: terminal 1 +34 928 846 260; terminal 2 +34 928 846 363)
• TopCar (Tel: +34 928 819 904/ +34 928 820 975)

For the ultimate road trip, make the mind-scrambling journey to Timanfaya National Park, home to Lanzarote’s Fire Mountains.

Twisting your way to Timanfaya, you’ll feel as though you’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up on a different planet. The scenery is so thoroughly sci-fi that you half expect Dr Who to stumble out from a volcanic crater.

Drive through desolate lava plains peppered with multi-coloured cones, dodge dormant volcanoes and stop at jaw-dropping viewpoints to snap Lanzarote’s lunar landscape. It’s hard to describe, but even harder to beat.

1. As a tourist, you are required to carry your passport in your rental car at all times. The island authorities are sticklers for detail and liberal with dishing out tourist fines, so remember to tuck your passport in the glovebox before heading off on a road trip.
   
   
2. Fiddling about with anything electronic, even a GPS, is strictly forbidden while you’re in the driving seat, even when stationary. Using a mobile phone on the move is a big mistake that will stick you with a huge on-the-spot fine, so make sure you’re parked up safely before checking your Whatsapp. The alternative just isn’t worth it.
   
   
3. Getting behind the wheel in flip-flops or any other unsuitable driving footwear is illegal in Lanzarote, something that’s far too easy to forget on a sun-drenched island where shoes feel surplus to requirement. The local police rarely turn a blind eye to innocent tourist offences, so clad your feet in sensible shoes or risk getting slapped with a hefty fine. 

Fair fuel policy

A fair fuel policy (also known as full-to-full or same-to-same) means you’ll only pay for the fuel you use. All car rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket come with a fair fuel policy, so you can book your hire car safe in the knowledge there will be no nasty surprises at drop-off. More information on TravelSupermarket’s commitment to fair fuel policies can be found here.

No hidden fees

All rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket include mandatory fees (for example, one-way and young driver surcharges) in your rental quote at the time of booking, meaning you’ll know the full price of your car hire upfront.