The Spanish city of Girona (often spelt Gerona) ia a popular holiday spot for weekend breaks and longer. The easiest way to reach Gerona is by arriving at Gerona Airport, also known as Girona-Costa Brava Airport. Situated 12 kilometres from the city of Gerona, it also offers reasonably easy access to other major Spanish destinations such as Barcelona. Although to begin with a decade ago the airport was mostly used as an alternative to Barcelona Airport, with the movement of the low cost airline Ryanair to Gerona airport saw a swell of ten times the number of passengers in just eight years to 5.5 million in the last year. Barcelona is only 92 kilometres from Gerona airport and the airlines offer great deals to this airport so the increase in passengers in understandable.
With the positioning of the airport and its easy access to other locations, many arriving visitors choose to hire a car at the airport for their stay in order to travel to their own schedule. There are car hire companies based in the airport to cater for your car hire needs but it is advisable to book your car hire in advance to avoid disappointment on arrival. The Internet is an ideal way to find out prices and cars on offer and also you will find many deals that are only available online. Car hire will be limited at the airport and by booking in advance it means you do not need to worry about availability when you arrive and instead can relax and enjoy the journey to your holiday destination.