Avis Rent-A-Car Portugal – facts and locations

Avis Portugal is part of Avis Europe, which was founded in 1958.

The ownership of Avis Portugal is held by Avis Europa. This company, in 2006, was taken over by the new Avis parent company; Avis-Budget Group.

Rates for Avis hire cars in Portugal can be found through the search engine Cartrawler

The Avis Portugal fleet of hire cars

Avis Portugal has a large variety of vehicles in different car hire classes.

The Avis Portugal fleet, in Portuguese ‘frota’, consists of the following rental cars:

Car hire – Group A
Avis rental term for small economy, usually 3-door car, limited luggage space for only 2 suitcases or slightly more.

• Peugeot 107
• Toyota Aygo
• Seat Ibiza 3-door

Car hire – Group B
Avis rental term for small economy, usually a 5-door hire car for 4 or 5 people.

• Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 5 door
• Renault Clio 5 door
• Peugeot 206 3/5 door
• Toyota Yaris 5 door
• Ford Fiesta 5 door
• Peugeot 207 5 door
• Mitsubishi Colt 3/5 door
• Citroen C3 5 door (new model from 2010-onwards)

Car hire – Group C
Avis rental term for medium compact sized family hire car, 4 or 5 doors usually, room for 5 people.

• VW Polo 5 door
• Opel/Vauxhall Merriva

Car hire – Group D
Avis rental term for medium or large sized prestige family hire car, 4 or 5 doors, often automatics.

• Volvo S60 or Volvo S40

Car hire – Group E
Avis rental term for medium sized intermediate family car, 4 or 5 doors hire cars.

• Ford Focus
• VW Golf
• Opel/Vauxhall Astra
• Seat Leon
• Renault Megane
• Citroen C4

Car hire – Group F
Avis rental term for medium sized estate car, always 5 doors estate hire cars

• Ford Focus Estate
• Opel/Vauxhall Astra Estate
• VW Golf Estate
• Renault Megane Estate
• Peugeot 308 Estate

Car hire – Group G
Avis rental term for a medium sized prestige family car, usually 4 doors, manual shift hire cars.

• Volvo S40 or S60

Car hire – Group H
Avis rental term for a slightly expensive prestige car of medium size.

• Mercedes C-class
• BMW 3-series
• Audi A4

Car hire – Group I
Avis rental term for a large MPV family car/people carrier for hire, 7 seats unless otherwise described

• VW Sharan
• Ford Galaxy
• Seat Alhambra

Car hire – Group J
Avis rental term for 4×4 vehicles, usually large 5 doors and manual shift hire cars.

• Suzuki Grand Vitara 4×4
• Mitsubishi Outlander 4×4

Car hire – Group K
Avis rental term for a minibus with 9 seats including driver.

• Mercedes Vito
• VW Caravelle

Car hire – Group L – with automatic transmission
Avis rental term for medium sized family car with automatic gear-shift, can be expensive to hire. Be sure to compare prices with other suppliers.

• VW Golf
• Seat Leon

Car hire – Group M
Avis executive cars – top of the range vehicles in the Avis rental car fleet.

• Mercedes E-class (often diesel)
• Audi A6

Car hire – Group N
Avis rental term for a small family car, 4 or 5 doors and equipped with a diesel engine.

• Seat Ibiza
• VW Polo

Car hire – Group O
Avis rental term for medium sized prestige family car, 4 or 5 doors, often automatics.

• Volvo S60 or Volvo V50
• Toyota Avensis Estate

Car hire – Group P
Avis rental term for a cabriolet hire car. In Portugal convertibles/cabriolets usually only are 2+2 vehicles, meaning with room for driver and passengers and additionally 1 or 2 small children. If carrying children in a Group P Avis cabriolet hire car, luggage space can be very limited.

• Peugeot 308 CC
• Mini Cabriolet

Please note that the makes and models of Avis Portugal fleet of rental cars change frequently. The above list may not be correct for all Avis car rental classes in Portugal. Some of the Avis groups of rental cars may, from time to time and on some locations, not be available in Portugal. The car hire group when renting at Avis in Portugal does not always correspond with Avis car hire groups in Britain.

Airport car hire Portugal – Avis airport locations

Avis Rent-A-Car has some 36 car hire stations covering most major cities in Portugal.

Continental Portugal Airports

• Avis car hire Lisbon Airport
• Avis car hire Porto Airport
• Avis car hire Faro Airport

Madeira Airports

• Avis car hire Funchal (Madeira Airport)

Azores Islands Airports

• Avis car rental Azores – Ponte Delgada Airport on São Miguel Island
• Avis car rental Azores – Madalena Airport – Pico Island
• Avis car rental Azores – Horta Airport – Faial Island
• Avis car rental Azores – Angra do Heroísmo Airport – Terceira Island

City car hire Portugal – where to find Avis rental stations in Portugal

Avis is one of the larger rental car companies in Portugal. The network of rental stations is particularly strong in central and northern Portugal and on the Madeira and Azores Islands.

Algarve – Avis Rent-A-Car – Southern Portugal

• Albufeira – Avis city centre
• Faro city centre
• Portimão city centre

Greater Lisbon area – Avis-Rent-A-Car outside Lisbon City Center

• Almada-Corroios
• Alverca
• Barreiro-Setúbal
• Carnaxide
• Estoril – the Lisbon Coast Avis office
• Santarém office at Rua do Brasil
• Setúbal

Northern Portugal– Avis Rent-A-Car Norte and Minho

• Braga – Avis city station
• Guarda – Avis station
• Guimaraes – Avis office
• Porto city centre – Avis office at Campanha railway station
• Porto, Rua Guedes de Azevedo 125 – Avis office close to the Galp gas station
• Viana do Castelo

Alentejo – Avis-Rent-A-Car – Southern Portugal

• Beja
• Evora

Centro – Avis Rent-A-Car central Portugal

• Aveiro – Avis city centre
• Coimbra – Avis city centre at the railway station
• Castelo Branco – Avis city centre
• Covilhã
• Leiria
• Viseu

Madeira – Avis Rent-A-Car on Madeira Island

• Funchal Avis office east at Largo Antonio Nobre 164 close to the Wine Museum (Museu do Vinho) and University of Madeira
• Funchal Avis office west at Estrada Monumental 284 (at Hotel Four Views Monumental Lido)
• Avis Garajau at Estrada do Garajau 142 A

Azores – Avis Rent-A-Car on the Azores Islands

• Angra Heroismo

Related article: Avis Rent-A-Car – guide to Lisbon hire cars from Avis.