Twelve cars in Lisbon
Two founders, one desk at Cais do Sodré and a price list with nothing added at the counter.
The price you see is the price you pay.
Wayline started in Lisbon in 2016 with twelve cars and one rule. Ten years on, it still decides everything we build.
Renting a car used to mean a cheap headline price, then an hour at a desk while it doubled. We thought travellers deserved the opposite: every fee in the first number you see, cover you can actually understand, and a car that’s ready when you land.
- 2016
- Founded in Lisbon
- 14
- Cities, 28 desks
- 1,400
- Vetted local suppliers
- 1.2M
- Journeys completed
How we got here
A decade, one city at a time.
Berlin, Munich and one-way
The first free one-way route, because nobody drives the autobahn twice on purpose.
Desks go digital
Check-in from your phone and a key handover in under five minutes, at every location.
An electric fleet
Tesla, Kia and Volkswagen EVs join, handed over charged, with a charging card in the glovebox.
Asia-Pacific
Bali, Sydney, Seoul, Jeju Island and Tokyo, with drivers on request for the busiest cities.
26 models, 14 cities
From a Fiat 500 to a Defender 110, and a fifth of the fleet is now electric.
How we work
Four promises that don’t change by city or season.
One price, up front
Taxes, surcharges and fees are in the first total you see. If something changes it before you pay, we show you why.
Cover in plain words
Three protection plans, one sentence each, with the excess in bold. No brochure required.
The car you booked
Every supplier is audited twice a year. If the class you booked isn’t there, the next class up is free.
A person, any hour
Support answers in eleven languages, around the clock, from people who can actually fix things.
How a supplier joins Wayline
Fleet inspection
We check age, servicing records and a sample of cars in person. Nothing older than four years, except our restored classics.
Mystery rentals
Our team rents anonymously. Pick-up time, cleanliness and the final invoice are all scored.
Ongoing reviews
Every trip is rated. Suppliers below 4.5 get a plan; below 4.2 they leave the platform.
Careers
We’re 180 people across Lisbon, Berlin and Seoul, plus remote. Here’s who we’re looking for.