Cheaper Car Hire in Italy

Compare and book cheaper MPV, SUV and car hire in Italy, with Sat Nav as an optional extra. Get vehicles like the Fiat 500, estates (station wagons) and larger 7 or 9 seater minivans, at rates that are discounted from what you see on the websites of the car hire companies below.

About Hiring a vehicle in Italy

We work with Alamo/National, Avis, Budget, Centauro Dollar, Europcar, Firefly, Goldcar, Locauto and Maggiore, to name a few, to help you save on their usual rates when you pre-book through us.

Zero Excess/No Deposit with Centauro

If going to Italy, apart from driving in Naples & Campania, then Centauro offer zero excess rates.

Debit Card Locally

If not got a credit card, a debit card can be used in Italy, if book with Sicily By Car, through ourselves.

Free Extra Driver

On some cars that are for hire, Firefly and Locauto offer a free extra driver. Locauto offer it on all their vehicles, whereas Firefly on just some cars.

Free Upgrades

When booking a small car like a Clio, Locauto can offer a free upgrade, (subject to availability) to a car like an Alfa Giulietta, or similar.

One Way Hire

These are allowed within mainland Italy for an extra fee. You can also take you car to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, or vice versa. If want to take your car and leave it in another country, this can be expensive, but Europcar will usually be your best option.

We let you book with all the extras including ski racks, Sat Nav and snow tyres during the booking process.

We offer a modern fleet of rental cars. Choose from Honda, Nissan Ford, VW, Audi, Toyota, Peugeot, Mercedes, Chevrolet and Renault. When choosing a car category, do consider the region of Italy in which you intend touring. A small economy car hire may be more suitable if touring the small historic towns of northern Italy, with narrow streets such as Bergamo.

If driving on the meandering mountain roads of the Alps, you may consider a 4x4 SUV.

If need excess to cover the high excess on CDW then simply add our insurance excess cover product as and extra when making your booking.

Around & About Italy

Mention Italy and most people think of a fashion conscious nation, in love with food, fast sports cars and football. That aside,it is a beautiful country that has a lot to offer the tourist. Central Italy is home to the Colosseum and other remnants of the one time great Roman Empire.

Italy can be split into three main regions the north, central and southern. The main towns of the northern region are Milan, Turin, Bologna, Verona and Venice, which are all interspersed with rolling countryside and lakes coupled with the stunning vistas of the Dolomites and the Italian Alps.

Tuscany

This is always a good base to go back into, what with the Renaissance era with the nearby towns of Siena, Pisa and Lucca offer more insights into Italy's rich historical past.

When you have absorbed enough of Roman History, drive southwards into Naples or the romantic Amalfi Coastline of Apulia.

Italian Culture

Italians love their Saints and in 1087 the managed to sign up a super saint when St. Nicholas of Myra became San Nicola di Bari. Italians love religion and have invested heavily into building stunning cathedrals and churches to house their patrons and artifacts. A wise investment, as these buildings form the backbone of present day Italian tourism.

Italy is synonymous with fast sports cars and any trip should include a trip to Modena near Bologna, home to Maserati with its checkered ownership history, currently owned by Fiat Alfa Romeo. If landing into Pescara, please see our new guides for Pescara Airport.

Italy in Winter

We can recommend skiing in Cervina under the Matterhorn. The pistes are wide and easy, with a glacier up the top, and one of the longest ski runs in Europe. A day trip over the top to Zermatt in Switzerland, is a must. The restaurants there are sublime. However, it would be wrong of us not to mention Courmayeur in the Dolomites.

Nestling next door to Chamonix in France, the correct ski pass will get you over the border and the chance to get up the cable car to look across at Mont Blanc and beyond. Stunning views, so go skiing in the Italian Alps.

Sicily

If holidaying in the north of Sicily, then Palermo and Trapani Airports are the popular places to land, and drive away in a lower cost holiday auto. If on the west, or south coast, then Catania Airport is a nearer option

Italian Tourism

From the Alps in the north, to Sicily off the toe of the mainland Italy, always wise to look at what being said by the Italy Tourist Board.

Updated:- 2nd January 2025

Below are some links you may find useful
Rome	Bologna	Bergamo	Florence	Venice
Milan MXP Apt	Bari	Ancona	Brescia	Brindisi
Florence	Parma	Milan LIN	Rome FCO	Sicily
Sardinia	Pisa	Rome CIA	Naples	Maggiore Cars

Below are some links you may find useful