Puebla City car rentals

Top tips for renting a car in Puebla City

• The city of Puebla, Mexico, is a great destination to explore with a rental car. Some of its biggest points of interest, including the colonial-style architecture of the Zócalo area downtown, are easily reachable by car. With your own vehicle, you can drive to the nearby town of Cholula, where you’ll be able to see the Grand Pyramid built in the second century B.C.
• You’ll find that most of the major rental car agencies operate at Puebla International Airport (PBC), officially known as Hermanos Serdán International Airport. The airport is located about 12 miles from downtown Puebla. The car rental desks are situated in the Arrivals Hall of the airport’s terminal. You’ll need an International Driving Permit to rent a car in Mexico, as well as insurance.
• The city of Puebla is fairly easy to navigate, but it’s always best to have a GPS with you. However, keep an eye out for one-way streets that might not pop up on the GPS device, especially in the center. You’ll have to be extremely careful when encountering “topes,” the huge road bumps designed to reduce speed, so that you don’t clunk the bottom of your rental car.
• Traffic in Puebla is rather manageable when compared to other big cities such as Mexico City, but you’ll still experience some rush hour congestion. Avoid driving between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and then between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. so you skip the crowds, especially on the route to the airport. Routes to popular places such as Cholula are more crowded early in the morning on weekends.
• 25% of our users found rental cars in Puebla City for $7 or less
• Book your rental car in Puebla City at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
• Off-airport rental car locations in Puebla City are around 27% more expensive than airport locations on average
• Compact rental cars in Puebla City are around 88% cheaper than other car types, on average