HERTZ Car Rental at Cologne Airport

Upon arrival at Cologne Airport - please remember to collect your bags before proceeding to the rental car areas.

The rental counter for Hertz at Cologne Airport is located in area D in the Arrivals Hall of terminal 1. Here customers with an advance car reservation can pick up their keys and documents, before a member of staff will tell them where to find their hired vehicle.

Throughout the terminals there are telephones from which the Hertz car hire at Cologne Bonn Airport service desk can be contacted on tel +49 (0) 22 03 4025 0, if passengers haven't made an advance reservation or cannot find the rental desk. Advance bookings can also be made by fax on Fax +49 (0) 1 80 533 35 35. Booking a vehicle online is usually considerably cheaper. Online bookings can be made at www.hertz.de or by visiting www.hertz.com. Free WiFi throughout the terminals allows customers to book their vehicle via the provided internet stations in the business center or over their mobile phone devices or laptops.

The Hertz car hire Cologne Bonn Airport office hours are Mondays to Fridays from 07.00 hours to 23.00 hours and on Saturdays from 07.00 hours to 21.00 hours. On Sundays the rental desk is open from 09.00 hours to 23.00 hours. At the end of the rental contract customers should return their hire vehicle to the multi-storey car park on level 1, where parking lot P2 is located.

Hertz Cologne Airport, in line with most other car rental companies at the airport, has a strict policy with regard to driver's age restrictions. All motorists hiring a car from Hertz must be at least 21-years-old. Some of the larger car types require drivers to be at least 25-years-old before they are permitted to hire such a vehicle. Some Hertz stations also have an upper age restriction for older drivers and customers should ask prior to committing themselves to a reservation, if any age restrictions apply to them.

As part of the rental deal Hertz can offer comprehensive insurance cover, 24 hour breakdown service and vehicle pick-up together with unlimited mileage, baby or child booster seats or winter equipment, if required. Booking online also includes collision damage waiver, winter tyres, theft protection and all taxes.

Hertz car hire Cologne Airport can supply a large selection of vehicles. In the Economy class there are cars like the Kia Rio, supplied as either a 2 or 3 door, manual transmission car or the VW Polo, supplied as either a 2 or 4 door car with air conditioning, manual transmission and room for up to 4 passengers. In the Compact class customers can hire vehicles such as the Opel Meriva or the Opel Zafira from the Intermediate class.

Following the Romantic Rhine routes or exploring the Moselle Valley are much more convenient with a car from Hertz Cologne Airport, although Germany has an excellent public transport system. The wine growing region around Cologne and Bonn has much to offer, from hiking in the forests to wine tastings at the many vineyards lining the Rhine River banks.

With Hertz car hire Cologne one can easily travel to a famous semi-natural landmark, the Deutsches Eck, a promontory erected high up on a sandbank overlooking the Rhine and Moselle confluence. Once in the hands of the Order of the Teutonic Knights during the 13th century, the building is now used as the the federal state museum. The views across the river valleys and the mighty rivers themselves are utterly stunning and taking a picnic to this amazing landmark to while away an afternoon is not a bad way to get to know Germany a little better!