Tarragona Car Rental Guide
This page gives you information about car rental in Tarragona, both in the airport and downtown. It also presents some useful facts about car rental and driving in Spain in general.
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 Tarragona
Tarragona is considered to be the most important Roman town in Spain. You can admire some of the best Roman ruins in the Iberian peninsula – the grandeur of the Amphitheatre and the Cathedral, for example. Another reason for visiting Tarragona could be the biggest amusement park in Europe, so you are guaranteed to have fun there! The city is home to one of the most important maritime ports in Spain and also home of several important universities.
For relaxing in Tarragona, you can also find several beautiful and sandy beaches with calm, blue waters. Do not forget to taste the most typical dish of Tarragona – the “el romesco” sauce.
Area:
Population: 110,000
Country: Spain
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 977
Monetary unit: Euro
