Europcar Car Rental at Charlotte Douglas Airport

International Airport is located to the western side of Charlotte, a city in the state of North Carolina. This U.S. airport is regarded as the eleventh busiest in the nation in terms of passenger traffic, and the sixth busiest in the world for aircraft movements. It has the official IATA code of CLT, and used to be known as the Charlotte Municipal Airport and as the Douglas Municipal Airport. The airport has many facilities, including car hire companies such as Europcar Charlotte. Europcar customers, however, will need to go the National car rental counters in order to collect their vehicles. Europcar and National together form one of the largest car rental networks in the world.

Charlotte Douglas Airport, which is the largest hub for the airline company US Airways, consists of a main terminal building and five concourses. The concourses of the airport are named as A, B, C, D and E, and US Airways operates flights mainly from Concourse E, but from all other concourses, besides. Concourse D is considered as the international concourse of the airport, and receives all international flights besides those which depart from airports with U.S. border preclearance facilities. The airport plans to build a new international terminal as well, which should be completed in the next few years. Arriving passengers will find all airport facilities within easy walking distance of the baggage reclaim areas, and the Douglas International car hire companies on the lower baggage claim level of the main terminal. The rental counters are open most hours of the day and night, but could close between midnight and 04:30am. The counters are open on bank holidays as well, but their hours could vary on these days. As mentioned, Europcar customers will go to the National car hire counters to collect their vehicle, show all necessary documents and complete all paperwork required.

The vehicles of Europcar, as well as those of all the other Charlotte Douglas International Airport car rental companies, may be parked at a distance from the terminal, and therefore, passengers may require transport by shuttle to the parking lot. The shuttles are provided by the car rental companies, and are free of charge. Further instructions will be provided by Europcar/National, upon collection of the vehicle.

Vehicles from Europcar are best reserved in advance. Online car rental reservations are considered most convenient, as they can be completed from the comfort of your home or office before travelling to Charlotte Douglas Airport. Hand controls for disabled drivers require an advanced reservation as well, and are free of charge from this rental location. Europcar hand controls may only be requested by persons with a lower limb disability, as they control the brake and accelerator pedals of automatic vehicles. Other items of equipment required should also be booked as early as possible, since there is no guarantee of their availability at the rental counters. These items include satellite navigation systems and child seats. Child seats come in sizes that are suitable for infants, toddlers and older children.

Europcar one way hires can also be arranged from the rental location of Charlotte Douglas Airport. One way hire services are ideal for travellers who plan to go only one way from the airport, and who would prefer to return their rented car to an alternative location. Additional charges could be applicable for the service, but it will depend on the length of the rental period and the return location for the vehicle. From Charlotte Douglas Airport, rented cars may be driven to all parts of North Carolina, and usually may be driven into the neighbouring states as well, such as South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Leisure travellers may also like to drive down the eastern coast of the country, through areas of Georgia and Florida. The Interstates of America connect all the larger towns and cities, and are roads that are in good condition. However, within the cities, they can be very busy during rush hour traffic. Local drivers may tend to drive fast on the Interstates as well. In a rented car, always follow the speed limits and obey all traffic rules, such as no drunken driving and no talking on a cellular phone whilst driving.

Vehicles from Europcar are arranged into various car categories. Those found in the Economy, Compact and Midsize categories often have the cheapest car rental rates, and are always easy to drive. They are similar to the Chevrolet Aveo, Nissan Versa and Toyota Corolla. Although they have room for up to five passengers, families may need a larger car for luggage and interior space. Larger cars are similar to the Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Impala, and Premium and Luxury cars from Europcar are similar to the Toyota Avalon, Lincoln MKS and Cadillac DTS. They also have good space for luggage and passengers. Sedan and hatchback models from Europcar come with air conditioning, automatic transmissions and AM/FM Stereo and CD players. The fancier models may have cruise control, power locks and windows, air bags and a leather interior.

Seven and eight-passenger minivans are ideal for groups of travellers. Minivans from Europcar include the Dodge Grand Caravan and the Toyota Sienna. SUVs are also popular vehicles to hire from Charlotte Douglas International , and those available are similar to the Ford Escape, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, Lincoln Navigator and Hummer H3. The last two mentioned are Luxury and Specialty SUVs. Jeeps, Crossover, Convertibles and Pickups may also be available for hire from Europcar.

Europcar, Charlotte, will be happy to provide further information regarding car hire options.

Address:
Charlotte Douglas Intl Airport
National Car Hire Counters
4108 Rental Road
28219 Charlotte, United States

Telephone Number: +1 (704) 3590215