Car hire is essential for the maximum enjoyment of your holiday in Puglia. We've listed here some of the car hire companies that have desks at Brindisi and Bari airports. To avoid long queues it's worth avoiding the bigger names and airline partners and booking your car hire with an Italian company.
We often use webcarhire.com or carhire3000.com to book rental cars and have found the websites easy to use and their prices competitive. You will find other links to car hire companies below.
When you are choosing your car take into account that many of the streets within the towns here are very narrow, a big car might not be the best option!
And before you commit to the car hire companies additional insurance to cover collision damage excess take a look at some of the third party add on insurance that you can buy. Most rental company agreements now carry a large excess and the insurance they offer to cover the excess is very expensive. You can refuse the car hire company excess cover and purchase stand alone to cover any excess. This article in The Independent provides more information.
A google search for "car hire insurance excess" will provide you with a number of choices.
If you need additional equipment such as infant or child-seats make sure you make the request at the time of your reservation. Children under four cannot travel without a suitable restraint. Children between four and 12 cannot travel in the front unless using a suitable restraint system.
Don't forget to bring your driving licence and a credit card to pay the damages deposit! And when you arrive in Italy remember to drive on the right. You can find more helpful information about driving in Italy on the Drive Alive web-site.
- Auto-Europe
- Avis
- Car Italy (Bari / Naples)
- Europcar
- Hertz
- Italy Car Rental
- Maggiore
- National
- Sixt
- Thrifty
