Car rental Leganés

At Furauto we have the car rental in Leganés you need for your trip to this town in Madrid. Our prices are among the most competitive in the market and you can also enjoy the convenience of picking up and delivering your vehicle easily in the place that best suits you thanks to our extensive network of offices.

Get to know Leganés with your rental car

Welcome to Leganés. A town from which you can travel throughout the Community of Madrid and even travel to other Spanish provinces with total freedom. Discover the parks, the culture and the atmosphere of this town at your own pace without complications.

This city has a lot of history. Founded with the name of Legamar in 1280 during the reign of Alfonso X the Wise, Leganés became part of Madrid, as a village, in 1345. It became a villa in 1627 thanks to Felipe IV and maintained this status until 1820.

In the mid-twentieth century, like other nearby towns, it experienced an unprecedented demographic increase, so it came to be considered a dormitory town. Today, Leganés is home to more than 186,000 people.

In addition to having enclaves of great relevance, such as the Sabatini Building, the Psychiatric Hospital or the Polvoranca Park, Leganés has a soccer team, Club Deportivo Leganés, which climbed to first division in the 2016-2017 season.

Among the outstanding Leganés residents we have the cyclist Carlos Sastre, the taekwondists Eva Calvo and Marta Calvo and the footballers José Luis Pérez Caminero and Dani Carvajal.Welcome to Leganés. A municipality from which you can travel throughout the Community of Madrid and even travel to other Spanish provinces with total freedom. Discover the parks, the culture and the atmosphere of this town at your own pace without complications.

This city has a lot of history. Founded with the name of Legamar in 1280 during the reign of Alfonso X the Wise, Leganés became part of Madrid, as a village, in 1345. It became a villa in 1627 thanks to Felipe IV and maintained this status until 1820.

In the mid-twentieth century, like other nearby towns, it experienced an unprecedented demographic increase, so it came to be considered a dormitory town. Today, Leganés is home to more than 186,000 people.

In addition to having enclaves of great relevance, such as the Sabatini Building, the Psychiatric Hospital or the Polvoranca Park, Leganés has a soccer team, Club Deportivo Leganés, which climbed to first division in the 2016-2017 season.

Among the outstanding Leganenses we have the cyclist Carlos Sastre, the taekwondists Eva Calvo and Marta Calvo and the footballers José Luis Pérez Caminero and Dani Carvajal.

How to get to Leganés

The best way to get to Leganés is to take the C-5 commuter train line that connects this town with Móstoles-El Soto and Fuenlabrada Central - Humanes. It has a middle distance stop, urban and interurban bus lines and seven stops on MetroSur line 12. La Fortuna Station also connects with line 11 of Metro de Madrid.

In this section we show you the accesses to Leganés by road so that you can plan your route with your rental car. Remember that the town is bounded by the M-40 and M-50.

• M-45: Passes through the northeast of Leganés and connects with Getafe.
• M-402: Connects the M-45 from Villaverde to the center of Leganés.
• M-406: It starts in Alcorcón and crosses the south of Leganés until it ends at the Getafe Hospital.
• M-407. Autovía de Polvoranca: It starts in the Park and goes to Griñón.

Where can I pick up and drop off my rental car in Leganés?

You can pick up and drop off your rental car in Leganés at any of the offices that Furauto has in the town or in nearby towns. Enter our search engine and choose the location that best suits your trip (https://www.goandrentacar.com/).

Can I rent a car in Leganés for a month?

Of course you can. In case you are interested in reserving your car rental in Leganes for 30 days or more you can check our monthly rental service. We have vehicles of different sizes and capacities so you can choose the one that best suits your needs.

How is the traffic in Leganés?

After hiring your cheap car rental in Leganés you will surely be interested in getting an idea of how the traffic in this town is. The truth is that driving in Leganés is easy once you get used to the heavy traffic. Be especially careful if you go through the M-402 tunnel that connects Parquesur with Villaverde Alto because due to the lack of lighting and its narrow dimensions it is normal to have accidents.

Tolls to take into account

You will not find toll roads to enter or leave Leganés, although you can take some of them in the vicinity or in neighboring municipalities:

• AP-41: Madrid-Toledo. It passes through the municipality of Arroyomolinos.
• R-4: Madrid-Ocaña. You can take it at Getafe.
• R-5: Madrid-Navalcarnero. It circles Leganés on its left flank.

Park your cheap rental car in Leganés

Parking your rental car in the city of Leganés can be problematic depending on the areas and time. With patience and time, you will manage to park, although you may have to walk a little bit until you reach your destination. If you don't mind paying, there is a public parking lot in the Plaza Mayor (entrance through the subway at Paseo de Colón, 4).

Sightseeing in Leganés with your rental car

Here are the Top 10 places to visit to get the most out of your cheap car rental in Leganés:

1. Plaza Mayor: New administrative and commercial center of the city. In it is located the new City Hall.
2. Church of San Salvador: Built between 1660 and 1700, it houses an altarpiece by José Benito Churriguera.
3. Religious centers: Visit the hermitage of San Nicasio, the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Butarque and the oldest, the hermitage of Finca de la Mora.
4. Sculpture to Juan Muñoz: Hidalgo who left in his will the construction of a hospital for the poor in Leganés. The main street of the municipality is named after him.
5. Instituto Psiquiátrico José Germain: Today it is open to the public as one of the most important municipal parks in Leganés.
6. Parque Sur Shopping Center: shopping area surrounded by bars and restaurants.
7. Walonas Royal Guards and Sabatini Building: military complex designed by Sabatini. The works were completed in 1783 and since 1991 is one of the buildings of the Carlos III University.
8. La Cubierta: built in 1997 as a bullring, it now also serves as a multipurpose hall.
9. Polvoranca Park: 150 hectares of green areas, sports areas, a botanical garden and a lake. It is part of the so-called Bosque del Sur.
10. Ermita de San Pedro Apóstol: In the middle of Polvoranca Park stand the ruins of this church, built in 1655.

Get to know the Community of Madrid by car

Madrid capital, Alcalá de Henares, El Escorial, Chinchón, Patones de Arriba, Rascafría, La Hiruela, Buitrago de Lozoya, Manzanares El Real, Pinto or Aranjuez are other beautiful towns that you have very close and you can visit with your rental car.