The pick-up locations are all in France: Paris, Nice, Ajaccio (on Corsica), Angers, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, and Tours. (See the bottom of this page for further maps and directions.)

One-way rentals are allowed involving all these locations (Ajaccio excepted) and involving locations outside France! The minimum duration for extra-France returns is 14 days. One way rentals to France are not possible; i.e. pick-up outside France is not offered. Regarding return to a location outside France: upon the pick-up occasion (or thereafter, per the client's request) Avis Car-Away and the client agree on a return point and time, e.g. a certain hotel in or near the return city.

Of course the IdeaMerge software figures the one-way fee into the total cost. Some example one-way fees are the following:

Paris–Lyon: EUR300 Paris–Nice: EUR450 Paris–Toulouse: EUR400 Nice–Lyon: EUR300 Nice–Marseille: EUR200 Nice–Toulouse: EUR350 Lyon–Marseille: EUR250 Lyon–Toulouse: EUR370 Marseille–Toulouse: EUR300 France–Amsterdam: EUR420 France–Barcelona: EUR650 France–Berlin: EUR650 France–Copenhagen: EUR680 France–Frankfurt: EUR450 France–Lisbon: EUR1100 France–Madrid: EUR720 France–Milan: EUR570 France–Munich: EUR550 France–Rome: EUR800 France–Venice: EUR650 France–Zurich: EUR480

Our reservation software will add such cost into the total cost of the rental.

Long before the pick-up date, we will send detailed directions to you regarding the pick-up location. Except at Paris City, you will have to make your own way to that location by taxi or by another form of transport. As for return, you will receive detailed directions upon pick-up.

The depots are open for pick-up or return Monday–Saturday 9am–11am and 2pm–5pm — except Marseille, Montpellier, Toulouse and Tours, which are closed Monday morning, and except Lyon and Marseille, which are closed Saturday afternoon, and except the duration July–August, when all the depots are closed Saturday afternoon and do not allow return to be booked for Saturday morning and when Montpellier and Toulouse are closed all day Monday. If you choose a morning pick-up and an afternoon return, the vendor charges for the return day; otherwise the vendor does not charge for the return day. The depots are closed holidays, but our software checks against these closures.

Any extension of the rental duration requires prior authorization by the rental company; and no refunds are offered for early return of the rental vehicle.

The headquarters in Paris can be reached at the following numbers: tel. (+33) 01 47 49 80 40, fax (+33) 01 47 49 80 50. (Drop the country code and leading "0" if calling from outside France.)

At Paris City only, private transport is available from/to the international airports, the Gare du Nord train station (where the EUROSTAR arrives/departs), other Paris train stations, and hotels in the city center (downtown). This service costs EUR80 each way for up to 4 passengers (EUR90 for up to 5 passengers, EUR120 for up to 7 passengers) and — if booked — must be booked upon placing a reservation. If bicycle(s) are involved, the initial figure increases by EUR40, the second by EUR60, and the third by EUR80. (Bicycles are not available for rent.) The airport meeting points for private transfer (if you have indeed booked it) are the following: