Watford car rentals from $22/day

Compact cars are always popular vehicles for zipping around the town while intermediate SUVs or premium cars offer addition seating for your travel buddies or relatives. If you intend to spend long stretches of time on the road during your stay in Watford, fuel efficiency and comfort should be your main concern, especially on road trips in surrounding areas.

A 20mph speed limit is set within town limits to help protect the growing number of cyclists, areas with schools, and pedestrian traffic around Watford. Along the M1 and M25 main motorways as well as the A1 and A41 dual carriageways, you can safely accelerate up to 70mph. There are multiple single carriageways, such as the A4008 and the A4125, which crisscross the borough connecting with various districts around the county of Hertfordshire that allow speeds up to 60mph.

Watford Kings and Watford Palace are two huge public parking spots within a 10 minutes’ walk of the town centre where you can leave your Watford car hire for £2 per 2h stay. You may prefer the one at Church on Exchange Place, which allows for convenient payment by cash or card. There are also free parking sites at Kemp Place and South Oxhey, which are open all day, seven days a week, if you don’t mind taking the bus or metro to get there.

On average a rental car in Watford costs $43 per day. But prices differ between operators and you can save money through a price comparison of car rental deals from different agencies. The cheapest price for a car rental in Watford found in the last 2 weeks is $26.

Yes, automatic cars are available in most car renting companies in Watford. As cars with manual transmission are more common in many countries, you might have to pay an additional charge for renting an automatic car.

Car rental companies onsite at Heathrow airport include Sixt, Budget, U-Save, FlexWays, SURPRICE CAR RENTAL, Final Rentals, Allegiance, Thrifty, Europcar and Hertz.

Car rental companies onsite at Gatwick airport include Budget, U-Save and Hertz.

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Heathrow airport to off-airport locations include Sixt, Budget, Thrifty, Europcar, Alamo, Hertz, and National.

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Gatwick airport to off-airport locations include Sixt, Budget, Thrifty, Europcar, Alamo, Hertz, and National.

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Stansted airport to off-airport locations include Sixt, Budget, Thrifty, Europcar, Alamo, Hertz, and National.

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

A Medium car rental in Watford costs $134 per day, on average.

A Small car rental in Watford costs $39 per day, on average.

In Watford, cars are most frequently rented at GREEN MOTION 225 Edgware Rd, Paddington (14 miles from city center).

Most car rental providers in Watford offer insurance but the level of protection can differ substantially. If you're unsure whether to get extra protection for your car rental in Watford, check out KAYAK's car rental insurance guide.

KAYAK has deals for you to compare from 14 car rental agencies in Watford.

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