These cars are picked up and returned at Catania Airport. Compare the price and deposit, then search your own flight times.
No credit card€70€10 a day, 7 daysView Kia Picantoor similar, Catania AirportDeposit €700Manual4 seats2023
No credit card€107€16 a day, 7 daysView Fiat 500or similar, Catania AirportDeposit €700Manual4 seats2023
No credit card€112€16 a day, 7 daysView Renault Twingoor similar, Catania AirportDeposit €150Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView Opel Corsaor similar, Catania AirportDeposit €700Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView Citroen C3or similar, Catania AirportDeposit €700Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView Examples are for 16 to 23 November 2026. Your dates and times set the final price.
€18 typically a day
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Compare Catania choicesSome of these cars seat five and others four. None is automatic, so filter for an automatic if you need one.
The car you get may be a similar one, not the model pictured. Check features and luggage space, and keep Catania Airport selected when you compare. Classes marked “Not quoted” had no price.
Your car comes from a Sicilian rental company, not an airport counter. Where to meet it, and its phone number, are printed on the voucher.
Pick up at Catania Airport from a local company. The voucher names it and gives the meeting point.
If your flight is late or diverted, call the company on the booking contact before assuming the pickup can move.
Enter your real times. Some cars have no night handover; others charge extra for it.
With car hire at Catania Airport (Fontanarossa), each company sets its own meeting point, so follow your voucher. A Catania booking does not include delivery to your accommodation.
Your booking phone, country code included, must work from the day before pickup until the car is back. Check condition, fuel and extras at handover.
Etna activity can disrupt the airport. Check airline and airport updates and tell the company if your arrival changes; a diversion does not move your booking to another airport.
Some cars take the deposit on a physical debit card. Paying the rent in cash does not mean you can pay the deposit in cash.
Some cars take debit or credit for the deposit and cash or card for the rent. Others take a debit deposit but need a card for the balance.
The card must be on an accepted network, in the main driver’s name with embossed details, and you must show the physical card. A phone wallet or a friend’s card will not do.
You pay 15 to 20% online when you book and the rest by the method shown for your car. Changing cover can change the deposit and your accident excess differently, so check both.
Times start at Catania Airport on clear roads, without traffic, stops or parking. Reaching an old town does not mean you may drive into it.
The Catania time ends at Piazza Duomo and the Etna time at Rifugio Sapienza. Plan where you can legally drive and park at each.
In Siracusa the time is to Ortigia. A hotel inside its restricted zone can register your plate so you can drop off luggage, but you still cannot park inside.
Modica is 127.1 km from the airport, about two hours before delays. Allow for the drive back, or book a different return place.
Catania’s old-centre ZTL around Teatro Massimo Bellini has cameras. Only residents and authorised cars may enter, so plan a legal route in advance.
Paved public roads only. Volcanic tracks, closed roads and private Etna access are not allowed.
You pay any traffic fines, and notices sent to the car’s plate can arrive after your trip. Ask the company how it handles them.
Winter equipment rules depend on the road and its signs. Check your route and the car’s equipment before a mountain drive.
Drive on the right and follow posted limits. The journey times are a guide, not a target to hit in traffic or rain.
Usual limits: towns 50 km/h, other rural roads 90, main rural roads 110, motorways 130; signs can differ. In rain, the last two drop to 90 and 110.
Outside towns, use dipped headlights unless the car has approved daytime running lights. At pickup, find the light controls, the reflective vest and the warning triangle.
Never take your hands off the wheel to use a phone or tablet. Set your route before you leave; hands-free must work without touching the device.
The limit is 0.5 g/l of blood alcohol. Drivers under 21, or with under three years’ licence, must have zero. Plan who drives before any outing with drinks.
Wear seat belts. Children under 1.5 metres need an approved seat that fits them, and never put a rear-facing seat in front of an active airbag.
For emergencies call 112; ambulance is 118 and fire 115. After an insured incident, also tell the rental company straight away.
Some cars can go from Catania to Palermo Airport. Set Palermo as your return when you search; the one-way cost may be in the price.
