Each of these six is priced for a full week starting and ending at the terminal. Some need no credit card, and the deposit sits under each car.
No credit card€18€3 a day, 7 daysView Suzuki Swiftor similar, Thessaloniki Airport pickupDeposit €800Credit card neededManual5 seats2020
€22€4 a day, 7 daysView Fiat Tipoor similar, Thessaloniki Airport pickupDeposit €650Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€23€4 a day, 7 daysView Opel Corsaor similar, Thessaloniki Airport pickupDeposit €800Credit card neededManual5 seats2020
€23€4 a day, 7 daysView Suzuki Balenoor similar, Thessaloniki Airport pickupDeposit €800Credit card neededManual5 seats2020
€25€4 a day, 7 daysView Kia Picantoor similar, Thessaloniki Airport pickupDeposit €800Credit card neededAutomatic5 seats2020
€26€4 a day, 7 daysView Week-long prices for 16 to 23 November 2026, with 13:00 pickup and return at Thessaloniki Airport. Your dates will give current prices.
from €3 a day
Handover at Thessaloniki Airport
from €12 a day
Handover at Thessaloniki Airport
from €5 a day
Handover at Thessaloniki Airport
from €35 a day
Handover at Thessaloniki Airport
from €53 a day
Handover at Thessaloniki Airport
from €32 a day
Handover at Thessaloniki AirportTiles show the cheapest car in each class for the same week as the deals; a typical car picked up and returned at the airport costs about €37 a day.
Flying further south another time? Car hire across Greece can also start at an airport or town closer to your route.
Your voucher tells you where to meet the company and which number to ring. The rental desks in the arrivals hall are not where these cars are handed over.
The voucher lists the company, the meeting spot and a contact. Save a copy on your phone before take-off.
Allow time for the licence check, the deposit and a walk round the car. Note any marks on the condition report first.
The company may phone or text from the day before pickup, so the booking’s number needs its country code and must stay switched on.
Car parks, cash and connections in the terminal, and the motorway points that matter once you drive away.
Five car parks for drivers face the terminal and open around the clock, with CCTV.
No space needs to be reserved in advance.
Cars with no deposit and cars with no credit card are both on offer here. Each car shows its own rule before you book.
Check the booking for how the balance is paid and how long a deposit hold lasts.
Travelling with debit only? There are cars in Greece that need no credit card, and each one shows the cards it takes.
For nothing held at all, compare car rental in Greece with no deposit.
The city centre is about 25 minutes away. In Halkidiki, Nea Moudania is about 50 minutes and Kallithea on Kassandra about 1 h 15 min, on clear roads with no stops.
The Mount Olympus time ends in Litochoro, at the foot of the mountain, and the Meteora time in Kalambaka. Neos Marmaras is on Sithonia, the middle finger of Halkidiki.
The city time ends at the White Tower. Staying in town first? Car hire in Thessaloniki also comes to a city address, so the rental can start on the day you leave.
The same national rules apply from the airport car park to the mountain roads. These are the ones to know first.
Outside towns it is 90 km/h, and up to 130 km/h on motorways. Towns are 30 km/h, or 50 km/h on certain multi-lane streets.
Slow down, take extra care and give way to pedestrians and other vehicles. Running a yellow light can bring a fine.
Only hands-free calls are allowed at the wheel. Set the phone in a holder before you leave the car park.
Phone the company before anything else, then get a police report unless it says one is not needed. Skip both and the insurance may not pay.
Greek law wants a triangle, a first-aid kit and an extinguisher in each car, so look for all three before leaving the car park.
Toll booths, fuel, parking and fines are all on your account. Emergency services answer on 112.
Every rental car in Greece is limited to paved public roads, including beach roads on Kassandra and Sithonia.
Unpaved tracks are off limits whatever the cover, and the rental conditions name no exceptions.
The car cannot cross into Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania or Turkey, and none can be returned there.
Driving a rental car over any national border is not allowed. Taking it on a ferry to an island needs customer support’s agreement before you complete the booking.
Some cars collected here can end at Athens Airport. The drop-off charge is already inside the total.
Choose Athens Airport as the return place before you compare. A search without it leaves out the one-way charge.
Allow about 6 h 30 min on the motorway with clear roads, plus toll stops, fuel and the return inspection.
The drop-off charge can outweigh a lower day rate, so price the same dates with a return here as well.
It works the other way too: cars from Athens Airport can be returned here.
One bar per month: the lowest day rate for a week-long rental beginning and ending at Thessaloniki Airport. Use it to spot cheaper months.
N/A: no Thessaloniki Airport cars are listed yet for that month.
Days are counted in 24-hour blocks, so returning later in the day than you collected adds a day. Extending in Halkidiki? Clear it with the company first.
Before you pay, make sure the car fits everyone and every driver is named. Add any extras to the booking itself.
Only drivers named on the booking may drive. Each must meet the age and years-licensed rule shown for that car.
Book a child seat or booster for each child and check the fit before you drive to Halkidiki.
Beach gear and cases take room, so compare the boot space with every seat in use before you choose.
A small pet can ride along if it stays in its carrier from start to finish.
It depends on the car and the cover level you choose. Deposit and excess are separate figures, and each level changes them differently.
No deposit, still an excess. Some no-deposit cars carry an excess under Basic. Full Coverage leaves it the same, and only Full Coverage Plus removes it.
Card cars with a lower hold. On some cars that need a credit card, paid Full Coverage removes the excess but still holds a smaller deposit.
Minimum first. A few low-priced cars start on Minimum (TPL). Adding Basic brings their deposit and excess down to small amounts.
Vans with a higher excess. On some larger vans the excess under Basic is higher than the deposit held at pickup.
Standard insurance stops short of the wheels, the underbody, the windscreen and the interior. Each level sets its own damage cover and excess.
Vandalism or neglect by the driver makes the insurance invalid.
Bring the original licence with an expiry date after your return day; photocopies and phone images are refused.
Carry an International Driving Permit with your licence. Some companies may turn you away without one.
The youngest driver age and licence years are fixed car by car, so two similar models can differ.
Drivers with a UK photocard licence may drive in Greece on it, but read the car’s conditions in case the company wants an IDP as well.
Plan the return around fuel and a quick check of the car.
Fill up before the airport and keep the receipt until the deposit is released.
To change anything, you cancel and rebook under the standard rules.
Ordinary cars need a week’s notice, luxury cars and convertibles thirty days. Where you added the 24-hour cancellation option, a day is enough.
Attach your voucher when you ask. The advance is back in two weeks at most, less a 6% payment service fee; missing the pickup forfeits it.
Yes. In the first 24 hours after the booking is confirmed and the advance paid, you or the company can cancel; the advance comes back less the 6% payment fee.
Yes, the terminal works through the night. Each company sets its own handover hours, so check your voucher and search with your real landing time.
Yes. Kalambaka, the town below the monasteries, is reached on paved public roads all the way, so the trip stays within the rental rules.
Yes, vans with up to 9 seats can be booked. Each listing shows its seat count under the price.
Yes, automatics are offered alongside manuals. Filter by gearbox and check the line on each car, as the photo does not confirm it.
Put in your landing and return times, then compare totals, deposits and cover across the cars before you reserve.
