No deposit car hire atTenerife North AirportLos Rodeos · the deposit on every listing before you book · handed over in the arrival area
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Airport pickupin the arrival areaFree cancellationon most carsNo depositon many carsUnlimited mileageon most carsDeposit and covershown before you bookNo hidden feesprices in EUR
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How do I find a car with no deposit at Tenerife North Airport?
Other places to collectNo deposit car hire at Tenerife North Airport starts like any other booking there: set Los Rodeos as the pick-up point, enter your dates, and each car's listing shows its own deposit before you book. Some cars on the island take no deposit, so filter or look for a listing that shows none. The car is handed over in the arrival area at Los Rodeos, the named handover place at the airport. After the airport in the south, Los Rodeos is the second-deepest pick-up point on the island.
A car with a deposit and a car with none come out of the same search, and the choice between them is about how you want to pay, not about which car is better. Where a car does hold a deposit, the booking and the voucher set out how it is held and when it is refunded, so the terms of the hold are known before you fly.
What does each listing show about the deposit?
See the deposit on each car01 The deposit, car by car
Each car carries its own deposit on its listing, readable before you book. Some take none and their listing says so; the rest show the deposit they hold.
02 Cash or card
The listing also shows whether that car's deposit can be paid in cash.
03 How it is held and refunded
The methods for paying the rest of the rental, how the deposit is held and the timeline for refunding it are shown during booking and repeated in the rental voucher.
04 The card in the main driver's name
Separately from the deposit, a car may require a physical, embossed credit card in the main driver's name, and it has to be with you in the arrival area. Where a debit card is accepted, the booking and the voucher say so; it too must be physical, personalised, embossed and in the main driver's name.
05 The deductible at each cover level
The deposit is what is held; the deductible is the amount up to which the renter pays for damage. Each car's insurance comparison shows the deductible for every level of cover, and at the standard level the insurance does not cover the wheels, the undercarriage, the windscreen or the interior.
Ready when you are
All pickup pointsPick your dates and the search opens on Tenerife North Airport, with each car's deposit on its listing and the cars that take none there to find.
Check datesLive prices for your dates, with the deposit and the cover on each car.
What should I know about landing at Tenerife North Airport?
Booking the low end of the list
Los Rodeos is the older of the island's two airports: it was the only one until 23 October 1978, when Tenerife South opened. Most of its traffic is domestic, with many inter-island connections, and the airport sits at 633 m. For anyone meeting the flight or dropping you off, the general car park is a minute from the terminal, open 24 hours, with 2.1 m headroom; the long-stay P4 is four minutes away, with 4.5 m headroom, and has to be booked in advance.
For the return, the nearest fuel is a PCAN on the TF-152 at km 2.08, open 24 hours and about 0.44 km from the terminal. The car goes back with the fuel level it had at the handover: a lower level is charged at the rental company's rates, and a fuller tank is not refunded. Fuel, parking and fines are the renter's to pay, and Tenerife's motorways are toll-free.
How far is it from Tenerife North Airport to La Laguna and Puerto de la Cruz?
The cover levels on each carLa Laguna is about 9 minutes and 5 km from Los Rodeos, Santa Cruz about 13 minutes and 12 km, La Orotava about 24 minutes and 29 km, Puerto de la Cruz about 26 minutes and 30 km and Las Teresitas about 27 minutes and 21 km. These times are without traffic, so a real drive takes that long or longer.
Hire cars are allowed on paved public roads only. The shortest chargeable rental is 24 hours, the phone number given at booking must be reachable throughout the rental and on the day before pick-up, and each car's minimum driver age and experience are on its page; the agent can refuse the handover if they are not met. Bring the licence card itself, with its details in Latin script and an expiry no earlier than the end of the rental: copies and electronic licences are not accepted, and an International Driving Permit is strongly recommended only if the licence is valid solely in the country that issued it.
If the flight home leaves from the other airport, leaving the car at Tenerife South makes it a one-way booking: the fee shows with the price, the two airports are the deepest one-way pairing on the island by a wide margin, and the drive from Los Rodeos is about 64 minutes and 72 km without traffic.
Frequently asked questions
Or just check datesThe questions below come up before a no-deposit booking at Los Rodeos: where the deposit is shown, how it is paid and refunded, what the card and the cover add to it, and the first drives from the airport. The rental conditions are set out in full on the terms page.
Is there car hire with no deposit at Tenerife North Airport?
Some cars on the island take no deposit, and each car's listing shows its own deposit before you book. Set Tenerife North Airport as the pick-up point, enter your dates and look for a listing that shows none. The car is handed over in the arrival area.
Can I pay the deposit in cash?
Each car's listing says whether its deposit can be paid in cash. How the rest of the rental is paid, how the deposit is held and when it is refunded are shown during booking and in the voucher.
Do I need a credit card for a car with no deposit?
It depends on the car, and the card rule is separate from the deposit. A physical, embossed credit card in the main driver's name may be required at pick-up. Where a debit card is accepted, the booking and the voucher say so, and it too must be physical, personalised, embossed and in the main driver's name.
Is no deposit the same as no excess?
No. The deposit is a sum held while you have the car; the deductible is the amount up to which the renter pays for damage, and each car's insurance comparison shows it for every cover level the car offers. Standard insurance does not cover the wheels, the undercarriage, the windscreen or the interior; for a higher level, check what that car's comparison shows.
How long is the drive from Tenerife North Airport to Puerto de la Cruz?
About 26 minutes and 30 km without traffic. Santa Cruz is about 13 minutes and 12 km and La Laguna about 9 minutes and 5 km, and a real drive takes that long or longer.
Where can I fill up before returning the car at Los Rodeos?
At the PCAN on the TF-152 at km 2.08, open 24 hours and about 0.44 km from the terminal. The car goes back with the fuel level it had at pick-up: a lower level is charged at the rental company's rates, and a fuller tank is not refunded.