Car rental
Car hire in cities across France
Drive times to nearby cities, the road rules that change at a border, and where to compare prices, city by city, from public data.
50 cities in France have a car rental page: drive times to nearby cities, the road rules that change at a border, and where to compare prices. Largest first.
| City | Region | Population | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Île-de-France | 2,138,551 | ORY (14 km) |
| Marseille | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 877,215 | MRS (21 km) |
| Lyon | Rhône-Alpes | 520,774 | LYS (19 km) |
| Toulouse | Occitanie | 511,684 | TLS (7 km) |
| Nice | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 342,669 | NCE (6 km) |
| Nantes | Pays de la Loire | 325,070 | NTE (8 km) |
| Marne La Vallée | Île-de-France | 318,325 | CDG (20 km) |
| Strasbourg | Grand Est | 274,845 | SXB (10 km) |
| Bordeaux | New Aquitaine | 265,328 | BOD (11 km) |
| Montpellier | Occitanie | 248,252 | MPL (8 km) |
| Lille | Hauts-de-France | 238,695 | LIL (8 km) |
| Paris 15 Vaugirard | Île-de-France | 229,713 | ORY (13 km) |
| Rennes | Brittany | 227,830 | RNS (6 km) |
| Reims | Grand Est | 196,565 | XCR (56 km) |
| Le Havre | Normandy | 185,972 | DOL (15 km) |
| Paris 20 Ménilmontant | Île-de-France | 185,140 | ORY (15 km) |
| Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre | Île-de-France | 183,127 | ORY (18 km) |
| Paris 13 Gobelins | Île-de-France | 181,271 | ORY (11 km) |
| Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont | Île-de-France | 178,691 | ORY (17 km) |
| Saint-Étienne | Rhône-Alpes | 176,280 | LYS (63 km) |
| Toulon | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 168,701 | MRS (68 km) |
| Angers | Pays de la Loire | 168,279 | NTE (87 km) |
| Dijon | Bourgogne | 159,941 | DLE (44 km) |
| Paris 16 Passy | Île-de-France | 159,386 | ORY (16 km) |
| Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau | Île-de-France | 159,212 | ORY (17 km) |
| Grenoble | Rhône-Alpes | 158,552 | LYS (78 km) |
| Nîmes | Occitanie | 148,236 | MPL (43 km) |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Rhône-Alpes | 147,865 | CFE (6 km) |
| Aix-en-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 146,821 | MRS (22 km) |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | Île-de-France | 146,598 | ORY (25 km) |
| Brest | Brittany | 144,899 | BES (8 km) |
| Le Mans | Pays de la Loire | 144,515 | TUF (75 km) |
| Amiens | Hauts-de-France | 143,086 | BVA (51 km) |
| Tours | Centre-Val de Loire | 141,621 | TUF (5 km) |
| Limoges | New Aquitaine | 141,176 | LIG (6 km) |
| Paris 11 Popincourt | Île-de-France | 138,170 | ORY (14 km) |
| Paris 12 Reuilly | Île-de-France | 138,024 | ORY (13 km) |
| Paris 14 Observatoire | Île-de-France | 136,455 | ORY (12 km) |
| Villeurbanne | Rhône-Alpes | 131,445 | LYS (17 km) |
| Besançon | Bourgogne | 128,426 | DLE (50 km) |
| Metz | Grand Est | 123,914 | LUX (57 km) |
| Orléans | Centre-Val de Loire | 116,344 | ORY (98 km) |
| Rouen | Normandy | 116,331 | BVA (73 km) |
| Mulhouse | Grand Est | 111,430 | BSL (22 km) |
| Montreuil | Île-de-France | 111,240 | ORY (16 km) |
| Perpignan | Occitanie | 110,706 | GRO (89 km) |
| Caen | Normandy | 110,624 | CFR (7 km) |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | Île-de-France | 108,782 | ORY (15 km) |
| Nancy | Grand Est | 105,058 | ETZ (33 km) |
| Argenteuil | Île-de-France | 101,475 | CDG (23 km) |
Common questions
Which cities in France have a car rental page?
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Marne La Vallée, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Montpellier and 40 more.
What currency is used in France?
The Euro (EUR).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.