Pamplona Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information about the car rental possibilities in Pamplona airport and downtown. You will also find some useful hints about car rental restrictions and safe driving in Pamplona.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children under 12 must be seated in a child seat to sit in the front. All passengers are required to use seatbelts. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
When driving through tunnels, headlights must be on. In built-up areas, the use of a horn is only allowed in cases of extreme and immediate danger. Outside built-up areas, however, 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, parking in which you have to display a ticket.
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 have tolls. You are advised 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 Pamplona
Outside Spain, Pamplona is mostly known for the San Fermin festival, also known as “the running of the bulls”. If you go to Pamplona during this festival, you will find the otherwise quiet small town packed with people from all over the world.
Pamplona proves to us that a mediaeval town can be adapted to the needs of our century. It is very green and together with the old town and its cobbled streets, it is a pleasant tourist attraction. You can walk on the banks of the river, visit the beautiful cathedral and citadel and enjoy the fine cuisine and delicious local wines. Pamplona is also home to two universities.
Area:
Population: 171,150
Country: Kingdom of Spain
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 48
Monetary unit: Euro
