No credit card€224€32 a day, 7 daysView Fiat 500Funchal pickupNo depositRegional fee extraManual5 seats2022
No credit card€231€33 a day, 7 daysView Fiat Pandaor similar, Funchal address deliveryNo depositRegional fee extraManual5 seats2018
No credit card€245€35 a day, 7 daysView Kia PicantoFunchal pickupNo depositRegional fee extraManual5 seats2023
No credit card€245€35 a day, 7 daysView Toyota Aygoor similar, Madeira AirportNo depositRegional fee extraAutomatic4 seats2022
No credit card€254€37 a day, 7 daysView Renault ClioFunchal pickupNo depositRegional fee extraManual5 seats2024
No credit card€256€37 a day, 7 daysView Displayed vehicle quotes cover seven days beginning 16 November 2026 and exclude Madeira’s mandatory regional vehicle fee. Enter your own dates for the current hire quotation.
Pickup depends on the car and the address. A car offered for delivery is not always available at the airport or every town.
Booking online costs a 15 to 20% slice of the rent; the rest goes to the company at pickup. No deposit changes neither payment.
Check how the company takes the balance. On Madeira, a car may accept debit but still need a card for it; the voucher confirms.
Madeira adds two euros per full day, up to ten days per contract, outside the booking price. Zero-emission cars pay half. The company collects it.
Airport or delivery pickup can change the quote, so set both handovers and hours first. The regional fee stays separate from the total.
With zero deposit nothing is held against the car, leaving money for the trip. You still owe for damage and anything due under the agreement.
The deposit in the results is for the first cover level. Recheck after changing cover or extras; some cars reach zero only higher up.
Minimum cover comes as standard. Compare the higher levels by what you would still pay and what they leave out, not the deposit.
Inform the company at once about an insured event and report it to the police, unless the company agrees otherwise. Miss a step and the insurance ends; you pay the damage.
The Low deposit filter includes Madeira cars that still hold money. Their terms give the amount and method; low is still a deposit.
In Portugal some companies keep a deposit for twenty-one to thirty days after return, and may take fines, unpaid tolls and fine costs from it.
Choose Madeira and the pickup point, then both handover times. Give true driver details so age and licence rules match.
Pick No deposit, then open a car. Read its cover, deposit and payment methods; the regional fee sits outside the quote.
Keep the confirmation email and contacts. Agree pickup and clear up any payment or car questions before the hire starts.
This is about money held, not which cards you can pay with. A zero-deposit car may still need a card; it does not promise cash.
Some Portuguese offers take debit instead of credit: a physical card, embossed with the lead driver’s name. Read each car’s booking terms.
Yes, Madeira car hire has zero-deposit automatics as well as manuals. Set the gearbox in the results, and check seats and model on each offer.
No. The car may not go by ferry between the islands and mainland Portugal, either way. For Lisbon, Porto or Faro, book another hire.
No. Madeira’s expressways and main roads are toll-free. Parking, fuel and fines are still yours to pay.
Bring the original licence from your home country, readable in Latin script and valid on every rental day. Copies and phone versions are turned down. A home-use-only licence should travel with an IDP, which is strongly recommended.
You pay the company’s refuelling rate for the shortfall, and extra fuel earns no refund. Washing can also be charged if dirt stops the inspection.
Compare island cars, check their cover and the regional fee, then book the pickup you need.
