Car rental at Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) - desks in arrivals. Compare deals from 10+ operators at this year-round windsurfing destination.
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Sample prices for a 7-day rental. Final price, deposit and terms are confirmed on Localrent.
Desks in one terminal
All car hire desks at Fuerteventura (El Matorral) Airport sit in the single arrivals hall.
No-deposit options
About a third of cars in Spain come with no deposit hold at pickup - look for the "No deposit" badge.
Full insurance
Zero-excess cover available on most cars - nothing taken from the deposit if something happens.
Free cancellation
Cancel free on most bookings, often up to 48 hours before pickup.
Most driving here is flat coast road plus a few inland climbs. Pick by group size and how far down the island you are staying.
Small & budget
Cheapest off the plane and easy to park at the beaches. A small car copes fine here.
Automatic
In short supply at FUE, so reserve before you fly if you want one.
7-seater & van
Room for the family and the luggage on the run down to Jandia.
SUV & luxury
Higher clearance for the gravel track out to Cofete. Deposits run higher on these.
Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), known locally as El Matorral, has a single terminal, so there is no terminal-hunting and walking distances are short.
The desks are on the ground floor of the arrivals hall, in the same room as the baggage carousels. After you collect your bags, follow the "Rent a Car" signs - most counters are a few steps from the carousel. The big names with desks inside the terminal include Sixt, Europcar, Avis, Budget, Hertz, Goldcar, TopCar, Cicar and Enterprise.
The cars themselves are not in the hall. You leave the terminal, cross to the Rent a Car section of the P1 car park opposite, and pick up there - a board with vehicle signs points you to each supplier's bay. A few budget firms such as Gobycar sit just off-airport and run a courtesy shuttle from the ground-transport stop. Your voucher names the exact desk and pickup point, so check it before you land.
Payment and deposit
When you book you pay only a small upfront amount - usually 15-20% of the hire cost. The rest is settled at the desk on pickup. The deposit in most cases is fully refundable, and about a third of cars in Spain are handed over with no deposit at all - those are marked in the results. If you only have a debit card, pick a no-deposit rate or a cash-deposit option: nothing gets frozen on your card.
Have your voucher, passport, and a driving licence held for at least a year ready at the desk - it keeps the queue short. Drivers from outside the EU, including US licence holders, are asked for an International Driving Permit alongside the licence. UK paper-counterpart licences should be brought in full.
Opening hours vary by supplier. Several desks run roughly 07:30 to 22:00, so if your flight lands late at night, check your supplier's closing time before booking - a missed pickup is hard to recover. The minimum age is generally 21, with a young-driver surcharge under 25 at most firms. Photograph any existing scratches before you drive off.
FUE sits right on the FV-2, the island's main east-coast road, so you are moving within minutes. Puerto del Rosario, the capital, is about 5 km north - roughly a 10-minute drive. From the FV-2 the resorts are straightforward: Caleta de Fuste is around 10 minutes south, Corralejo about 35 to 40 minutes north, and Jandia on the southern tip just over an hour.
One local point: the FV-2 drops to 60 then 30 km/h on the approach to some junctions, and speed cameras are set up there. Slow down properly for the signs rather than carrying speed into them.
Return and refuel
Fuerteventura has no urban low-emission zone of the kind that affects Madrid or Barcelona, so there is no ZBE sticker rule to worry about when you drive in from the airport. Cars rented in the Canary Islands are also limited to the island unless you arrange otherwise, so inter-island trips need the supplier's written permission. If you want to know what is within reach once you are on the road, see the Fuerteventura car hire page.
In the single arrivals hall on the ground floor, next to the baggage carousels. After collecting your bags, follow the Rent a Car signs.
The cars are in the P1 car park opposite the terminal, a short walk away, and your voucher names the exact pickup bay.
Several desks run roughly 07:30 to 22:00, but hours vary by supplier. If your flight lands late, check the closing time on your chosen company before booking so your pickup is not missed.
After-hours returns are usually possible by key drop, sometimes for a small fee.
From the FV-2 outside the airport, Puerto del Rosario is about 10 minutes, Caleta de Fuste around 10 minutes south, Corralejo about 35 to 40 minutes north, and Jandia just over an hour to the south.
A credit card is not always required - it is needed to hold the security deposit. At pickup the supplier freezes the deposit amount on the card: the money is not charged and is released when you return the car undamaged.
To avoid a hold, choose a full cover or no-deposit rate - then a debit card is usually fine and there is no pressure to buy extra cover at the desk.
The deposit is an amount the rental company holds as a guarantee for the car. Road fines or damage can be deducted from it.
If the car comes back without problems, the deposit is released in full. It is a temporary hold on your card, not a charge.
It depends on the car class and the supplier - you can see the exact amount on each car's card.
You can set a maximum deposit in the filter and the catalogue shows only matching offers. The lower you set it, the fewer cars remain.
Yes. To see cars with no deposit, use the «No deposit» filter option. There are also cars with a small deposit or cash payment.
Note that "no deposit" means no hold at pickup, not no booking payment - a small upfront amount is still taken when you book. If nothing suits, contact our support team.
The deposit is the amount frozen on your card at pickup and released when you return the car undamaged.
The excess is the part of any damage you pay yourself even with insurance - anything above it is covered by the insurer.
In practice, damage is taken from the deposit up to the excess, so the deposit is often set to match it. A full, zero-excess policy removes both: you do not pay for damage and the hold is usually waived.
Cover comes in levels:
You see the available rates on each car's card when booking.
If you would rather not depend on the deposit and excess, choose the full rate.
Yes, some cars can be paid in cash - use the «Cash» filter option.
You pay a small upfront amount by debit or credit card when booking (usually 15-20% of the total), and the rest in cash at pickup in the terminal.
Yes, paying for the car with cryptocurrency is possible - contact our support team to arrange it.
Yes. In the search, set a pick-up and a drop-off point - for example collect at FUE and return in Corralejo, Caleta de Fuste or Jandia.
By default the car is returned to the same place you collected it.
Most are manual, as across Spain. Automatics are in shorter supply and cost more, so book one well ahead if you need it. The same applies to 7-seaters in summer.
You need a passport, a driving licence and the rental voucher - the voucher can be shown on your phone or tablet.
It states the final price with your chosen options and insurance, so the amount due at the desk will not change.
To hire through our rental companies you need at least 2 years of driving experience.
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