Italy Car Rental
If you’re flying to Pescara, you’ll find that Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Maggiore, Sixt, Budget and AutoEurope all have desks in the arrivals area – and there are similar set-ups in Ancona and at Rome’s Ciampino and Fiumicino Airports.
To get the lowest prices, start with your chosen airline to Italy. Many have special discounted partner rates with a rental company – like Ryanair with Hertz.
We’ve found some good deals this way – and also by booking online direct with rental companies.
We’ve regularly used Hertz and Avis at both Pescara and Ciampino and can unhesitatingly recommend them.
And there have been good reports too about Budget and Maggiore.
But we still remember how AutoEurope once shrugged us off down the phone when we were stranded by an Italian roadside with a flat tyre and a faulty jack at 5.00 on a Sunday afternoon.
To help you navigate your way round Italy car rental company websites, it may be easier if you use the 3-letter identification code for your preferred car rental airport:
- PSR (Pescara)
- AOI (Ancona)
- CIA (Rome Ciampino)
- FCO (Rome Fiumicino)
Don’t forget that if you want Excess Insurance, you can save a lot of money by declining the add-ons offered by car rental companies and instead buying much cheaper stand-alone Excess Insurance from a specialist provider.
For UK guests, take a look at insurance4carhire.com. We’ve used this company ourselves; had to make a claim (which was settled quickly and efficiently); and consequently can thoroughly recommend them.
