Guildford car hire

If you are planning on staying around Guildford or the surrounding villages during your stay, then an economy or compact car will best suit the winding cobbled roads and residential areas. With streets lined with businesses, restaurants and retailers, parking on the street is often necessary, and a smaller car makes that so much easier. However, if you plan on enjoying the surrounding countryside of Surrey, a 4x4 or saloon car could definitely assist in creating fun-filled memories – particularly if you are in a larger group.

With schools, colleges and thousands of pedestrians walking the Guildford streets every day, residents have called for stricter control on speed limit and the council has moved the speed limit in certain central and residential areas from 30mph to 20mph. On the surrounding motorways the speed limit rises to 70mph. The town of Guildford is strictly covered by traffic camera surveillance from the motorways right into town, so ensure you stick to the speed limit and look for signage in areas that could suddenly change speed limits fast.

Parking in Guildford is, for the most part, rather affordable. There are several car parks that offer hourly or daily rates within walking distance of the town centre, such as Castle Car Park, Leapald Road, Bedford Road Multi-storey and several others. The average hourly rate is about £1. Night owls will be able to find streets in the city centre where parking is free between 20:00 and 8:00. If you fancy leaving your car for a longer period to meander the streets on foot, there are four main ‘park-and-ride’ car parks that offer excellent rates of approximately £2 per day.

The average price of fuel in Guildford is R137,91 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a tank of fuel costs between R1 655 and R2 206, depending on the car size.

Economy (Ford Fiesta or similar) is the most frequently booked car hire type in Guildford.

Car hire companies onsite at Heathrow airport include DRIVALIA, GREEN MOTION, SURPRICE CAR RENTAL, Europcar, Arnold Clark, Routes Car & Truck Rentals, Firefly, keddy by Europcar and Hertz.

Car hire companies onsite at Gatwick airport include Europcar, keddy by Europcar and Hertz.

Car hire companies onsite at Stansted airport include DRIVALIA, GREEN MOTION, Alamo, keddy by Europcar and Hertz.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Heathrow airport to off-airport locations include GREEN MOTION, Alamo, Europcar, INTERRENT, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Hertz.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Gatwick airport to off-airport locations include GREEN MOTION, Alamo, Europcar, INTERRENT, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, keddy by Europcar and Hertz.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Stansted airport to off-airport locations include GREEN MOTION, Alamo, Europcar, INTERRENT, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, keddy by Europcar and Hertz.

Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best car hire deals near you.

An Economy car hire in Guildford costs R503 per day, on average.