Car hire in Stuttgart
1 office in Stuttgart · airport pick-up · Germany
Stuttgart is the world capital of the motor car: Mercedes-Benz and Porsche were both born here, and their two museums alone justify the trip. The city spreads across a valley ringed by urban vineyards — a rarity in a major German city — with stairways, viewpoints and family-run wine cellars minutes from the centre.
Few cities so tempt you to get behind the wheel. Collect your hire car at Stuttgart Airport, south of the city, and you head straight for Tübingen, the Black Forest or the Swabian Jura without touching urban traffic. It is the perfect base for combining motoring culture with rolling hills, vineyards and half-timbered villages.
Search cars in StuttgartWhy hire a car in Stuttgart
- The Stuttgart Airport office sits right by the A8, with immediate access towards the Black Forest, Lake Constance and Bavaria.
- The Swabian Jura, with castles such as Hohenzollern and karst caves, has barely any public transport coverage.
- The Neckar wine region and its cellar villages are best explored on a free-roaming drive, stopping wherever takes your fancy.
Day trips near Stuttgart
- Tübingen — A picture-postcard university town: colourful houses along the Neckar, a castle and a lively student atmosphere, around 30 min from the airport via the B27.
- Hohenzollern Castle — A fairy-tale fortress perched on a hill in the Swabian Jura, with sweeping views, around 50 min to the south.
- Ludwigsburg — One of Germany's largest baroque palaces, with gardens famous for their pumpkin display, around 30 min to the north.
- Northern Black Forest — Baden-Baden, the scenic Schwarzwaldhochstraße road and the Mummelsee viewpoints, around 1 h 10 min via the A8.
Where to pick up your car
- Aeropuerto de Stuttgart
Final prices in euros · book without paying · free cancellation up to 72 h before.
Frequently asked questions
Is a car useful for getting around Stuttgart itself?
Not for the centre: traffic is heavy and the S-Bahn links the airport, museums and old town well. The car earns its keep on excursions; many travellers pick it up at the airport on the day they set off.
Do I need an emissions sticker to drive in Stuttgart?
Central Stuttgart is a low-emission zone requiring a green sticker, which German hire cars carry as standard. If you collect the vehicle at the airport and head for the Black Forest or the Jura, you never even enter the zone.
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