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In Sardinia we recommend the following car hire offers

from 6 £ per day
Basic package

Good offers for a small budget

Mini
e.g. Peugeot 107
6 Days from 07.10 - 13.10.2024
Example vehicle
from 9 £ per day
Plus Package

Offers with top price-performance ratio

Mini
e.g. Smart Fortwo
6 Days from 07.10 - 13.10.2024
Example vehicle
from 9 £ per day
All-round carefree package

This way nothing can go wrong - carefree and all inclusive!

Economy
e.g. Fiat Panda
6 Days from 07.10 - 13.10.2024
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Hire a Car in Sardinia

With your own hired car, Sardinia is ideal to discover on your own. The second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea offers you dream beaches, unspoiled nature, kilometers of coastline, fascinating places and not to forget the wonderful Italian cuisine. Travel to Sardinia in spring or summer for an extensive beach holiday. With a hired car you can get to pristine sandy beaches for a relaxing and carefree holiday. Book a cheap hired car in Sardinia, whether at Alghero Airport, Cagliari Airport, Olbia Airport or an attractively located city station.

Experience Sardinia by hired car

Sardinia, Italy's second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, can best be explored with a hired car. The island attracts countless holidaymakers from Central Europe every year with its fascinating beaches, enchantingly varied landscape, traditional culture and interesting cities. Take advantage of the price comparison and secure the best deals on car hire in Sardinia by making an online booking.

Hire a car at the airport and experience Sardinia

Airport in Sardinia IATA Code
Alghero AHO
Cagliari CAG
Olbia OLB

For example, you could land at Alghero AHO airport in the northwest or arrive at Olbia OLB airport in the east. In addition, the Cagliari CAG airport is located in the south. You can hire a suitable car before departure on Driveboo, the appropriate car hire at the selected airport awaits you to pick you up.

Hire a car and take over in Olbia

Church of San Paolo Apostolo in Olbia

Church of San Paolo Apostolo in Olbia

Sunset at harbor in Olbia

Sunset at harbor in Olbia

From the car hire at OLB airport it's only a few kilometers to the port city, as a car hire driver you will enjoy the well-developed roads. Olbia itself is a very modern city, offering a typical Italian center with narrow streets. Ideally, you should park your hired car near Corso Umberto and enjoy the culinary delights in the pleasant pedestrian zone. Of course you want to see more of the island of Sardinia and enjoy the beach life on the north coast. In the region of Galura, which is dominated by granite cliffs, you will find the Costa Smeralda, the costly holiday paradise of Sardinia.

Explore Alghero and its surroundings by hired car

View over the city and harbour of Alghero

View over the city and harbour of Alghero

Sardinia presents itself very multifaceted and the diversity of nature can be admired particularly well in the Nurra region. All you have to do is hire a car, pick it up at AHO airport and drive to Alghero.

Although the city is located in Sardinia and belongs to Italy, the Catalan roots of its inhabitants cannot be overlooked. If you are a hired car driver with an enthusiasm for historical buildings, you should follow the signs "Centro Storico", but you should park your hired car outside the city walls. The Via Principe Umberto is particularly worth seeing, from where numerous narrow alleys invite you to take a tour. In the old town there are many historical buildings to visit and in the evening the promenade with typical Sardinian restaurants invites you to stroll around.

The best sights in Sardinia by hired car

  • Neptune's Grotto
  • La Maddalena Archipelago
  • Gola Gorropu Gorge
  • The Old Town of Cagliari
The stairway leading to the Neptune's Grotto

Stairs to Neptune's Grotto

Cola Gorropu gorge

Cola Gorropu gorge

Of course, the island of Sardinia offers countless other attractions that are just waiting to be discovered. With the hired car of a car hire you can reach them independently and flexibly.

Maximum speeds in Sardinia by hired car

Road category Maximum speed
Inner city 50 km/h
Out of town 90 km/h


The one-way car hire in Sardinia

Of course you can also hire a car, pick it up at an airport, take it on a round trip and return it to another airport. The Sardinia Car Hire Trip around the island can be booked on our portal by choosing the one-way car hire with all the advantages. Please note the offers of large car hire companies, as they often have more collection points and will therefore offer one-way rentals in Sardinia.

The optimal insurance for your hired car

Of course, you can choose to hire a car at a reasonable price when you hire a car, but you should always choose the premium version for insurance coverage: Fully comprehensive insurance without excess. Why? Because even in the event of an accident caused by your own fault, you are not liable with your own money and the fully comprehensive insurance policy pays for every damage without any deductible. Therefore, you should always book your hired car with the Premium insurance, so that your stay in Sardinia remains largely untroubled even in the case of undesirable incidents.

Important words for your car hire in Sardinia

English Italian
Emergency Emergenza
Motorway Autostrada
Bus Autobus
Parking fee Biglietto di parcheggio
Speed Velotità
Emergency doctor Medico di emergenza

Car hire in Sardinia only with deposit by credit card

Every car hire company in Italy will only give you a hired car on deposit and most car hire companies block it on your credit card. As a car driver you must therefore have a valid card, otherwise the car hire company will refuse to give you the car you want. Some providers also allow the deposit to be deposited with an EC card. If the vehicle is returned without complaint, the deposit will be released immediately.

Experience Sardinia's charms as a couple or group

Couple taking photos

The picturesque beauty of the Mediterranean island encourages you to spend your holidays as a couple, family or in the circle of good friends. The island's size inspires you to hire a car, because there are 140 kilometers between Olbia and Alghero and 280 kilometers to Cagliari. If you do not want to drive the hired car yourself, you must report one or more additional drivers to the rental company at the airport of arrival. Most offers already include an additional handlebar. If this is not the case with the offer you prefer, you can also book it for a small surcharge.

