EUROPCAR CAR RENTAL REVIEWS IN JAPAN

The staff were friendly despite the language barrier.

The store closed early. We returned to the store around 8:50 PM, and there was no one there. We couldn't return the car, and no one answered the phone. When we called the service center, no one spoke English. Our flight was in the early hours of the next morning, and they actually asked us to change our flight to return the car the next morning. No one was willing to help, so we had to find a local friend to handle it. We've rented cars many times, and this is the first time a store hasn't called to confirm a return when the time was approaching. The store's English communication was also problematic. Our reservation was to return the car from 8 AM to 8 PM, but we picked up the car around 9 PM. We even asked the store if we could return the car at 9 PM, and they agreed. However, on the day of return, they closed before 9 PM. The store's closing time was supposed to be 9 PM. This is really outrageous!

I rented my car at Terminal 1 of Osaka Kansai Airport. There are about four or five car rental companies at the pickup location. Based on my observation, Europcar had the fewest staff, with only one person. Among these companies, only Nippo Car Rental operates 24 hours a day. Make sure to pay attention to this, so you don't make the same mistake I did. My mistake was that my flight was delayed. I actually double-checked with the car rental company beforehand to confirm that there would be staff available if my flight was delayed. They assured me there would be, but in reality, we ended up stranded for a whole night because Europcar was already closed. The staff's English was decent, so communication wasn’t a big problem, which is notable because many Japanese people don't speak English well. The pickup and drop-off process was fairly quick, and the locations were convenient. The car model I rented was very fuel-efficient; I only used half a tank after driving around for a while. Thumbs up for that.