Grenoble Car Rental Guide
On this page, you will find information about car rental in Grenoble. The page will also provide you with an overview of the basic car rental and driving restrictions valid in France.
Rental Traditions
To rent a car in France, 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.
Cars rented in France 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 republics of Yugoslavia.
Driving restrictions
In France, traffic is on the right and overtaking on the left. The minimum driving age is 18 years. Children must be at least 10 years old to sit in the front; those under 10 must be seated in the rear or in a fitted child seat.
All passengers are required to use seatbelts at all times. The legally allowed blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Vehicles parked in poorly lit public places must have the parking lights on. You may only use the horn when in extreme and immediate danger. If a driver flashes their lights behind you, it means they want to pass you.
Broken centre lines show the section of road where passing is allowed.
Do not park where the curb is painted yellow. Parking on the left side of a street is only allowed on one-way streets. If not indicated otherwise, parking is free of charge from 7 pm to 9 am and at weekends, holidays and in August.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 130-unlimited KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 or 110 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/Ambulance Service: 17
Fire Service: 18
Road Tolls
In France, most of the motorways have tolls. Permission tickets are provided upon entry to the motorway and must be paid upon exiting. You can pay in cash or with any major credit card. The price of the ticket depends on the distance you are travelling and also on the on the type of the vehicle. There are no tolls on trunk roads.
About Grenoble
Grenoble is a beautiful city situated at the foot of the Alps. It is a city proud of its academic and scientific environment, having long traditions of partnership between research and industry.
Grenoble has a lot to offer in the arts: the Grenoble Museum has one of the finest collections in Europe. There are over 15 museums to visit as well as various cinemas and theatres where concerts and other cultural events take place.
The city and its region offer many kinds of sports activities such as hiking, tennis, paragliding, biking and golf.
Population: 160,000
Country: France
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 476
Monetary unit: Euro
