Car hire in Cagliari

Ready-made picks – Cagliari

The best offer for each need among the 44 offers on this page: 3 days, Oct 26 → Oct 29, prices read on October 19, 2026.

Prices by month – Cagliari

7 days from the 15th of each month, pick-up and return at 10 am, 30-year-old driver. Prices read on October 19, 2026.

Frequently asked questions – Cagliari

Search by need – Cagliari

• Cheap car: from €7/day, 30 offers
• 7 seats: from €51/day, 5 offers
• Automatic: from €7/day, 12 offers
• SUV: from €42/day, 4 offers
• Low deposit: from €41/day, 6 offers
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Car hire nearby – Cagliari

• Car hire at Cagliari Elmas Airport · 6.3 km
• Car hire in Villasimius · 36 km

Good to know before you drive – Cagliari

Information checked on October 7, 2026 against the sources shown. Rules and times can change: check them before you set off.

• Six limited traffic zones

  Cagliari has six limited traffic zones (ZTL): Poetto, Castello, Marina, Stampace basso, Stampace alto and Villanova.

  Source: Comune di Cagliari – Rilascio pass zone a traffico limitato (ZTL) – persone fisiche

• ZTL hours: Castello, Marina, Villanova

  The Castello ZTL applies from 00:00 to 09:00 every day; the Marina and Villanova ZTLs from 21:00 to 07:00 and from 15:30 to 17:00, every day. Stampace alto and Stampace basso have different hours.

  Source: Comune di Cagliari – Sistema informativo territoriale (geoportale), livello «ZTL centro urbano»

• Hotel guests inside the ZTL

  Accommodation inside the ZTL can register a guest's number plate online before entry, for loading and unloading luggage: maximum stop 60 minutes, with the pass and a parking disc displayed.

  Source: Comune di Cagliari – Pass ZTL per strutture ricettive

• Paid parking hours

  On-street blue bays are paid Monday to Saturday, except public holidays, 09:00-13:00 and 16:00-20:00 (some areas have different hours); municipal multi-storey car parks charge 24 hours a day, every day.

  Source: Comune di Cagliari – Schema di contratto di servizio per la gestione dei parcheggi (allegato alla delibera di Giunta n. 248 del 27/12/2024), Allegato 4 – Orari

• 1 May: Sant'Efisio road closures

  For the Feast of Sant'Efisio the Comune bans traffic along the procession route: in 2026 from 06:00 on 1 May until no longer needed, with tow-away parking bans from 18:00 on 30 April.

  Source: Comune di Cagliari – Regolamentazione temporanea del traffico e della sosta per la Festa di Sant'Efisio (28/04/2026)

• To the airport: SS 554 and SS 130

  Elmas airport is 7 km from the centre, reached via the SS 130, which is linked to the city by the SS 554; from several parts of Cagliari the SS 554 is joined from the Asse Mediano.

  Source: SOGAER – Carta e Guida dei Servizi 2025 dell'Aeroporto di Cagliari, pubblicata da ENAC

Available models – Cagliari

Lowest price for 3 days for each model. “Or similar”: the rental company may hand over a car of the same category.