Car rental companies and where to book a car?

Rhodes is a tourist island with all the amenities and all the major international car rental companies operate here and usually offer the best prices and conditions. You will find the most deals and also the lowest prices when you rent a car directly at the airport. Some local car rental companies also operate in the centre of Rhodes, or in the resorts of Ialyssos, Faliraki or Lardos, but prices are up to several tens of percent higher than renting at the airport.

How to book a car in Rhodes? For clarity, it will be easiest to use car rental comparison sites:

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Rhodes car rental prices

There is a simple rule of thumb with prices: the more days you rent a car, the less you pay per day. There are significant differences in prices between the high and low seasons.

Examples of prices:

• 7 days rental during the holidays - from 242 eur
• 7-day rental in low season - from 92 eur
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Off-season prices are about 15% lower.

International driving licence and other documents

To rent a car in Rhodes you will only need a Czech (European) driving license. An international driving licence is not required. Also note that most car rental companies require a credit card, not a debit card. Will you be renting a car for the first time and not too familiar with what and how? Read our article How to rent a car abroad for the first time.

Renting a scooter

There may not be general comparisons of scooter hire companies, but there's no need for that either. In Rhodes, you'll find a scooter rental company on almost every corner, at least in the capital Rhodes and in the resorts of Faliraki, Lindos, Lardos or Ialysos, but also elsewhere on the island. Renting a scooter is ideal for those who love the wind in their hair and life on two wheels. However, the price is rather low compared to a car. You'll pay between 20 and 25 eur per day for a scooter, which is a similar price to renting a car.

The price of petrol in Rhodes

On average, you will pay 1,90 eur for a litre of petrol, so on average, petrol on Rhodes is about 0 eur to 0 eur more expensive than in the Czech Republic. You will find petrol stations in large numbers on the main circular road around the island, most logically in the more unpopulated northern half of the island. South of Lindos you will come across about 3 or 4 petrol stations.

Roads, traffic and parking

The main road around the island is of good quality and mostly newly repaired. You won't find any motorways or four-lane expressways on Rhodes. The roadway is very narrow in places and if you venture into the interior of the island, you will often just barely avoid oncoming traffic. Drive with double caution and expect the worst from other drivers. The combination of tourists from all over Europe unfamiliar with the conditions and crazy Greeks who are among the worst drivers is a warning in itself.

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Traffic is heavy in the resorts on the northern half of the island. In contrast, you'll have the roads to yourself in the south.

You'll find car parks at every beach or monument, the vast majority of which are free.