SIXT Car Rental at Cologne Airport

On arrival at Cologne Airport, remember to collect your luggage before proceeding to the airport car rental desks.

The Sixt Cologne Airport rental counter is located in area D in the Arrivals hall of terminal 1.

Advance online reservations can be made at www.sixt.de or at www.sixt.com. The Sixt car hire at Cologne Airport service desk can also be contacted by phone on tel +49(0) 1 80 526 2525. The service desk is open from Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 06.30 hours to 23.30 hours. On Saturdays the desk is manned from 07.00 hours to 23.00 hours. On Sundays and public holidays the service counter is open from 08.00 hours to 23.30 hours.

Sixt Cologne Airport requires customers to return their hire vehicle to P2 parking lot, namely the multi-storey car park on level 1 at the end of the rental contract and customers should enquire at the time of picking up their keys and documents, where this area is to be found within the airport compound.

Cologne city dates back more than 2,000 years, when people first began to settle alongside the banks of the Rhine River. Being home to one of Germany's oldest and largest universities, Cologne is a vibrant, young city full of stunningly beautiful architecture, world-class museums and art collections. Music also plays a large part in Cologne's city life, both classical and pop music are well catered for. There are hundreds of live music venues dedicated to music in one form or another.

The monumental Cologne Cathedral dominates the city skyline, but there are also 12 Romanesque churches, historic guild halls and medieval fortifications to discover. The wonderfully eccentric Biermuseum, a museum dedicated to the art of beer making, is a favourite with visitors who have come to enjoy not just the architecture but also the local cuisine and beer-brewing skills.

Sixt Cologne offers customers have a large selection of vehicles. There are convertibles and limousines, Mercedes Benz SLK Roadsters, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Panamera and BMWs, Citroen C5s, Ford Galaxy, Nissan Micra, Peugeot, VW Gold, VW Passat and Volvo V60 for hire – in fact, something for everybody's taste and budget.

Sixt car hire Cologne Airport's service team will be able to advise customers which car type is most suitable to requirements during a holiday or business trip in Germany. Flying into Cologne opens up a vast choice of things to do during a week's stay in Germany, as the city itself and its surrounding towns and cities are simply overflowing with tourist attractions.

A mere 15 km from Cologne's city center lies the town of Brühl, where the amusement park Phantasialand can be found alongside the residential palace of Castle Augustusburg, not to mention the slightly smaller Castle Falkenlust, another romantic castle and gardens that are perfect for a day out. Within an hour's drive (less than 100 km) lies the city of Koblenz, where tourists can enjoy river cruises on the River Moselle and visit local vineyards for wine tastings. Castle Stolzenfells, with its crenelated turrets and sturdy fortifications is situated just 5 km south of the Koblenz and is well worth a visit.