Cheap Car Hire in Zakynthos from £12

Zante (often known as Zakynthos) is subject to Greek driving laws. You’ll typically have to be 21 or older for car hire in Zante, with most Zante car hire companies using a sliding scale, only making larger, more-powerful vehicles available to those over 23 (or sometimes 25). You can use your UK photocard licence as long as it’s more than a year old, as Greece subscribes to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, covering the EU – so, you won’t need an International Driving Licence. To hire a car, you’ll also need to show your passport, but other than that, car hire in Zante is a hassle-free process.

Before booking hire cars in Zante, it’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with local driving conventions. You’ll drive on the right-hand side of the road, which means practising gear shifts with your right hand if you don’t hire an automatic. This also means giving way to the right. You can only use your horn within urban areas in an emergency. Speed limits are roughly the same as in the UK: about 50 km/h (31 mph) in built-up areas, around 90-110 km/h (56-68 mph) outside built-up areas and up to about 130 km/h (81 mph) on motorways. Zante car hire lets you put your foot down a little more on the open road than in the UK – enjoy it while exercising necessary caution. Also, the legal limit for blood alcohol in Greece is 50mg per 100ml of blood – much less than in the UK.

Car hire in Zante suits several types of vehicles: from economy car hire for a city car to negotiate the narrow streets of the town, to luxury car hire in Zante for coastal holiday cruising. You can get cheap car hire in Zante by choosing a small hatchback, or get an SUV or MPV if you’re travelling as a family. Tour groups can get passenger van hire, or you can take full advantage of the warm weather and sea views in a convertible. You can also get a 4x4, if you want to get off the beaten track – there are plenty of opportunities for that in the countryside.

When you hire cars in Zante, you generally won’t have any parking hassles. There are about five free public parking areas in the central district, including municipal parking. Downtown can get pretty busy, so look for the ones along the dockside road. You can easily walk to the centre from there. Paid car parks are also available, at an average price of around €2.50 (£2.10). All this free parking will nicely complement cheap car hire in Zante – you’ll find all the car hire locations in Zante clearly presented on Cheapflights.

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under £33/day when booking a car hire in Zakynthos. The absolute best deal a user found was for £15/day from Yours Car Rental, booked on Aug. 10.

AbbyCar Car Rentals is one of the most popular car hire companies in Zakynthos, offering car hire for around £235 per week on average.

Yes, you can hire a car for a month in Zakynthos check Cheapflights for the latest prices and car type availability.

You can potentially save up to 87% on a month-long rental by booking with Yours Car Rental. Yours Car Rental is the cheapest rental company available within the next few months. Renting a car in Zakynthos can cost you on average £1,005 a month or £34 a day. For extended stays in a location, this option will usually save you the most.

It costs £44 for a weekend car hire in Zakynthos, on average. The cheapest type of car hire you can book on any given weekend is the SUV as prices are generally lower for these hire types due to demand and availability. If you’re planning to book a hire car in Zakynthos in September, prices are £34 per day on average.