Up to 20% on our Summer Sale
Book by 26th May, drive by 31st December
With Avis First, it's just you, your premium car and a fast exit from the airport.
Reserve an Avis First vehicle using the booking panel above. Your concierge will be waiting just outside the terminal.
Book by 26th May, drive by 31st December
When you Pay Online
Save 10% year-round with Avis Preferred
One of the major capital cities in Europe, the sights and attractions of Madrid are easily explored by car.
From Madrid Barajas Airport, pick up your Avis hire car and start touring Spain’s capital and beyond at your own pace.
Segovia
Just over an hour’s drive from Madrid, Segovia is a city full of ancient history. Its impressive and well preserved Roman aqueduct dates back to A.D 50, and it boasts a large number of Romanesque churches. Another wonder of Segovia is the Alcázar - a royal palace which is said to be one of Walt Disney’s inspirations for Cinderella’s castle. Unusually, it is built in the shape of the bow of a ship and was originally meant to be a fortress.
Toledo
Toledo is a one hour drive from Madrid and known in some quarters as the spiritual capital of Spain. Many different religious denominational influences on the city's architecture are clear to see. Toledo’s cathedral is one of the most extravagant cathedrals in Spain, the Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz is a modest, yet beautiful mosque and Sinagoga del Tránsito is a magnificent synagogue with rich stucco decoration.
Córdoba
Once an important Roman city, Córdoba is around a four hour drive from Madrid. The beautiful Mezquita de Córdoba (Córdoba Mosque) dates back to 987 A.D. and represents a time when Córdoba was one of the the biggest and most prosperous cities in Europe. In the middle of the mosque you’ll find a Renaissance cathedral nave which was built in the 16th Century; the reason it is sometimes referred to as ‘Mezquita-Catedral’.