Car hire in Lecce

Ready-made picks – Lecce

The best offer for each need among the 61 offers on this page: 3 days, Oct 31 → Nov 3, prices read on October 24, 2026.

Prices by month – Lecce

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 – Lecce

Search by need – Lecce

• Cheap car: from €19/day, 29 offers
• 7 seats: from €159/day, 4 offers
• Automatic: from €24/day, 22 offers
• SUV: from €30/day, 11 offers
• Low deposit: from €75/day, 9 offers
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Good to know before you drive – Lecce

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

• Historic-centre ZTL access hours

  Since 1 August 2025, cars without a permit may enter the historic-centre ZTL Monday to Saturday (not holidays) 10:00–13:00 and 16:30–20:00, but never via 24-hour gates such as Porta Napoli; on Sundays and holidays there is no access.

  Source: Comune di Lecce – Ordinanza n. 1679 del 16/07/2025 (Varco ZTL H24 Porta Napoli e orari di accesso Z.T.L.)

• Gates monitored 24 hours a day

  Monitored 24 hours a day: the Porta Napoli entry gate (Piazza A. Rizzo) and, on Viale XXV Luglio, the gates at Via Trinchese and Via Biccari (entry and exit) and at Via dei Mocenigo (exit).

  Source: Comune di Lecce – Ordinanza n. 2069 del 09/09/2025 (Aggiornamento orario varchi ZTL)

• Hotel and B&B guests in the ZTL

  Hotels and B&Bs inside the ZTL can let guests' cars in on check-in and check-out days to load and unload luggage (20-minute stop at most, with parking disc), sending the plate to the Comune within 48 hours of entry. Properties with their own parking get a permit for the whole stay.

  Source: Comune di Lecce – Regolamento per l'accesso e la circolazione dei veicoli nelle ZTL e nelle aree pedonali (art. 9)

• Three interchange car parks

  SGM, which runs paid parking in Lecce, has three interchange car parks (the 'Zona Viola'): Ex Foro Boario, Torre del Parco and Largo Cimitero.

  Source: SGM Lecce – Mappa aree tariffate

• Blue bays: when you pay

  In Lecce's central blue-bay zones (red, orange and blue), parking is charged Monday to Saturday, except public holidays, 9:00–14:00 and 16:00–21:00.

  Source: SGM Lecce – Mappa aree tariffate

• Sant'Oronzo: free shuttles and parking

  For the Sant'Oronzo festival, 23–26 August in 2026, drivers could park free at Foro Boario (350 spaces) and the Settelacquare car park (400) and reach the centre on free shuttles from 18:00 to 1:00.

  Source: Comune di Lecce – Navette gratuite nei giorni della Festa dei Santi Patroni (19/08/2026)

• From Lecce to Brindisi airport

  To drive from Lecce to Brindisi airport, the airport operator indicates the SS613, then the SS16 and the SS379 to the Aeroporto exit.

  Source: Aeroporti di Puglia – Carta dei Servizi 2026

Available models – Lecce

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