Travel China and Beyond

Renting a Car in China

Recently I was asked “How do you rent a car in China…?”

Well the answer is — This is not that difficult of a problem…There are several scenarios:

Are you visiting China?

or

do you reside in China?

If you are visiting China for a short period and staying in a hotel, the staff there can help you. Many of the international hotels have even cars of their own that you could rent by the hour or by the day (with a driver). If not the hotel consierge could assist you with some of the local rental companies. In the big cities you could rent from Hertz…

If you are residing in China for a longer period of time, there are many local companies that do that. They provide a wide variety of vehicles - sedans, minivans, with or without a driver. If you need pointers for this case, please email me or leave me a comment.

Another option is for you to negotiate with a local taxi cab driver. In Chengdu I have negotiated with a taxi cab driver and rented his vehicle with him as a driver for RMB500 for the day including driving 100km each way to another city.

So there are many options. Keep in mind — in China anything is possible