Andorra Car Hire Destination Guide

Car hire is available in Andorra from the major car rental companies. Andorra is arguably a city-state and has no distinct cities as such. Andorra La Vella is the capital city of Andorra, and the main shopping destination.

One thing that this charming beautifully set high mountain capital city does not have is a lot of room. Imagine a steep gorge in the mountains and now cram into it a whole capital city complete with roads, restaurants, souvenir shops, services, hotels and transport system, and you have Andorra La Vella.

That's not much room for nearly 24'000 citizens plus a vast number of tourists. It also doesn't lay the way for middle of the road prices and fast service. You need patience in Andorra La Vella.

Driving in Andorra
If you’re planning to rent a car while in Andorra there’s some basic information you’re going to need to get you on your way. Firstly, and quite importantly if you’re British, get ready to drive on the right hand side of the road. That’s the wrong side if you’re British! This means you should always overtake on the left.

It is recommended that all vehicles carry a warning triangle, first aid kit, Spare bulb kit and Fire extinguisher. If you are not used to driving in areas where ice and snow covers the road during a major portion of the winter, then you should exercise extreme caution while driving in Andorra in the colder part of the year. Snow tires or chains are essential in the winter.

Local Laws
In Andorra seatbelts are compulsory front and rear. Children under ten years of age must travel in the rear, unless they are over 1.5m in height.

Speed Limits
The common speed limits are 40 km/h (25mph) in built up areas and 70 km/h (44mph) out of town. Andorra doesn’t have any motorways.

Drink Driving
As with most other European countries drink driving is heavily frowned upon in Andorra and the limit is low here (currently 80mg) which is the same as the UK, so you should think very carefully before having that drink.

Related Links
• Rental Locations : A guide to destinations throughout the world
• Andorra : Official tourism web site for Andorra