Choose Catania pickup and Palermo Airport return before you book.
Compare the full price; it can already include the one-way cost.
Check where to meet at Palermo Airport, and allow time for the inspection and any transfer.
Catania Airport to Palermo Airport is 241.5 km, about 3 h 30 min on clear roads. Add breaks, traffic and the inspection before your flight. Palermo itself is about 50 minutes from its airport.
The return is at Palermo Airport, not a hotel, port or station. Any other return place needs its own quote.
The chart shows a week-long hire starting in each month. Use it to plan a budget, then search your own dates and car.
Catania Airport prices by month. N/A marks a month with no cars listed yet.
The first rental day is 24 hours. Any extra part of a day counts as another day, so enter your exact pickup and return times.
Prices tell you nothing about Etna access or the weather. Check airport and mountain conditions separately.
Choose a car that fits everyone and their bags. Add extra drivers through the booking before pickup.
These small cars seat four or five. Count everyone and check the seats on the car itself; Economy does not always mean five.
Ask for the right child seat before you arrive, explaining your child’s needs. Check it at pickup so it is ready for the drive.
Some Catania cars have up to nine seats, depending on dates. Check luggage room with all seats in use before you book.
Add each extra driver to the booking and check their age and licence history for this car. Travelling together does not let them drive.
Add seats and extra drivers before you compare prices. Small pets must stay in a travel carrier on every trip.
Check the deposit and the accident excess once you pick a cover level. A lower deposit does not mean all damage is covered.
Available levels: Each car has its own cover menu, so check the options on the car you choose.
Excluded damage: Standard cover leaves out the windscreen, interior, underside and wheels. Check what an upgrade adds.
After an incident: Tell the company straight away and get a police report, unless the company agrees otherwise. Skipping either step cancels your cover.
How you use the car: Neglect or deliberate damage cancels the insurance. More cover does not change the roads or uses the contract bans.
On some cars, higher cover lowers the deposit; on others it stays the same, so check the figures on your car.
Bring an International Driving Permit and your national licence, as the contract requires. Both must be originals, valid until return; no copies or digital licences.
The rental contract requires both your national licence and an IDP. Fix any missing document before your Catania Airport pickup.
Each car sets its own age and experience rules, and extra drivers must meet them too. Check before you pay; similar cars can differ.
Rules vary: some cars need you to be 22 with two years’ driving, others 24 with two years. If you do not meet your car’s rules, the company can refuse the rental.
Agree the return place and time before your last day. Leave time to unload and for the inspection before your flight.
Need more time? Agree it with the company in advance. You pay for fuel, fines, parking and tolls.
Tell the company before any trip outside Italy so it can prepare the papers. This does not cover ferries or say which countries are allowed.
The Italy terms neither allow nor ban taking the car on a ferry. Check the crossing and your cover with the company before buying a ticket.
Some Catania cars show a return at Naples or Rome Fiumicino airport in car rental in Sicily searches, but that does not mean you may take the car on the ferry. Agree the route and return, and keep it in writing.
Check your car’s cancellation deadline before changing flights or cars. The 24-hour deadline only applies if your booking includes the cancellation option.
Give 7 days’ notice for a standard car, 30 for luxury cars and convertibles, or 24 hours with the cancellation option. A late cancel or an unagreed missed pickup costs the advance.
To cancel, email the voucher to support. Any refund due arrives within 14 days of asking, less 6% of the advance for processing.
To change dates or car, cancel and book again. To extend a rental already under way, ask the company in advance.
No. The company that owns the car meets you at the point on your voucher, which also lists its number.
No. It must be the main driver’s own embossed card on an accepted network, shown in person. A passenger’s card will not do.
No. Check current road notices, especially in snow or ice. Closures and the paved-public-roads rule apply whatever the estimate says.
Not always. The one-way cost may be built into the rent. Compare the full Catania to Palermo Airport price and the return instructions.
No. A registered plate lets you load and unload luggage, not park inside. Agree registration and parking with your accommodation.
Search your real pickup and return times, check your licences and card, then pick the car for your eastern Sicily trip.
