Car rental at the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

Rent a car at Charlotte Douglas Airport CLT

For anyone who wants to travel the USA by rental car, Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina with its convenient airport Charlotte Douglas, is a must see. Charlotte is the seventeenth largest city in the United States of America and is even larger than Miami. With a rental car from a local car rental company, which you will have found and booked cheaply through the price comparison before you started your holiday. A rental car gives you the freedom and independency to travel wherever you want, whenever you want. Therefore you won't need local tour operators and public transport. So you can enjoy your holiday right from the start.

Rent a car and go on a discovery tour through Charlotte

Charlotte also offers sport enthusiasts plenty, because the Charlotte Hornets from the NBA and the Carolina Panthers from the NFL are based here. 350 years of city history characterize the picture. Before the settlement by Europeans the Sioux lived here and the old Indian route can still be driven on the Great Wagon Road today. Furthermore, besides the many shopping opportunities in the city, the Catawba River is a big attraction for many tourists and local excursionists.

Car rental at Charlotte Douglas Airport (CLT)

The Airport Charlotte Douglas (IATA Code: CLT) is located about seven miles from the city center of Charlotte in South Carolina. It is currently the second largest airport on the east coast of the USA. There's also a lot of non-stop flights from Europe landing here. Four runways are available to various airlines. However, there is only one terminal, which is divided into five different arrival and departure areas. From the baggage claim area, you can immediately enter the main area of the airport terminal. Here you will  find a variety of rental car companies, where you can pick up the car you found on our price comparison website. Book the car in advance to make sure they have it available for you. Pick up the rental car from one of the parking spaces around the terminal after you have deposited your deposit for the rental car with your credit card and received the key. In the terminal itself are also some shops for souvenirs, clothing, books, magazines and tobacco products as well as some restaurants and cafés. This coud shorten possible waiting time.

Are there petrol stations in the immediate vicinity of CLT airport?

The Tank regulation for the rental car is is different from car rental to car rental and was recorded in the previously concluded contract. Therefore, if you need a gas station immediately upon arrival, you should have the credit card ready for refuelling, as this is often required at gas stations.  Most of the time you are required to pay for gas at a machine that only accepts credit cards. A gas station is located in the immediate vicinity of the airport on Yorkmont Road. However, since the city of Charlotte is also not far from the airport, approximately 7 miles with your rental car, you can refuel your car at other petrol stations in the city center.

The connection with the rental car at Charlotte Airport

Charlotte Douglas CLT Airport is conveniently located on the outskirts of Charlotte. From the airport you can easily reach the city itself via Interstate 485 to the north and south  with the rental car you picked up at the pick up station of the car rental company in the terminal. To get to the city center by car, drive north from the airport pick-up station via I-77 and then onto I-277 to the city center. Explore your accommodation and start many trips to the area and the nearer cities, like Washington in the north and Atlanta in the south. By renting a car from a local car rental company, you can reach your desired destination quickly and easily via the motorways and interstates. Also a round trip over the southern states down to Miami can be easily started from Charlotte with a car of a local car rental company.

What traffic rules apply in the USA?

First of all, every state in America has its own traffic rules. Still, the most important ones are all the same. You can find an excerpt here:

• Fasten your seat belt in the car
• child's seat for children
• maximum speed at 65 mph
• Overtaking allowed on both sides
• Prohibition to carry opened alcoholic beverages

However, if you drive from Charlotte Airport in South Carolina to an adjacent state, the traffic rules can already be distinguished here. On the one hand, most Americans drive very defensively and considerately, especially on the country roads and highways. In the cities, on the other hand, there can often be a certain amount of hustle and bustle on the streets, especially at peak times. If you are stopped by the police, you should always place your hands on the steering wheel so that they can be seen. Pedestrians are always given the right of way, and when a school bus stops and the lights go on all other vehicles have to stop. On three-lane highways, the middle lane is always used for normal driving. The right lane is for slow vehicles, the left lane for overtaking.

Discover Charlotte - By rental car and on foot

Even if you were looking for a cheap rental car that you could rent from a local car rental company and pick up at the airport at the pick-up station, you can leave it and explore the City with its parks and rivers on a guided Segway or bike tour. For example, take a stroll through the Botanical Garden, or plan a trip with your rental car to drive to the Sea Life center.  If you want to experience more in Charlotte, visit the US National Whitewater Center, a large white water park. Also visit the Discovery Place, which is a modern technology and science museum, or the Charlotte Museum of History.

With a car rental in the vicinity of Charlotte

On the traces of the Sioux Indians, you can drive through the attractive surroundings of the city with a rental car. A trip over several days can also be started, for example by driving down to Florida and Miami, or in the other direction to the north. It's also possible to return the rental car at a different drop-off location, for example Miami, if you plan to do so, make sure you rent this one-way rental in advance.