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Compare the best Marseille car hire
Just 65km (40 miles) in length and 45km (30 miles) wide, Mauritius is best explored by hiring a car and sightseeing at your own leisure. Major car hire companies have desks in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), and booking your rental car online before you go ensures you won’t waste any time sorting it out upon your arrival, so you are ready to delve into this idyllic paradise straight away.
Fast facts about hiring a car from the airport in Mauritius
As one of the oldest and largest French cities, Marseille maintains and values its history. It's also a gateway to a stunning coastline...
The tongue-twisting Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is the island’s international airport, and you’ll see many of the big-name car hire companies represented there including Hertz, Sixt and Avis, as well as local companies such as Pingouin Car Rental. Once you’ve landed, you can pick up your rental car and reach Le Morne on the west coast or Grand Baie on the northern tip in just over an hour.
You’ll find the car hire offices just outside arrivals – come out of exits G8, 9 or 10 and walk beyond the parking for tour operators.
Car rental companies with desks in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport include:
- Hertz (Tel +230 637 3219)
- First Car Rental (Tel +230 637 8686)
- Sixt (Tel +230 5250 9999)
- Europcar (Tel +230 637 3240)
- Avis (Tel +230 637 3100)
- Pingouin Car (Tel +230 637 8080)
Recommended day trips in Mauritius
You can make the most of your hire car by exploring Mauritius’s great variety of beaches. The north side is home to Grand Baie, which is best for nightlife and water sports, as well as tranquil, tree-lined beaches such as Mont Choisy and La Cuvette.
The sheltered lagoons on the island’s west coast are popular with families with young children. Five-star hotels line the east coast, while the southern part of the island is still largely untouched by mass tourism.
With Marseille car hire so much is possible, making a trip to France an opportunity to see and experience far more than just a single city or town.
If you can tear yourself from its golden beaches, Mauritius is strewn with fascinating cultural attractions. The Natural History Museum in Port Louis catalogues the island’s native wildlife and features the only complete dodo skeleton in existence.
On the other side of the island, Mahébourg is Mauritius’s ancient capital, where Dutch settlers first landed in 1598. Today, this tranquil little town is a place of winding alleys, pretty seafront restaurants and traditional markets.
You can pick up your hire car from the main towns dotted across the island, or have it delivered to your hotel for a small fee.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
83 Boulevard Rabatau, 13008 Marseille, France
Hertz
31 Boulevard Voltaire, 13001 Marseille, France
Alamo Rent A Car
Marseille Saint-Charles SNCF, 18 Boulevard Charles Nedelec, 13001 Marseille, France
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
18 Boulevard Charles Nédelec, 13001 Marseille, France
Sixt Marseille Prado
150 Avenue du Prado, 13008 Marseille, France
Hertz
83 Boulevard National, 13003 Marseille, France
Europcar MARSEILLE (AVENUE DU PRADO)
121 Avenue du Prado, 13008 Marseille, France
Europcar MARSEILLE CANEBIERE
59 Allée Léon Gambetta, 13001 Marseille, France
