Amsterdam Travel Guide

Amsterdam Car Rental

While a rental car isn't the best way to get around Amsterdam, it is the best way to spread out and see the rest of Holland.

With your Amsterdam rental car, it's easy to get outside the city to see the Hague, the town of Rotterdam, and the Delft. Take a day trip to the North Sea or sample Holland's classic cheeses right where they're made-- edam cheese in Edam and gouda cheese in Gouda. Or leave Holland alltogether; France, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland are easily within driving distance.

Here you'll find some of the best rental car companies in Holland, including major car hire agencies, such as Budget and Avis, and local agencies such as Diks and Sixt.

Adam's Rent a Car in Amsterdam

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It's a bit funny how you often hear not to rent a car while on holiday in Amsterdam. Despite this, many visitors to the city do rent a car in Amsterdam— and oftentimes with good reason. Whether because of business trips, or planned tours of the rest of the country, or just because they want to get around, plenty of Amsterdam tourists grab a car on arrival at the airport.

Because …

Avis Amsterdam Car Rental

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While you've probably read here at Amsterdam Travel Guide that the best way to get around Amsterdam is by bicycle or public transport, it may still happen that a rental car is the best way to go; especially if you want to get out and see the rest of the Netherlands or even the rest of Europe. One of the best known rental car companies in the world is Avis. Avis is originally an American …

Diks Autoverhuur Car Rental

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A relatively small car hire company as it is, Diks Autoverhuur features high competitiveness, being popular for good servicing and affordable prices. This company has three locations in Amsterdam, its fleet running around 400 new cars.

Diks Autoverhuur offers different kinds of vehicles, from normal cars to vans and 9-seater buses.

Renting a Camper or Motorhome in Amsterdam

The city of Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful places in Europe it's also exciting and full of things to do. But there are beautiful places to see and fascinating things to do all over the Netherlands, and especially in the rest of Europe. If you're planning on taking an extending tour of the Netherlands or Europe, one of the best ways to do so is by camper or …

Sixt Amsterdam Car Rental

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Funnily enough, one of the oldest rental car companies in the world is one you may never have heard of. Sixt Car Rental was founded by Martin Sixt in Germany in 1912. What began as a small operation with only seven cars (most of which were Mercedes, of course) and catered exclusively to British nobility and rich Americans has turned into one of the largest rental car companies in …

What's the Best Kind of Car for an Amsterdam Car Rental?

Amsterdam is the city of the bicycle. But that doesn't mean there aren't good reasons to rent a car in Amsterdam, especially if you plan on visiting other places within the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. Depending on your reasons for deciding to rent a car for your Amsterdam trip, there is a type of car for every Amsterdam holiday&mash; you simply have to know what to look for.