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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.
Driving here means coast motorway plus the odd hill into the Basque countryside. Pick by group size and distance, not by looks.
Economy
Cheapest to run and easiest to fit into the tight underground car parks near the centre.
Automatic
Less to think about in city traffic. Automatics are limited in Spain, so book early.
7-seater & van
For families or two couples sharing, with room for luggage on the coast run.
Luxury
For the coastal drive across the French border. Deposits run higher on premium groups.
San Sebastian is compact and walkable - La Concha, the Old Town and Gros are all an easy stroll apart, so you do not need a car for the city itself. The value of car hire in San Sebastian is the day you want to leave it: the Basque coast in both directions, the fishing villages, and the short hop over the French border.
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.
Two roads do most of the work. The AP-8 west takes you to Bilbao in about an hour - roughly 100 km - past Getaria and the coastal villages. The same motorway east crosses into France: Biarritz is about 50 km and under an hour, with Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye on the way.
Both Bilbao and Biarritz have their own pages. The point for San Sebastian is that one pickup reaches both within an hour, and you are back the same evening for pintxos.
Crossing into France
The Spain-France border is open with no checkpoint, so the drive to Biarritz is uninterrupted. Most suppliers allow travel into France, but it is best declared when you book rather than sprung on the desk at pickup. A one-way drop in France is priced separately, so plan to return the car to San Sebastian if you can.
This is the one local rule to get right. On 14 March 2025 San Sebastian's low-emission zone moved to enforcement, covering 1.2 square kilometres including the Boulevard, Old Town and the Romantic Area. Fines for breaches are EUR 200, with camera number-plate enforcement.
For a hire car this rarely matters. Only vehicles with a DGT environmental label (B, C, ECO or ZERO) are allowed to enter the zone, and cars rented in Spain are modern and already carry that sticker. A rental car is read by the camera system and identified as suitable for the zone, so you do not have to do anything. The registration step and the fine target older or foreign-plated private cars, not your hire car.
Quick checks at pickup
Most car hire in San Sebastian starts at the airport at Hondarribia, where the desks and the cheapest rates are - see the San Sebastian Airport car hire page for terminals and the arrivals walk-through. In town, names you will see include Europcar, Sixt and Enterprise.
For parking, the simplest move is to leave the car outside the zone and walk in. The Bus Station (Geltoki) car park sits next to the underground station and connects with city buses; Kursaal car park is accessible without restrictions via specific routes and suits the Old Town and Gros; and Catalonia Square car park in Gros sits right at the edge of the zone and can be reached without entering it.
This is a green, Atlantic coast, so the weather is different from southern Spain. Summer (July to September) is the warmest and busiest stretch - prices climb and automatics and 7-seaters go first, so book several weeks ahead. Late spring and September are the easiest times to drive, with warm days and quieter roads. Winter is the cheapest, and a car still makes sense for the coast and the French border once the beach season is over. Whenever you come, avoid driving out on Friday evenings, when commuter traffic around Bilbao is heavy.
Yes. The centre is a low-emission zone, but cars rented in Spain carry the DGT sticker the zone requires, so a hire car is read as compliant and can enter with no extra paperwork.
Check the windscreen sticker at pickup and photograph it. The fines only apply to older or foreign-plated cars without the label.
Yes, and the border has no checkpoint. Biarritz is about 50 km and under an hour east on the AP-8. Most suppliers allow travel into France, but declare it when you book.
A one-way drop in France is priced separately, so plan to return the car to San Sebastian.
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.
The French border is right beside San Sebastian, with Biarritz about 50 km away on the AP-8. 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 San Sebastian and return in Bilbao or Vitoria.
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.
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.