 | | Car Rental in Paris: Do it your way | | | Renting a vehicle in Paris offers visitors different opportunities and conveniences when choosing to see the many sights and sounds - especially families or visitors wanting to indulge in a Paris shopping spree. You should also consider hiring a vehicle if someone in your travel group is wheelchair dependant as accessibility options in the public system are not really up to scratch.
Upon arriving at Charles de Gaulle airport, visors can find several major companies and many local rental car firms located in all terminals or alternatively, most companies will provide shuttle services to reservation and customer care counters. Many visitors pre-book their rental vehicles via the internet, and this can save time and effort upon arriving in Paris. Most major rental companies also have offices in central Paris for visitors choosing to rent a car for a special day of sightseeing or shopping in or around the city.
Car rental rates in Paris are considerably more costly than public transportation options with a small vehicle costing from 80 to 150 Euros per day. The normal rate usually includes unlimited mileage, road tax and license fees, collision damage waiver, theft waiver, airport/railway station surcharge and VAT.
As with any new driving experience, Paris driving is no exception. Always be alert in busy, condensed traffic areas and French roundabouts such as Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Bastille and Place de la Concorde where often few or indistinguishable lane markings make navigation a little tricky. Paris parking is often a challenge – you may witness some drivers actually nudging the bumpers of those vehicles around them, and this is not recommended - but the city center does offer several public car parks.
With your own rental vehicle, you are free to go where you want, when you want to. It is the perfect way to leave Paris when visiting different areas of France like the Pyrenees, Champagne or the Loire Valley. | | | |  | | |
