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Car Sharing in Cologne

Tach! You love driving a car, but want to remain flexible, no strings attached? Welcome to DriveNow car sharing in Cologne! We get you where you want to, cheaply and comfortably. We even have special arrangements for Düsseldorf, allowing you to drop of your car there!

You can choose your favourite from among our eleven very latest BMW and MINI models.

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400 BMWs and MINIs in Cologne

Et kütt wie et kütt*, as they say in Rheinland? Not with DriveNow! With DriveNow car sharing, there are around 400 of the latest BMW and MINI models waiting for you within Cologne's DriveNow Zone.

Do you want to go shopping, quickly visit a friend, or are you planning a family day out? We've got compact runabouts, stylish models with loads of space, and electric cars like the BMW i3, depending on what you need. In other words, everything your heart desires!

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Real-time connectivity

Abundant torque

Large storage capacity

Benefit from flexible rates with DriveNow car sharing in Cologne

Driving in Cologne has never been so much fun! The DriveNow rate of 33 cents/min¹ lets you get around flexibly, with absolutely no strings attached. Everything you need is included in the rate: fuel costs, car park tickets, insurance and car tax. There aren't any ongoing annual or monthly fees on top of our rates, either.

Pricing & Packages

DriveNow Zone and parking regulations

The DriveNow Zone in Cologne comprises the greater inner city area within and around the Militärring. It also includes parts of Mülheim, Rodenkirchen, Porz and Marsdorf, as well as Cologne-Bonn Airport. There are two different types of DriveNow Zones in Cologne, learn about them here. Discover where to park in Porz as well as how to earn bonus minutes driving into Cologne.
What do the colors mean
Within the grey line: The DriveNow Zone is where rentals can be started and ended.
Blue Area: In this area you will be able to end your rental at no extra cost. If you drive a car marked with a % symbol from the grey area within the blue line you will earn bonus minutes.
Turquoise Area: An area where you can start or end your rental but additional fees may apply.
Red Area: Not allowed to end rental

Cologne and Düsseldorf airports ✈

You're always flexible with DriveNow car sharing. Do you need to a quick way to Cologne or Düsseldorf Airport? Or do you want to get home again quickly at the end of your trip? No problem! Just use our Drive'n'Fly rate!.
The DriveNow parking spaces at Cologne-Bonn Airport are located in the carsharing parking area in Parkhaus 2 on level 3. A service fee of €4 applies when you rent or drop off a car here.As a customer of DriveNow car sharing in Cologne, you are also allowed to drop off your car at Düsseldorf Airport, or rent a car from here to drive home. A service fee of €12 applies.

Car Sharing at Cologne Airport

Parking Regulations Cologne

All DriveNow MINIs and BMWs can be dropped off anywhere in Cologne's DriveNow Zone free of charge. And if you're heading out to Düsseldorf, you can even drop off your car in the city for a service fee of €8.

The free parking offer does not apply in private car parks, multi-storey car parks, parking spaces with time restrictions (with parking disc) and parking zones with specific parking regulations, such as disabled spaces, no-parking zones or taxi parking spaces.

Cologne Parking Regulations

Our Experience Packages for Cologne

You can benefit twice as much with DriveNow car sharing: Our Experience Packages allow you to enjoy driving around, remain flexible and also benefit from special rates with our partners. For further details, simply click on the package you're interested in!

REWE Package – save 5% and receive up to 30 bonus parking minutes

Tired of lugging your grocery shopping back home? Our REWE Package not only lets you take your shopping back home – anywhere within the DriveNow Zone – but it saves you money, too! You can enjoy a 5% discount and 30 parking minutes free of charge for shopping at REWE⁷.

