Europcar Car Rental at Houston Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is located approximately 23 miles, or 37km north of central Houston, and is rated as the tenth largest airport in North America. The airport is also the sixth busiest in the world by aircraft movements, and rates as third in the United States for non-stop domestic and international services (with 182 destinations). A number of options for ground transport are available to arriving passengers, but there are several car hire companies nearby as well, such as Europcar George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Europcar is one of the main providers of car rental services in many countries of the world, and their customers often receive some of the lowest rates for high quality vehicles.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport has five terminal buildings that house the facilities for domestic and international passengers, and are generally very well equipped with all kinds of services that can be expected at an airport handling around forty million passengers per annum. Terminals A and B are the original terminals of the airport, and handle domestic flights from a variety of airline companies. Passengers on a domestic flight operated by United Airlines will arrive at Terminal C, and international passengers on United Airline flights will arrive at Terminal E. Terminal D is used for all other international flights. Transport between the terminals is possible by the inter-terminal train on the landside of the buildings, and by the TerminaLink trains in the secure areas of the airport. Although the terminals have many facilities for their passengers, they do not house the George Bush Intercontinental Airport car hire companies, which include Europcar, National, Hertz, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Thrifty and Dollar. The car hire companies are found east of John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a few kilometres from the terminal and at the new consolidated rental car facility.

The Rental Car Centre of Houston Airport is accessed by one of the shuttle buses that run from the terminal buildings. They are white and maroon in colour, and available every few minutes. Europcar does not operate their own shuttles, but share a common bus system with the other car rental companies. This means that passengers may travel to the Rental Car Centre on any shuttle. The shuttles are free of charge and able to accommodate travellers with disabilities and the luggage items that need to be loaded. Although Europcar takes bookings for the rental location of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, their customers will need to go to the National car rental counters in order to collect their vehicles. The rental counters are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

The George Bush Intercontinental Airport car rental companies, including Europcar, have a wide selection of vehicles for hire. There are smaller cars available similar to the Chevrolet Aveo and Nissan Versa, as well as larger cars, such as Chevrolet Impala and Toyota Avalon. Smaller cars are ideal for those who are looking for low car rental rates, and for travellers who do not require much luggage room. Vehicles that are hired from the Economy, Compact and Midsize categories are also fuel efficient and easy to drive with an automatic transmission. Most cars in the United States, however, are automatic.

Larger vehicles for hire come in the form of Minivans and SUVs. Some SUVs seat only five, for example the Ford Escape and Jeep Grand Cherokee, but there are others which can seat up to seven, such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban and Lincoln Navigator. The Dodge Grand Caravan is a Minivan for seven, and the Toyota Sienna is an example of a car that seats up to eight passengers. Europcar may also hire even larger passengers vans, similar to the Chevrolet Express for fifteen people. All vans and minivans are excellent options for groups of travellers, and ideal for travelling the country.

Families with small children are able to hire child seats from Europcar, if required, and any motorist will find a satellite navigation system to be helpful. The GPS units hired by car hire companies are usually of high quality, and offer many features that are useful. They also often have a selection of languages and are pre-programmed with thousands of points of interest. Child seats and navigation systems have additional costs that will be noted on your rental contract. Free of charge, however, are Europcar hand controls for disabled drivers. This device may only be requested by someone with a lower limb disability, and is available on a few of Europcar’s automatic vehicles. From the rental location of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, hand controls should be reserved at least forty-eight hours prior to your arrival.

Various other services are available from the car rental companies at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. One way hires are useful for customers going only ‘one-way’, and is a service that allows the rented car to be delivered to a different rental location. Europcar one way hires may be more expensive than an ordinary rental, but their price will depend on the length of the rental and the return location chosen.

Whether you need a special vehicle from Europcar that is elegant for business purposes or just a car that will take you from location A to location B, it is recommended to make an advanced online car rental reservation. You are then guaranteed that your car will be ready and waiting for your arrival at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Address:
National Car Hire Counters
17330 Palmetto Pines
77032 Houston
United States of America

Telephone Number: +1 (281) 2094900