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Sample prices for a 7-day rental. Final price, deposit and terms are confirmed on Localrent.
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.
Airport & city pickup
Desks at the airport and in the city centre.
Free cancellation
Cancel free on most bookings, often up to 48 hours before pickup.
The town runs from the marina up to the hill village, so you mix flat coast driving with a few climbs. Pick by group size and how far inland you plan to go.
Economy
Cheap to run and easy to park around Arroyo de la Miel and Puerto Marina. Fine for two.
Automatic
Easier on the climb up to Benalmadena Pueblo and the Mijas road. Automatics are limited in Spain, so book early.
7-seater & van
For families or two couples sharing, with boot space for the airport run and beach gear.
Luxury
A natural pick for the run west towards Marbella. Deposits run higher on premium groups.
Benalmadena spreads across three parts - the coastal strip with Puerto Marina, Arroyo de la Miel inland by the train station, and the white hill village of Benalmadena Pueblo about 300 metres up. The Cercanias C1 train links Arroyo de la Miel to Malaga and the airport in around 18 minutes, so you can manage the coast without a car. A hire car earns its place the moment you want to reach the hill village, the Mijas road or the resorts further west on your own schedule rather than a bus timetable.
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.
Benalmadena sits in the middle of the western Costa del Sol, so most drives are short. Torremolinos is about 7 km north along the coast, and Fuengirola roughly 10 km south. Mijas Pueblo, the other white hill village, is around 8 km inland. Marbella is about 40 minutes west on the AP-7 toll road or the slower coastal N-340.
Further afield, Malaga city is around 20 km north-east for the cathedral and the Picasso museum, and Granada and the Alhambra about two hours inland. The point for Benalmadena is that one pickup reaches all of them and you can be back the same day.
Day trips from Benalmadena
Benalmadena's town hall plans a low-emission zone (ZBE) but has not yet defined the area or set a start date, so there is no active camera enforcement in the town itself for now. Where the rules already bite is central Malaga and Torremolinos, both of which run a ZBE.
For a hire car this rarely matters. Cars rented on the Costa del Sol are modern and carry a DGT environmental sticker (0, ECO, C or B), which is what these zones require, so your rental can drive in with no extra paperwork. Central Malaga is the one to note: the EUR 200 fine started on 30 November 2025, and parking in a central car park does not exempt you there - but a compliant sticker does. The fines target older, non-compliant private cars, not yours.
Most car hire for Benalmadena starts at Malaga Airport (AGP), about 18 to 20 km away, where the desks and the cheapest rates are. For terminals, supplier desks and the arrivals walk-through, see the Malaga Airport car hire page. To collect closer to your hotel instead, local names serving the area include Centauro and Goldcar. Either way, an no-deposit rate with full cover built in avoids a deposit hold.
Spring (March to May) and autumn (late September into October) are the easiest times to drive - warm, with quieter roads and a sea still warm enough to swim in autumn. July and August are the peak: prices climb, automatics and 7-seaters go first, and the coast road and Puerto Marina car parks fill up, so book several weeks ahead. Winter is the cheapest stretch, and a car still makes sense for the hill villages and the run to Malaga once the beach season is over.
About 18 to 20 km, a 15 to 20 minute drive on the AP-7 or the A-7.
Pick up at the airport and you can be parked at your hotel in Benalmadena Costa or Arroyo de la Miel shortly after landing.
Yes. Central Malaga is a low-emission zone, but cars rented in Spain carry the DGT sticker the zone requires, so a hire car can enter.
Check the windscreen sticker at pickup. The fines only apply to older, non-compliant vehicles, not your rental.
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.
Without a credit card you still have options: choose a cash-payment rate (the «Cash» filter option) or a no-deposit rate, and nothing is held.
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.
Yes, paying for the car with cryptocurrency is possible - contact our support team to arrange it.
Cross-border trips must be agreed with the supplier in advance. There may be a small service fee and extra insurance.
To see cars allowed across the border, use the filter option or contact our support team. Do not cross the border undeclared.
Yes. In the search, set a pick-up and a drop-off point - for example collect in Benalmadena and return in Malaga or Marbella.
By default the car is returned to the same place you collected it.
Most are manual, as across Spain. Automatics cost more and sell out first, especially in summer, so book one early if you need it - it makes the climb up to Benalmadena Pueblo and Mijas easier.
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.