Car hire Sardinia recommendation

We recommend the following when hiring a car in Sardinia: If you pick up your hired car at the airport, please check it for technical and visual defects. For the former, you are liable for a police check and ignoring existing dents and scratches will take revenge on return. The hired car driver is always responsible for undeclared damage after the takeover. And the resulting costs make the stay in Italy unnecessarily expensive. Any deficiencies should therefore be noted in writing and in case of problems affecting road safety, ask the car hire company for replacement.

Frequently asked questions about car hire booking Sardinia

How much does a hired car cost in Sardinia?

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View over Sardinia

Book a hired car for a day 

You can book a hired car in Sardinia already from 6 £ per day. A hired car provides already from a few days for the necessary variety in their package holiday. If you do not want to book your hired car directly from the beginning of your trip, you can use the hotel delivery in many places. 

Book a hired car for a week 

In Sardinia you can find cheap car rentals from 37 £ per week. Sardinia is an excellent destination for round trips. The most beautiful beaches and places of the island are best explored with a personal hired car. Before your trip you can find out about the different categories of rental cars on our website.

Book a hired car for the whole family

If you want to spend a holiday in Sardinia with the whole family, we recommend booking a family car for 85 £ per week.

Can I use the ferry with my hired car?

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Car ferry

You can easily get to the island of Corsica and also to the mainland of Italy by car ferries from Sardinia. If you are interested in using the car ferry, please discuss this with your car hire company beforehand. You can leave a comment to the car hire company in the "Do you have any comments on your booking" field in our booking screen and you will receive all the necessary information.

Where can I book a hired car in Sardinia?

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Panoramic road in Sardinia

Pick up a cheap hired car in Sardinia

In Sardinia you can book a hired car at the following locations:

One-way rental: Return your hired car to another location

With the one-way rental you can easily return your hired car at another location. So if your onward or return journey is from another airport in Sardinia, for example, this will save you a lot of time and money. Many of our partners have car hire offices throughout Italy, so in some cases you can easily return the car hire to mainland Italy

What to consider when returning the hired car in Sardinia?

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Alghero Airport

Car hire return before departure made easy

Plan enough buffer time for the return of the hired car. Depending on the selected tank regulation, you must fill up the hired car before return accordingly. In principle, we always recommend the fair fuel regulation full / full, which are already included in many of our offers. With this you return the rented car with the same fuel level with which you picked it up. After you have parked the rented car on the area of the car hire, you go as with collection to the counter of the car hire. An employee will check the condition and fuel level of the vehicle. If the condition of the vehicle is the same as when you picked it up, the deposit will be returned to you. 

Return of the hired car outside the opening hours

The return of the hired car is in principle also possible outside the opening hours of the car hire agencies without any problems. The procedure varies from car hire company to car hire company. Basically, you put the vehicle keys in a designated mailbox or safe. As soon as the car hire company opens again, an employee of the car hire company will do the check without you. If everything matches the pickup, the deposit amount will be released back to you. 

What services are included in my booking?

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When you book a hired car through MietwagenCheck, various services are already included in the rental price. On our booking page you can choose between three service packages that include different services. The most comprehensive service package is our all-round carefree package

The all-round carefree package includes the following services:

  • a fair refuelling arrangement,
  • comprehensive insurance and theft protection,
  • unlimited mileage,
  • as well as glass and tire protection,
  • booking without deductible

Additional driver when travelling in company

If you are travelling with a companion, you may be interested in the additional driver option. With this option, your travel companion enjoys full insurance coverage just like you. During your discovery tour in Sardinia, you can take turns driving in a relaxed way and enjoy the view without any worries. With some offers an additional driver is already included in the rental price. With other offers, the additional driver can be added for a small fee. Please note that the cost of an additional driver is usually higher for young drivers.

Can I book a hired car in Sardinia without a credit card?

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Credit card

You can book the hired car for your trip in Sardinia without credit card. In order to receive all corresponding offers, you can simply select the filter "No credit card needed" on our booking page. This way, you will only receive offers of rental cars that can be booked without a credit card. Depending on the car hire, you have the option to pay by invoice, direct debit, on site with EC card or also with PayPal

Hired car without deposit

In addition, you can also book your hired car without a deposit. You will find offers starting from 30 £ per day. To do so, simply place a checkmark next to the filter "Zero deposit" in the search mask.

Can I cancel my booking free of charge?

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You can cancel your booking free of charge up to 24 hours before the start of the rental. Should the travel regulations for Italy change at short notice around the Corona pandemic, you are thus on the safe side. Please note the opening hours of our service team for the cancellation of your hired car.

Satisfaction with MietwagenCheck
50843 Reviews

4.8/5

1615 Experiences of our customers in Sardinia

Rating of Gerhard B.

“The counter was manned and well signposted. Very friendly and competent handling, exactly as described in the service offer.”

Rating of Thomas L.

“Everything was great. The car was almost new and the return was completely hassle free.”

Rating of Maurice F.

“Great!!! We have received a new car (not yet 6000 km), Also return was easy, already alone by the all-round insurance coverage. Am totally thrilled. I will book here again every time I travel abroad - high praise...”

Rating of Patrick R.

“On site everyone was very nice and helpful. Very patient and informative service! Everything without problems!”

Rating of Andreas S.

“We benefited greatly from the employee's tip about upgrading from a Fiat 500 to an Opel Corsa. Thank you again.”

Rating of Bernhard E.

“The pickup and return went smoothly in each case. The employees were friendly. They responded to our questions, explained formalities patiently. We had a new car. The shuttle service was also quick. We are very satisfied.”

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