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1. General & Mandatory 1 EUR Reduce Excess (CDW) Package
All prices include VAT. DriveNow rates are priced according to model, rental period, time of day and the price also vary depending on the current demand. Each rental includes 200 km, every additional km will be charged an additional 29 ct/km. Hourly and experience packages may have different amount of kilometers included. The cost of 10 cents per minute for extended reservations also applies even if the rental is never started. In addition to the displayed price per minute, a fee of € 1 will charged for each rental which includes the Collision Damage Waiver coverage insurance (CDW), which reduces the deductible from € 750 to € 350. Limitation of liability is equivalent to comprehensive car insurance coverage. The CDW € 1 does not apply to previous customers who bought an annual CDW package. The CDW € 1 is also included on all prepaid and savings packages. (See FAQ page for more info)

2. Drive'n Save Offers
In the context of Drive’n Save offers, certain vehicles per minute rate can be decreased. These Drive’n Save offers are shown separately in the app and are only valid for that rental. This offer cannot be used for hourly or experience packages and cannot be combined with any other offers. (See FAQ page for more info)

3. Prepaid Packages
Are packages where you will be able to pay in advance for rental minutes at a discounted rate. Purchased prepaid packages are only valid for a limited period of time. Prepaid packages are only available for purchase and usage in your DriveNow country. (See FAQ page for more info)

5. Savings Packages
When booking a savings package online whether a 60, 125, 240 or 500, you'll be driving all DriveNow cars at the same price. All savings packages are valid for 30-days after activation. The price of the savings package is a flat rate for 30 days. The minute usage of DriveNow are completely covered within the 30 days period up to the certain amount of minutes in the package. Unused minutes after the 30 days will not be refunded and are not transferable. Once the savings package minutes within the 30 days have been used the regular per minute rates will apply. Using more than one savings package simultaneously is not possible. If bonus minutes are on an account, they will only be used after the savings packages has been fully used. If you book an hourly or experience package in the car, the minutes of the savings package will only be used after the completion of the hourly or experience package. A savings package will immediately be activated after clicking the "buy now" button on the website. If a savings package has already been activated, a new package will not be available until the 30 day period has expired. The contract on the savings package is limited to the 30-day term. The savings package automatically renews after 30 days. A savings package can be terminated by one of the parties before the 30-day term online on via the DriveNow website. Once a savings package is renewed the customer will receive the new minutes on the first day of the new period. The payment for this is to be paid by the customer according to the price list. When exceeding 200 km per single rental agreement, an additional 29 Ct / km will be charged starting on the the 201st km. Savings packages are only available for purchase and ussge in your own DriveNow country. (see price list)

6.(On Experience Packages Webpage) Hourly and Experience Packages
Booked hourly and experience packages are only valid during one rental. Remaining minutes on a package expire at the end of that rental. If Kilometers during a hourly or experience package exceed the included amount, every additional kilometer will cost an additional 29ct/km plus the standard minute rate based on model. The 2 day package price varies depending on day of purchase: Monday - Wednesday 159 € and Thursday-Sunday 199 € (see price list)

7. REWE Experience Package
When you book the REWE Experience Package and you park a DriveNow car within 150 meters of a participating REWE store and select "Park & Keep”, you will receive 5% discount on your REWE purchase once you present the REWE discount card at the cashier. Items which are excluded from the discount are : books, magazines, newspapers, tobacco, deposits, Tchibo items, iTunes-, Phone- and gift cards. Up to 30 minutes of your parking time at REWE will also be refunded if you enter the code on your REWE receipt in the car screen. (See REWE Page)

8. Order of Usage for Bonus and Packages Minutes
DriveNow packages, credit and bonus minutes will be used in the following order: bought minutes with an expiration date, (Savings Packages and Prepaid Packages) bonus minutes, credit, bought minutes (from a Prepaid Package). Bonus minutes with the earliest expiration date will always be used first. For the Drive’n Save offer, bonus minutes will also be used for Drive’n Save trips. Credit can be used for any expense during a trip rental fees, pick-up & drop-off fees, hourly packages and comprehensive coverage (LDW), while bonus minutes can only be used for minute rentals. For hourly and experience packages, the bonus minutes will be used only after the hourly or experience package has expired or ended, then the trip will continue at the normal minute rate.