http://www.iberiacarhire.com has been the first site for which I have taken banners on this blog.
However, since starting a few weeks ago. it has become clear that the provider of the vehicles in Spain have no vehicles available for, at least, summer 2009 rental from Spain to Portugal.
The web site operator, who I have know for a long time is most annoyed as well. The issue is being taken up by the aforementioned car rental provider involved.
However, for the present, I will be changing the banner and apologise to all those who have been frustrated through this link and post.
Should the situation improve and/or resolve itself, I will announce it here.
Again my apologies.
*****URGENT NEW COMMENT - 11th July 2009 *****
Since my original post, in April 2009, a new website (www.iberiacarhire.com) has now been set to offer potential clients a one-stop shop for making bookings for one way car rental with economic drop-off prices between Spain and Portugal. At present this service is available via Faro Airport in the Algarve Region of Portugal.
For someone coming from Spain, they can pick up a vehicle at any of relevant depots in Spain and for a fee, drop it off at Faro Airport. They can then, if they wish, then pick up a vehicle from from another reputable agent at Faro Airport to continue the Portuguese side of their trip.
Equally, for someone starting their trip in Portugal, the system works the other way round as well.
The one-way drop off rates vary dependent on where the vehicle is picked up/ dropped off. If a vehicle is picked up at Gerona, its something like € 90 to drop-off at Faro, while a pick up in Seville and drop-off in Faro its something like € 30.00 This is still well below the drop-off fees quoted by the majors.
It is important to note that at present the vehicle drop-off/change-over can only be done at Faro Airport in the Algarve, Portugal. Nonetheless, this is a great improvement in car hire services for those wanting to do one way trips between Spain and Portugal.
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Pick-up / Drop-off Points in Spain and Algarve, Portugal.(Faro Airport)
| Alicante Airport | Almeria Airport | Faro Airport |
| Gerona Airport | Granada Airport | Jerez Airport |
| Malaga Airport | Murcia Airport | Reus Airport |
| Sevilla Airport | Valencia Airport | Chiclana De La Frontera |
| Fuengirola | Granada | Islantilla |
| La Linea | Malaga Central | Malaga Renfe |
| Marbella | Rota | Sevilla |
| Torremolinos | ||
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Pick-up / Drop-off Points in Portugal.(incl. Faro Airport)
| Lisbon Airport | Porto Airport | Albufeira |
| Armação de Pera | Aveiro | Braga |
| Carvoeiro | Cascais | Coimbra |
| Faro Office | Figueira da Foz | Lagos office |
| Lisbon City office | Monte Gordo | Portimao |
| Porto City | Quarteira | Sesimbra |
| Viana do Castelo | Vilamoura |
This service finally offers the promise of being able to reasonably priced car hire rentals with reasonable one-way drop-off fees between Spain and Portugal, albeit only via Faro Airport in the Algarve, Southern Portugal, at present.
