Car hire Oxford

The UK city of Oxford, known as the City of Dreaming Spires, is the perfect destination for a short break. Diverse architecture, including its world-renowned colleges, museums and lots of shops attract innumerable tourists every year. Oxford is in a prime position for exploring central England and a self-drive hire provides the convenience to do so. Compare car hire before travelling and save money.

Transport

Oxford railway station is a 10-minute walk from the city centre and has services from London Paddington as well as from many other UK towns and cities. The city has an adequate bus network which covers most of its suburbs. Outside peak hours, buses are less frequent and the optimum option for reaching outlying sights is a car hire in Oxford.

Car Hire Oxford

With their own transport, visitors are able to venture beyond the Pitt Rivers Museum and the Carfax cross-roads in the heart of town. Donnington Castle, Windsor and Stonehenge are within comfortable driving distance. Enterprise, Budget and Thrifty are among international vehicle rental companies with service offices in Oxford.

Driving

Oxford's ancient central streets are not ideally suited for driving and self-drives are better suited for exploring the delights of the Oxfordshire countryside. Buses and trains do go to some of the sites, but services tend to be sporadic. The city ring road is connected to A-roads such as the A34 and A40, which are great for onward travel.

Things To See and Do

Mapledurham House and Watermill, Blenheim Palace at Woodstock and the ruins of the medieval Donnington Castle are some of the fabulous historic sights easily reached with car rental in Oxford. Donnington is to the south and is around midway to both the ancient city of Salisbury and Stonehenge.

Best Time To Visit

Oxford's parks and magnificent edifices look their best when the sun is shining. For this reason it is better to arrive here some time between late May and early September when the thermometer is mostly above 20°C and rain is less frequent. From November to February it is winter and temperatures consistently drop to 0° and below.