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Car hire Athens

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Popular rental locations in Athens

The following rental locations are the most popular for renting a car in Athens

Car rental companies in Athens

Below are the car rental companies in Athens with the best ratings. Compare all ratings and prices of these rental companies in one search.

  • Budget

    9 (10684)
    From £ 20 / day
  • Drive Hellas

    9 (395)
    From £ 16 / day
  • Enterprise

    9 (2228)
    From £ 22 / day
  • National Car Rental

    9 (457)
    From £ 21 / day
  • Autounion Car Rental

    8.9 (286)
    From £ 19 / day
  • SKG Rent A Car

    8.8 (20)
    From £ 17 / day
  • Yours Carrental

    8.7 (195)
    From £ 21 / day
  • Avis

    8.7 (6822)
    From £ 23 / day
  • SurPrice car rentals

    8.7 (712)
    From £ 11 / day
  • Alamo

    8.5 (9759)
    From £ 19 / day
  • Exer Rent A Car

    8.5 (492)
    From £ 14 / day
  • Sixt

    8.4 (3892)
    From £ 20 / day
  • Europcar

    8.3 (9228)
    From £ 18 / day
  • Dollar Rent a Car

    8.2 (4861)
    From £ 21 / day
  • Abbycar

    8.1 (827)
    From £ 11 / day
  • Hertz

    8.1 (8018)
    From £ 25 / day
  • Thrifty

    8 (6219)
    From £ 24 / day
  • Payless Car Rental

    8 (524)
    From £ 23 / day
  • Record Go

    7.8 (1929)
    From £ 10 / day
  • Keddy By Europcar

    7.7 (4144)
    No rates available
  • GLOBAL Rent-a-Car

    7.6 (760)
    No rates available
  • Caldera

    7.2 (40)
    From £ 14 / day
  • Goldcar

    7.1 (6161)
    From £ 12 / day
  • FireFly Car Rental

    7 (4014)
    No rates available
  • addCarRental

    7 (161)
    No rates available
  • wheego

    6.6 (175)
    From £ 14 / day
  • OK Mobility

    6.5 (482)
    From £ 14 / day
  • Global Rent a Car

    6.4 (136)
    No rates available
  • Volta4u

    6.4 (197)
    From £ 17 / day
  • Green Motion

    6.1 (2311)
    From £ 13 / day
  • Carwiz rent a car

    5.9 (672)
    From £ 12 / day
  • Centauro

    5.3 (5347)
    From £ 11 / day
  • Right Cars

    4.6 (6)
    From £ 17 / day
  • Zezgo

    4.4 (6)
    From £ 11 / day
  • CarQ

    No reviews
    No rates available
  • United rent a car

    No reviews
    No rates available
  • LETS DRIVE

    No reviews
    No rates available
  • Cargini

    No reviews
    From £ 25 / day
  • Goldcar Key'n Go

    8.1 (274)
    No rates available
  • Viaggiare Rent

    7.6 (298)
    No rates available
  • Street Rent a Car

    No reviews
    No rates available
  • Autoclick

    No reviews
    No rates available
  • Your Rent

    7.7 (49)
    No rates available
  • Mex Rent a Car

    3.7 (49)
    No rates available
  • NÜ Car Rentals

    7.1 (26)
    No rates available
  • OtoQ

    No reviews
    No rates available
  • InterRent

    6.5 (5827)
    No rates available
  • Acropolis Rent a Car

    No reviews
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Car rental companies in and around Athens

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Athens

EasyTerra Car Hire Athens compares prices of car hire companies at the following locations:

