 | | Bucharest Car Rental: Moving about the Romanian Capital | | | Many global brand car rental companies operate from the The Otopeni International Bucharest Airport terminal and several four and five star hotels are authorized agents as well. For example, the downtown Hilton Hotel is an authorized Avis agency.
Drivers must have had a valid license for at least one year prior to renting a vehicle, and the minimum age for hiring a car is 21 years. All car rentals require a credit card and usually a minimum rental period of 48 hours applies. Rates start at around $50 per day but for rental car contracts lasting a week or more this rate drops dramatically.
Romanian police are very strict about enforcing applicable road rules and it is not suggested to have any alcohol if you are going to rent a car in Bucharest as it is an offence punishable by jail time in some cases.
The roads around Bucharest are good and getting to car rental agency drop off and collection points is made easy when using the metro system or a Bucharest taxi. When leaving the immediate Bucharest area, road conditions can change quickly with rough surfaces and narrow corners. | | | | | | |  | | Compare Cheap Car Rentals Deals | | |