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Rent a car or van in Kilkenny with Europcar
Europcar is the leading car and van rental company in Ireland and a well-known mobility expert in Kilkenny. We specialise in providing both short and long term car and van rentals, from one hour up to 24 months, for both leisure and business customers. A single car or 100 vans. For one hour or two years. Whatever your journey, we have the solution. Europcar’s huge fleet of cars and vans is one of Ireland’s largest and most modern. From compact, economy, executive, electric and SUV models to small, medium and large vans, we have the right vehicle for you.
Now with our car sharing brand GoCar available in Kilkenny you can pick up a vehicle in a wide selection of on-street locations. No queuing at the rental station and cars or vans available 24/7. Find an on-street pick up location, book through the app and drive away! An ideal option for shorter rentals of only a few hours. Fuel, insurance and tax is included, and you can simply drop the vehicle off where you picked it up.
So, if you are looking for a car for leisure or business in Kilkenny you’re in the right place. Our range of services is unrivalled:
- Short and long term solutions
- Electric vehicle rental
- Pay-by-the-hour car sharing and on-site corporate pool cars
- Vans customised to suit your needs
- Vehicle replacement when yours is off the road
- Fleet telematics
- International rental and chauffeur solutions via our global network
Read more about Kilkenny
Kilkenny information
Co. Kilkenny, the jewel of the south-east, can trace its roots back to around the 2nd century AD and the ancient Kingdom of Osraige. It’s a county of hills rolling in every shade of green, valley roads, lined by old stone walls, running alongside babbling brooks between picturesque towns and villages, with the City of Kilkenny itself being home to Ireland’s central-southern Europcar branch.
Our Europcar Co. Kilkenny location can be found on Callan Road in the south-east of the city, just off the N76. Renting a car from Kilkenny opens up the fantastic setting of the city, county, and all they have to offer, as well putting you around an hour from the towns and beaches of the south-east coast. Our Kilkenny location can cater to both leisure customers and business customers, availing of the flexible short, medium and long-term business fleet management service offered by Europcar and customers renting a van.
The medieval City of Kilkenny, also known as ‘the marble city’ for centuries thanks to its exporting and use in the construction of Kilkenny ‘Black’ Marble, is a beautiful representation of the Ireland visitors love to imagine. With a so-called ‘Medieval Mile’ of historic architecture lining the narrow streets that flow along the banks of the River Nore, this track between the early 13th-century castle and Saint Canice’s Cathedral, the second longest in Ireland, is one of the region’s most well-known visitor attractions. The popularity of the city ensures it can boast some of the best restaurants, shops, and pubs around.
Just 15 kilometres south of Kilkenny is the fortified Augustinian Monastery of Kells Priory, originally built in the 12th century and fought over for much of its first few hundred years of existence. A further two kilometres west of Kells is the 29-metre-high round tower of Kilree, with its 9th century Celtic cross marking the grave of High King Niall Caille.
10 kilometres north of the city is Jenkinstown and Jenkinstown Park, which is a great place to picnic with deer or enjoy a walk in the forest. You’ll also find the haunted, 14th-century Foulksrath Castle nearby. A few minutes east of there is Dunmore Cave, famous for both its magnificent calcite formations and its bloody history, where a war band of Vikings massacred 1000 people back in the 10th century.
Castlecomer, 20 minutes’ drive north of Kilkenny, is a former anthracite coal mining town that was home to Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, during the years he attended school in the area. These days, with the mines closed, Castlecomer Discovery Park now brings visitors to the town’s Wandesforde Estate and its newly built leisure park, aimed at fun for the whole family. The town also hosts an annual, New Year’s Day Wellie Race, where participants are invited to run a 5 kilometre, cross-country race wearing wellington boots.
