Car Rental in Bilbao
Car Hire from Bilbao Airport starts at a very low weekly rate of approximately €90.00. This includes:
- Collision damage waiver (CDW) No Excess
- Third party liability protection (TP)
- Theft waiver (TW)
- Taxes
- Airport fee
- Placement fee
- Unlimited mileage
- Breakdown assistance
What you see is what you pay as we have already factored in all the taxes and the premium location fee into this price as well as any airport surcharges.
Our low prices for car hire in Bilbao are the lowest around because we compare the rates from companies such as Avis, Auto Europe, Budget Car rental, Dollar rent a car, Enterprise, National, Sixt, Hertz and many others.
Mini Tourist Guide for Bilbao
Few cities in the world have undergone as radical a transformation as Bilbao has in recent years. Almost overnight, it has gone from grimy, filthy industrial hub to super chic, slick modern metropolis.
Once famous for its shipyards and chimneystacks, Bilbao is now best known as a tourist destination, offering lots of pleasant surprises to the visitor. Yes there is the museum and while it is true to say that the brave decision to locate The Guggenheim here was the beginning of Bilbao’s renaissance and yes it is worth visiting Bilbao just to see this incredible building, the fact is, the city has a lot more to offer than just this amazing piece of modern architecture.
From the wonderful character of the old city (Casco Viejo) to the wide boulevards of the new part, from the historic university of Deusto to the teeming suburbs of Santxu, Bilbao is a delight of vibrant life, remarkable buildings, stunning bridges, lovely parks, quaint museums and much more. Ringed by glorious green hills, it’s in a stunning setting with the river Nervion running through it and makes an ideal location for a short break.
Bilbao and the Basque Country, along with part - Basque Navarre and La Rioja, offer a great deal of urban variety, with distinctive characters to savour. In addition, the geographical gamut running from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pyrenees or the Sierra de la Demanda peaks suggest that surfing, sailing, skiing and mountain hiking are all within a 100 - mile radius.
This unique of its kind city is an even more intriguing destination, because time in Bilbao may soon need to be identified as BG or AG (Before Guggenheim, After Guggenheim). Never has a single monument or art and architecture so radically changed a city or, for that matter - a whole nation, and in this case two - Spain and the semiautonomous region of Spain - the Basque country, or by its official name - Euskadi.
By telling all these details about Bilbao, I don't run out of interesting facts about the city. In addition to its distinct culture and nation is its linguistically mysterious, non Indo - European language of its own - Euskera. Exploring the pleasures and treasures of the city, it is inevitable for the visitor, not to be impressed by the astonishing Nervion River, which meanders through Bilbao, whose historic core was built inside one of its loops, protecting it from three sides. Most of the important shops, banks and tourist facilities lie within a short stroll to the Gran Via, running east - west through the core of the town.
The Old Quarter is east of the modern commercial centre, across the river, and has curiously few medieval monuments, despite the fact that Bilbao was established in 1300. It really has an interesting old quarter however, situated on the east side of Nervion River and the site of its best bars and restaurants. Going there at night and barhopping, ordering small cups of beer or wine has become a custom. Have in mind that a small glass of wine is called chiquiteo.
There are four bridges, which connect the Old Quarter to the much larger modern part on the opposite bank. A few paces in northern direction from the Old Quarter's centre there are graceful arches, 64 in all, enclosing the Plaza Nueva, also called the Plaza de los Martires, completed in 1830. Undoubtedly, the whole town of Bilbao is considered a national landmark and is worth visiting. Offering amusements and sites, which are going to fulfill everyone's expectations, it is one of the most preferred destinations in Europe. Visit and come round to that opinion yourself.