12 Syngrou Ave.
4th Km. ou Varis Ave
A62 62
Ag. Apostolon 147
Ag. Triados 56
Akti Miaouli 67
Akti Miaouli 91
Al. Papadiamanti 4
Alikarnassou 14
Apollonos 40
Aristidou 6
Fedras 5
Kastorias 13
Kratitos 11
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 11
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 14
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 16
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 19
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 22
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 23
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 25
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 26
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 28
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 29
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 36
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 37
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 49
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 53
Leof. Andrea Siggrou 79
Leof. Athinon 71
Leof. El. Venizelou 1-3
Leof. Kifisias 278
Leof. Kifisias 286
Leof. Kifisias 64
Leof. Kifisou 138-140
Leof. Kifisou 158
Leof. Kon/nou Karamanli 95
Leof. Lavriou 154
Leof. Mesogeion 414
Leof. Poseidonos 80
Leof. Poseidonos 81
Leof. Poseidonos 860
Leof. Sofokli Venizelou 31
Leof. Vasileos Georgiou B 47
Leof. Vasileos Konstantinou 284
Likavittou 4
Mesogion 487
Seneka 24
Sidirokastrou 9
Sorou 9
Spirou Patsi 58-60
Varis Koropiou Ave 114
Varis Koropiou Ave 31
Vasilissis Sofias 46
Vasilissis Sofias 71
Viltanioti 31
Viltanioti 33
Vouliagmenis & Karaiskaki
Leof. Markopoulou
WW76+R4

Location information for Athens

Introduction

Athens is the capital city of Greece and is one of the world´s oldest cities. It's well know history goes back some 3,000 years. The relics from ancient times are the main tourist attractions of the city with the Acropolis of Athens being the number one favorite. Athens also has a very vibrant nightlife, each district has its own unique atmosphere.

Population

The city itself has almost 800,000 inhabitants, but in the entire urban area around Athens there are approximately 4 million people.

Location

Athens lies in the southeast of the Greek mainland and is surrounded by mountains, Mount Aegaleo to the west, Mount Parintha to the east, Mount Pentelli to the northeast and the highest of all, Mount Hymettus (1453 m) to the east. Due to its sheltered location, the city frequently suffers from air pollution, which, however, has been drastically reduced because of measures taken by the government.

Economy

Athens is not only the cultural and political heart of Greece but also the majority of the economic activities are concentrated in and around the capital. Important sectors are the textile, chemical, paper and leather processing industry, there are also some machine building businesses.The port of Piraeus is also the most important in Greece, moreover the service provision sector has expanded enormously in recent years.

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games was a great stimulation for the local economy, not only by the construction of stadiums and accommodation, but also by the strong improvements of the infrastructure.

Airports

The Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport lies 27 kilometers east of the city. The airport was constructed for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, it is very modern and serves as an important hub between the Balkan and the Middle East. 

Public transport

The subway of Athens (of which the first lines were inaugurated in 2000) has been an important improvement for public transport in the Greek capital. The subway network is continuously being expanded, the extension of the lines is convenient for tourists as the city center (Syntagma station) is now connected to the nightlife areas Psyrri (Monastiraki station) and Gazi (Kerameikos station).

A street car line runs to the suburbs, south of the city, the line will eventually be extended to the port of Piraeus.

Furthermore there is an extensive bus network, consisting of both yellow trolley and blue regular buses. This means of transport, can however, be slow because of traffic jams in the city center.

Traffic and parking

Athens is notorious for its troubled traffic situation downtown. Regulation states that on even days the entrance to the city is restricted to cars with number plates ending with an even number, on odd days this is the case for cars with number plates ending with an odd number. Many Greek have solved this problem by purchasing a second car.

It is not recommended to drive in the city center, it is not only hard to know ones way about but also finding a parking space is a true challenge.

Hotels

Athens has no lack of hotels, you can find accommodation in all categories. The Greeks have their own system for classification of hotels, from A to C with sub categories in between. This is quite confusing and is not always a good indication for price/quality relationship, it might happen that a C category hotel will be better (and cheaper) than a B category hotel.

It is strongly recommended to book your hotel well in advance, practically the entire year, but especially in the summer months.

External sources

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Practical information

  • Currency
    Euro
  • Driving direction
    Right
  • City speed limit
    50 km/h
  • Freeway speed limit
    90 km/h
  • Language
    Greek (modern)
  • Popular car category
    Economy

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