Car rental at Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) - compare deals for Zaragoza city, the Pyrenees and the Monegros desert from this underused regional airport.
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Sample prices for a 7-day rental. Final price, deposit and terms are confirmed on Localrent.
One terminal, one hall
All the rental desks sit in a single arrivals hall at Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ).
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 drives from ZAZ are motorway - the A-2 east and west, the A-23 to the Pyrenees. Pick by group size and distance.
Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is a compact single-terminal airport handling around 500,000 passengers a year, so the rental side is quick and the queues rarely build. The airport has one passenger terminal, opened in 2008, so you do not have to worry about transferring between buildings - all procedures are in one place.
The terminal has the departure zone on the upper floor and the arrival zone on the lower floor. After you collect your bags and exit the baggage hall, you reach the general hall where the car rental desks, cafes and taxi and bus exits are. Everything is on one level, so the walk from the carousel to the desks takes a couple of minutes.
One thing to check before you book: not every supplier hands the car over inside the terminal. Some keep their cars in the airport car park a short walk away, and a couple meet you at a marked parking spot rather than a desk. Your voucher states the exact pickup point for the company you booked - read it before you land.
Suppliers at ZAZ
Desk and pickup details are always confirmed on your rental voucher - check it before you fly.
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 or ID card, a driving licence held for at least a year, and the booking card ready at the desk. There is only one terminal and the car hire desks are in the arrivals hall, usually open between 08:30 and 22:30, though this varies between suppliers. If your flight lands late, check your supplier's closing time before you book, as a missed pickup is hard to recover at a small airport.
Most companies at ZAZ offer a key-drop service for after-hours returns, so you can leave the car and keys in a drop box even when the desks are closed. Confirm this on your own booking if you are dropping off early or late. Inspect the car for existing scratches and photograph them before you drive off. Drivers under 25 usually pay a young-driver surcharge, and the minimum age is generally 21.
ZAZ sits west of the city, about 17 km and a 20-minute drive from the centre. The airport is well connected to the road network: the A-2 motorway links Madrid and Barcelona, and the AP-68 runs to northern Spain and the Basque Country. You join the N-125 from the airport roundabouts and pick up the motorway within a few minutes, so you can head straight onto the A-2 without going into the city at all.
Low-emission zone (ZBE) - good news for rentals
Zaragoza's low-emission zone in the Casco Historico became enforceable on 12 December 2025. Restrictions apply Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 20:00; weekends and public holidays are not restricted. The good news: cars hired in Spain already carry a DGT environmental sticker (B, C, ECO or 0), which is exactly what the zone requires, so a rental picked up at ZAZ can drive into the centre with no extra paperwork. The EUR 200 fine targets older, non-compliant cars without a sticker, not your hire car.
When you return, fuel up before the airport - the nearest petrol station is about five minutes away - then follow the car-hire return signs to your supplier's parking spot. If you plan to drop the car one-way in another city such as Madrid or Barcelona, flag it when you book rather than at the desk, as it is priced separately.
In the single terminal's arrivals hall, on the lower floor, just past the baggage area. Some suppliers hand the car over from the nearby car park rather than a desk.
A couple meet you at a marked parking spot - Sixt waits at the payment machine in Parking 1. Your voucher states the exact pickup point.
Yes. Cars rented in Spain already carry the DGT environmental sticker the zone requires, so you can drive into the centre with no extra registration.
The restrictions run Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 20:00, and the fine only applies to older, non-compliant cars without a sticker, not your rental.
Desks are usually open from around 08:30 to 22:30, but hours vary by supplier. If you land late, check your chosen company's closing time before booking.
Most offer a key-drop box for after-hours returns.
About 20 minutes, roughly 17 km. You join the N-125 from the airport roundabouts and pick up the A-2 within a few minutes.
From there you can head into the city or straight on towards Madrid or Barcelona.
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 ZAZ and return in Madrid or Barcelona.
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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