Cordoba Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information about how to rent a car in Cordoba both in the railway station and downtown. You will also find some general facts about car rental and driving in Spain.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age to drive a car in Spain is 18 years. Children under 12 must be seated in a child seat to sit in the front. Seatbelts are a legal requirement. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
When driving in 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.
Foreigners must pay fines on the spot unless they can present a Spanish bail bond or address of a Spanish friend or company who will guarantee payment of the fine.
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. 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 – you have to display a ticket for parking in such a zone.
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
The expressways (autopista) are toll roads and are marked with the letter A. It is advisable to pay in cash.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Spain
Car – el alquiler de coches
Car rental – coche
Drive a car – conducir un coche
About Cordoba
In the 11 th century, Cordoba was one of the most important capitals in Europe. Now it is the capital of Andalucia. It is a very lively town in the best Andalucian tradition; a town of Flamenco and bullfighting and certainly one of the most attractive destinations in Spain.
Cordoba has only a few grand squares or mansions, but boasts the tremendous and often wildly extravagant patios. There is even a “Festival of the Patios” taking place every May. Cordoba is a calm town and takes its tranquility rather seriously – the nightlife scene is confined to the a few music bars and clubs.
Area:
Population: 350,000
Country: Spain
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 957
Monetary unit: Euro
