Car rental in Toledo

Rent a car in Toledo: transport and access

If you arrive by train, you can rent a car in Toledo at the train station. If you choose to book your car hire in other parts of Spain to visit Toledo, the best option is to book a car hire in Madrid, the shortest of all the routes we suggest, as the distance between the two cities is about 72 kilometres by car, so it won't take you more than an hour.  

If your idea is to leave with a rental car in Valencia, you should know that Toledo is about 370 kilometres away, so the trip will take you less than four hours and when you arrive at your destination the views will prove that it was worth it.

Finally, starting from Seville, you'll be almost 500 kilometres away. Although it may sound crazy, the journey is well worth it, as you'll be driving along the ancient Roman route, the Ruta de la Plata. Booking a hire car in Seville will get you to the capital of Castilla-La Mancha in about four and a half hours.

Routes in Toledo with your rental car 

If you want to make the most of your car rental in Toledo and move easily and quietly around the province, here are a few interesting destinations.

Mocejón: This is one of the most picturesque villages in the province. Proof of this is that it is home to beautiful monuments such as the parish church of San Esteban Protomártir, built by Diego Hernando de Orduña and with a very beautiful architecture, or the Ermita de la Vera Cruz, which has had to be remodelled several times and which was built in the 15th century.

The distance between Toledo and Mocejón is about 15 kilometres, so it will not take you more than twenty minutes to get there.

Talavera de la Reina: This city in the province of Toledo is one of the most emblematic places in the whole of the Castille-La Mancha region. Here, we recommend you visit such incredible places as the Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado, elevated to a Basilica by Pope John Paul II, the Puerta de Sevilla, located in the wall of the second precinct, or the Walls and Albarranas Towers, which was the first walled area of the city of Muslim and Christian construction.

The distance between Toledo and Talavera de la Reina is about 80 kilometres, so booking a rental car in Toledo will get you there in about an hour.

Ciudad Real: This Castilian-La Mancha city belongs to the province of Ciudad Real. It was known as Ciudad Libre or Ciudad Libre de La Mancha. This city is full of beautiful places that you will be able to enjoy thanks to your car hire. Among the most emblematic places are the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora del Prado, in the past a Romanesque hermitage, it is the only cathedral in Spain with a single nave, the Puerta de Toledo, declared a National Monument it has been restored very recently, or the Archaeological Park of Alarcos, here you can see the Ermita de Alarcos, an area with medieval remains of the castle that was there during the Battle of Alarcos.

The distance between Toledo and Ciudad Real is about 120 kilometres, so with your rental car it won't take you more than an hour and a half.

What to see in Toledo?

Toledo is known as the Imperial City, since from the Middle Ages onwards it was the main seat of both the Court of Castile and the Court of King Charles I. It is also known as the City of the Three Cultures, because for many centuries it was populated by Christians, Jews and Muslims.

Its origins date back to the Bronze Age as a Carpathian centre, until the Roman Empire conquered the city. Germans, Muslims and Christians all conquered the city over several hundred years. The Germans made Toledo the seat of the church of the Visigothic kingdom. The Muslims transformed the city into an individual Taifa of Toledo.

Apart from the gastronomy and handicrafts, what really makes the city of Toledo famous are its monuments. If you want to get to know this historic city in depth, renting a car in Toledo will help you to visit places such as the Castle of San Servando, of medieval origin and close to the Tagus River, the Synagogue of El Tránsito, which is located in the Jewish quarter and houses the Sephardic Museum, or the Alcázar of Toledo, of Roman, Muslim and Christian origin, which is located in the highest part of the city. Enjoy Toledo with Pepecar!