Car Hire at Faro Airport
Car hire at Faro Airport is a pretty big business with a whole host of companies offering an excellent range of vehicles at some excellent prices.
If you are staying for a short weekend break or any further west than say Portimao, you will find it cheaper to organise car hire than to take either a Faro Airport taxi or a private Faro Airport transfer.
Most of the main car rental companies at Faro Airport can be found in the busy arrivals hall. To find them just pick up your luggage from the collection area and follow the signs for the arrivals hall. Once in the arrivals hall you will find the main car hire desks lined up against the back wall.
Faro Airport Car Rental
We provide a review of eight of the following main car hire companies, Auriga Crown at Faro Airport - Autojardim at Faro Airport - Avis at Faro Airport - Budget at Faro Airport - Europcar at Faro Airport - Guerin at Faro Airport - Hertz at Faro Airport and Sixt at Faro Airport.
Each of the companies run special offers at various times and each of them has slightly different policies on who they will lend cars to. For example some firms will not rent cars to anyone under 23 years old or anyone who has not held a full driving licence for at least one year.
Before driving the hire car away make sure you check the petrol situation. Have you paid for a full tank? How much is actually in the tank? How much needs to be in the tank when you return the car? If you need to return with a full tank check where the nearest petrol station is to where you need to return the car to.
We have always found driving in Portugal to be a fairly enjoyable experience, the roads are not particularly crowded on the Algarve, it is well sign posted and by collecting your own rental car at Faro Airport you have the freedom to get out and explore this wonderful coastline.
Car Hire in Portugal
If you want to explore Faro and the Algarve then renting a car is the best option as it gives you the freedom to get to places off the beaten track which the public transport system does not cover.
Having a rental car will give you access to fabulous sandy beaches in Carvoeiro, Alvor, Lagos and Luz. Or if you are playing golf or on a sporting activities holiday on the Algarve, then a car is a must to get to the six local golf courses, play tennis or go horse riding.
When driving in Portugal remember to drive on the right and keep your full valid driving licence on you at all times. Seat belts must be worn in the front and back of the car and child safety in cars is the same as in the UK. The use of mobile phones is prohibited and if caught an on the spot fines will be issued.
If you are driving through a tunnel your rent car headlights must be on and check that any maps used are dated after 2004 as the roads were reclassified then.