Car hire Cagliari Airport

Cagliari Airport, also called Cagliari Elmas Airport, is located seven kilometres northwest of Cagliari town on Italy’s Sardinia Island. Planes leave from many international destinations from here. Since 1937 the airport has served as the chief gateway to Italy’s second-largest island. More than three million passengers transit through here each year. The airport’s lone terminal was renovated in 2003. You’ll find banks and ATMs, shops and restaurants.

Car hire

Zip into the city centre the easy way via car rental. It will only take you 10 to 15 minutes. Car hire is offered by Sardinya Rent a Car, Eurorent, Autoeuropa, Easy Car, Ruvioli Rent a Car, Pinna Rent a Car, Matta Rent a Car, Pintauro Rent a Car, Avis, Budget, Hertz, and Autonoleggio. Vehicles can be booked ahead on the Internet, with the best deals found on a site that can compare car hire rates.

Discovering Cagliari

Old Town Cagliari in south-central Sardinia is full of charm and shopping opportunities focused on the pedestrianised roads Via Manno and Via Garibaldi, Via Roma and Largo Carlo Felice, as well as nearby Via Alghero, Via Paoli and Via Dante. The bustling variety of boutiques brings to mind Copenhagen’s Stroget. Old Town is also packed with many restaurants, including many specialising in seafood.

Daytripping by car

The best nearby highlight on the outskirts of Cagliari is wonderful Poetto Beach, which is eight kilometres from town. Besides the unequipped free beach, there is a beach that costs €3 for entry, for which you can hire deck chairs and umbrellas. Also doable as a long daytrip is Alghero, which is four hours from Cagliari and known for its grand beaches. Built a thousand years ago, Castello’s Historic District is high on a hill above the city. Unless you want a serious workout, take it easy and drive up here, which will save your energy for scrambling towers, walls and narrow lanes.

When to go

Cagliari’s Mediterranean climate features hot but dry and comfortable, non-humid summers wonderfully tempered by northwesterly winds. This is the most popular time to go. The winters are rainy but not too cold, but also decent for visiting as long as you don’t have your mind set on beaching.
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Driving rentals in Italy

Make sure to have an International Drivers’ Permit. Drivers need to be over 21 to rent a car in Italy. Road conditions in Sardinia have improved much in recent years. Speed limits should be strictly adhered to.