Dusseldorf airport car hire

Airport Code: DUS

Among the largest metropolitan areas in the world is the German Rhine-Ruhr region, accessible by the Düsseldorf International Airport.  Düsseldorf sees an impressive 17 million passengers per year with Air Berlin and Lufthansa, which offers 300 flights per day to 53 destinations.  It is just 9 km from the city center and easily accessible by car hire Düsseldorf Airport by the Autobahn via the A44.

Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs.  As a city by the River Rhine it hosts Rhenish carnival celebrations, and the city's Broßte Kirmes am Rhein funfair attracts 4.5 million visitors every July.

Get around Düsseldorf and enjoy the sights by reserving an Airport Düsseldorf car hire to await your arrival in Germany.

For car rental in Dusseldorf Airport counters for car rental companies can be located at the Central Arrivals. The following are companies offering car hire services in Dusseldorf Airport:

• Avis
• Europcar
• Hertz
• National/Alamo
• Sixt

Our search engine on the right will find for you low cost car rental deals for you to book in advance and get the cheapest rental car options. Find discounts on 7 seater, 9 seater, luxury car or any other type of rental car to collect at your arrival to Dusseldorf Airport.

Additional Airport Information

Airport Name: Dusseldorf, Germany

Airport Code: DUS

Telephone: +49-211-421-0

Distance: Dusseldorf city || 5.6 Miles / 9 km / 15 minutes by rental car from Downtown Dusseldorf

Address: Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH Flughafenstraße 120 D - 40474 Düsseldorf

Timezone: GMT+1

Population: 582,222

Attractions

Rheinturm

This TV tower is the city's main landmark.  It stands an impressive 240.5 m tall.  The lights on the tower comprise the world's largest digital clock, which can be very useful to find in the cityscape as you travel around Düsseldorf.

Local Cuisine

Don't miss out on the cultural experience of eating at a restaurant serving local dishes.  Try the Rheinischer Saurbraten, a beef roast marinated for a few days in vinegar and spices.  Himmel und Äd, or Heaven and Earth is a black pudding (if you don't already know you might not want to ask) with stewed apples mixed with mashed potatoes. 

In the winter people like to eat Muscheln Rheinischer Art, or Rhenish-style mussels.

Düsseldorf Theatres

The city has a myriad of theatres to suite all tastes. Take a tour in your car hire Düsseldorf to check all the impressive architecture, or plan to catch a few shows. Tonhalle Düsseldorf is a concert hall for classical music, as well as jazz, pop, and cabaret.

Tanzhaus NRW is the theater for dance.  Catch a puppet show at Puppentheater an der Helmholtzstraße, or visit the historic Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus which started with theatric performances in 1585.

Day Trips

Füchschen, Schumacher, Schlüssel, and Uerige

Düsseldorf is well-known for its Altbeir, which comes from the pre-lager brewing method of using a warm top-fermenting yeast like British pale ales.  the first brewery to use the name Alt was Schumacher which opened in 1838. 

At present there are four brewpubs in Düsseldorf which brew Altbier on premises; Füchschen, Schumacher, Schlüssel, and Uerige.  If you decide to try the house brew at each pub you may want to leave your Düsseldorf car hire at your hotel and hire a taxi.

Schloss und Park Benrath

In English the Palace and park of Benrath.  This is the place to go for a nice walk and to enjoy a fantastic museum.  The park is the home of the Museum für europäische Gartenkunst (Museum of European Garden design).

Königsallee

Known as just Kö, this well frequented shopping street is listed among Düsseldorf's famous places.  Here you can find a multitude of luxuries shops.  Take out your cheap car rental Düsseldorf for a day of shopping in this German city known for its fashion.

Hotels

Carat Hotel Düsseldorf

Benrather Str. 7a 

D-40213 Düsseldorf

Tel.: 0049 211 13050

Fax: 0049 211 322214

http://www.carat-hotel-duesseldorf.de/

InterContinental Hotel

Konigsallee 59

Duesseldorf 40215 

Germany

Tel: +49-211-82850 

Fax: +49-211-82851111

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/

Airlines Providing Airport Services to Dusseldorf, Germany

• Aegean Airlines
• Aer Lingus
• Aeroflot
• Afriqiyah
• Air Baltic
• Air Berlin
• Air France
• Air Malta
• Austrian
• British Airways
• Carpatair
• Condor
• Corendon Airlines
• Croatia Airlines
• Cyprus Airways
• Czech Airlines
• Delta
• EasyJet