Car rental in Kos is a very popular type of business. Car rental services are offered by international companies Hertz, Thrifty, Sunnycars, Dollar, Sixt, Budget, Europcar, Alamo, Enterprise. You can book a car rental in Kos in advance at any time of the day on site.
Car rental is available to all foreigners over 21 years of age (for C-D class cars, the minimum age is 23 years) with at least one year of driving experience. To rent a car, you need to provide a passport with a visa, a driver's license (large international companies will require an international driver's license, while local companies will accept a national license on plastic), a credit card (you need it to confirm your ability to pay and to block the amount of the deposit for the car). In local companies in Kos it is possible to rent a car without a deposit. Big rental companies usually block 300-500 EUR on credit cards.
The price of car rental in Kos depends on its class and the length of the rental. For example, a day's rent of a compact Peugeot will cost 40-65 EUR.
The most inexpensive car rental in Kos is from local firms. However, here you can more often encounter various tricks. For example, the rental agreement and terms and conditions are always written in English, and Greek rental companies often gloss over important details of the rental (e.g. mileage restrictions or insurance features).
This comes to light when you return the car and have to pay fines, so always read the contract carefully. Rental in Kos is slightly cheaper in the off-season, but in the "high season" there can be a shortage of popular cars.
Parking lots are located in the city center (from 1.50 EUR) - there are usually no problems with them. Except that on the narrow streets of Old Kos there may not be enough parking spaces near a restaurant or a store.
In addition, most hotels have their own parking lots. Traffic jams are almost non-existent in Kos, the quality of the roads is excellent and the abundance of signs and signposts makes it almost impossible to get lost. Fines for traffic violations are very high (up to 700 EUR), especially for drunk driving.
