Germany · 2026-08-05

Berlin: City Driving, and a Day Trip Worth Taking

Compared with the tighter historic centres elsewhere in Europe, Berlin is a genuinely easy city to drive — wide streets, a logical layout, and far less of the restricted-zone planning that Rome or Florence require. That makes it a good base for both city presence and a proper day trip.

Mitte and Charlottenburg suit understated arrival. Berlin rewards a car that fits in rather than draws attention — something like our BMW 7 Series or Mercedes S580 LWB covers the city's business and hotel-valet driving comfortably.

The Spreewald is an hour south, and a different world. The B87 and the quieter lanes around Lübbenau run alongside the region's famous canals and forest — slower, greener, and a good excuse to bring something with the roof down, like our BMW M4 Convertible or Mercedes AMG-GT Roadster.

Check the Umweltzone before you drive in from outside the city. Berlin operates a low-emission zone requiring a valid environmental sticker — our fleet is compliant throughout, so this is one thing you don't need to plan around.

Amara's Germany fleet covers Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf on a two-day minimum hire.

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