The six cheapest models handed over and taken back at the airport. Check each deposit as well as the price.
No credit card€101€15 a day, 7 daysView Fiat Pandaor similar, Palermo Airport pickupDeposit €700Manual4 seats2023
No credit card€107€16 a day, 7 daysView Kia Picantoor similar, Palermo Airport pickupDeposit €700Manual4 seats2023
No credit card€107€16 a day, 7 daysView Opel Corsaor similar, Palermo Airport pickupDeposit €700Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView Citroen C3or similar, Palermo Airport pickupDeposit €700Manual5 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView Toyota Aygo Xor similar, Palermo Airport pickupDeposit €700Automatic4 seats2023
No credit card€117€17 a day, 7 daysView Seven-day prices from 16 to 23 November 2026, picked up and dropped off at 13:00 at Palermo Airport. Live prices follow your own dates.
€19 typically a day
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€23 typically a day
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€30 typically a day
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€76 typically a day
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Airport round tripThe airport sits at Punta Raisi on the north coast of Sicily, west of the city. Every class price here is for a car collected and returned there.
Seven-seat cars and nine-seat vans join the list in some weeks. Not quoted means no car of that class was listed. Seven- and nine-seaters count as vans, not Standard.
Local companies hand over the cars booked here. Your voucher shows the meeting point and the company’s phone number.
Read the voucher before landing. It names the company and its phone number and says exactly where it meets you.
Give a mobile number with its country code. If the flight runs late, ring the company so it knows when to expect you.
Paperwork, the deposit and a walk round the car take a while. Check fuel, damage marks and any extras before you drive off.
What Falcone Borsellino Airport has inside, how its car parks and kerbside work, and some road notes for the drive into Sicily.
P1, P2 and P3 give the first 15 minutes free. P1 is 600 metres from the terminal and P3 700 metres.
Premium and P2 sit opposite the terminal; P4 is next to the check-in area on the Departures level.
On the cars shown, yes: none of them asks for a credit card. A deposit is still held on every car, and the amount varies.
If the deposit goes on a card, it must belong to the main driver, with the name and numbers raised on it. You show it in person; a photo or phone wallet will not do.
Higher cover can shrink the deposit, so compare the figures again after you change the level.
Central Palermo is 34 kilometres away, about 50 minutes on clear roads. Every drive below starts at the airport.
Traffic keeps to the right in Sicily. Adjust the seat and mirrors and set the sat nav before you join the motorway.
Unsigned limits: 50 km/h in towns, 90 outside, 110 on main roads and 130 on motorways. Rain cuts the two fastest to 110 and 90.
The usual limit is 0.5 g/l. If you are under 21 or passed your test less than three years ago, it is zero.
Holding a phone at the wheel is banned. A hands-free set is fine if you do not need to touch the phone.
Find both before you go. After a breakdown, wear the vest and place the triangle well behind the car.
Call 112 in an emergency, 118 for an ambulance and 115 for fire. Report any damage to the rental company at once.
Your rental only allows paved public roads. Dirt tracks to beaches or nature reserves are not covered.
That rule holds whatever the car, the cover or the sat nav says. Closures and road notices also apply to you.
Tell the company before any trip outside Italy. The terms say nothing either way about ferries.
Planning a ferry? Clear the crossing with the company before you buy a ticket.
Yes, some cars can be dropped at Catania Airport or Trapani Airport. Search with the return airport set to see which cars and what they cost.
Pick Catania Airport or Trapani Airport as the drop-off when you search.
Some Trapani returns add a drop-off charge and some do not.
Get the drop-off point from the company before your last day.
Catania Airport is about 3 h 30 min east across the island. Trapani Airport lies to the west along the A29, handy if you fly home from Birgi.
Each bar starts a seven-day hire mid-month, with pickup and return at Punta Raisi. It shows a typical day, not a fixed rate.
N/A marks a month with no cars listed yet.
The minimum hire is 24 hours, and a late return adds a whole extra day. Ask the company before you keep the car longer.
Pick the car by seats and luggage, then add child seats and extra drivers in the booking.
Some cars here seat seven, and vans seat nine. Check the boot space with every seat in use before you book one.
Book one seat per child, sized to them, and look at how it is fitted before the drive into the city.
Only drivers named in the booking may drive. Each must meet the car’s minimum age and years with a licence.
The car may be the model shown or a similar one. If one feature matters, check it before you pay.
A small pet can come along if it stays in a carrier for the whole journey.
Many cars here start with Basic cover, which still leaves an excess. Paying for a higher level changes the figures in different ways.
Basic to begin with. With Basic damage cover you still carry an excess and a deposit.
Full Plus on some cars. Some cars offer a top level with no deposit and no excess, at an extra cost.
Full is not the same everywhere. On some cars Full removes the excess; on others it only lowers it.
What standard cover leaves out. Wheels, underside, glass and the interior. Neglect and deliberate damage void every level.
Each of the cover levels sets its own deposit and excess on the same car. If you have an accident, phone the company first; a police report is also required unless the company says it is not.
Carry your full national licence together with an International Driving Permit, both originals and in date.
The rental terms in Italy require the permit as well as your licence. Digital copies are refused at pickup.
Age and years of driving are set car by car. A driver who falls short can be turned away.
Plan the return around the inspection and getting to Departures on the first floor.
Tolls, parking and traffic fines are your cost. A ZTL camera fine is yours as the renter, even if it arrives after the trip.
Check which cancellation deadline applies to your booking.
Seven days ahead for standard cars, thirty for luxury cars and convertibles, or a single day if you paid for short notice. Miss that point or the pickup and the advance is gone.
Email your voucher to support to cancel. Refunds come within fourteen days of the request, minus 6% of the advance.
New dates or a different car mean cancelling and booking again. Extra days need the company’s agreement before the return time.
For the north-west coast, yes: Mondello, Scopello and Erice are all within about 90 minutes of the airport by car.
Yes, some cars here are automatic, though most are manual. Choose the gearbox in the search filter before you compare.
Some cars are not offered at 03:00, and others cost a lot more then. Search with your real landing time.
Yes, but the historic centre is a camera-controlled zone, and blue-line street bays are paid on working days. Check the signs before you leave the car.
No: every airport car listed holds a deposit. The amount shows on each car, so weigh it alongside the price.
Set your landing and departure times, pick a car with the seats you need and check the deposit before you book.
