Badajoz Car Rental Guide
The current page informs you of the car rental possibilities in Badajoz and also gives an overview of the basic car rental and driving restrictions valid in Spain.
Rental Restrictions
To rent a car in Spain, you must be at least 21 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge. An International Driving License is highly recommended.
Cars rented in Spain are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the former Yugoslavia. Travel on the African continent is not allowed.
Driving Restrictions
The minimum driving age in Spain is 18 years. In order to sit in the front, children under 12 must be seated in a child seat. Seatbelts are compulsory for all passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
When driving through tunnels, headlights must be on. In built-up areas, the use of horn is only allowed in cases of extreme and immediate danger. Outside built-up areas, you must use the horn to indicate your intention to pass.
On one-way streets, parking is allowed on even dates along the side with even addresses and on odd dates along the side with odd addresses. Always park your car in the direction of traffic flow. Do not park within 5 metres of intersections or entrances to public buildings. Blue Zones or Zona Azul are indicated by signs – parking in these zones is allowed for 1.5 hours from 8 am to 9 pm. There may also be Zona Oras and you have to display a ticket to be allowed to park in these.
Foreigners must pay fines on the spot or present a Spanish bail bond or address of a Spanish friend or company who will guarantee payment of the fine.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Motorways | 120KM/H |
| Dual Carriageways | 100KM/H |
| Built-up areas | 50KM/H |
| Residential Areas | 19KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police Service: 091
Ambulance service: 092
Fire Service: 080
Road Tolls
Many roads in Spain are tolled. Most toll stations accept credit cards, but you are advised to carry cash. The tolls are rather expensive.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Spain
Car – el alquiler de coches
Car rental – coche
Drive a car – conducir un coche
About Badajoz
Badajoz is the capital of the province of Badajoz, situated close to the Portuguese frontier. The history of Badajoz can be felt in its every building, including the old cathedral. It is a city crowned by the ruins of a Moorish castle, having an appearance of great strength with its strong wall, bastions and forts. There is a river flowing between the castle-hill and the San Cristobal fort. The region around Badajoz is full of various tourist attractions including several well preserved Roman towns.
Badajoz offers its visitors many sports facilities such as hunting, fishing, water skiing and sailing.
Population: 129,400
Country: Spain
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 24
Monetary unit: Euro
