Car Hire in Heraklion
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Heraklion Airport
Mini
Fiat 500 or comparable
PLN 4.57 per day
Heraklion Airport
Economy
Suzuki Alto or comparable
PLN 5.41 per day
Heraklion Airport
Compact
Opel Astra or comparable
PLN 11.45 per day
Heraklion Airport
Intermediate Crossover
Citroen C4 or comparable
PLN 19.33 per day
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Heraklion Airport
Economy Elite
Peugeot 2008 or comparable
PLN 25.16 per day
Heraklion Nea Alikarnassos
Mini Elite
Fiat Panda or comparable
PLN 29.73 per day
Heraklion Airport
Compact Elite
Volkswagen Golf or comparable
PLN 30.06 per day
Heraklion Airport
Intermediate Elite SUV
Volkswagen T-Cross or comparable
PLN 45.07 per day
The above prices are only approximate and were last updated at 02:35 on 16/03/2025. Prices may vary based on the booking dates, length of rental, and car class.
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Travel information
Languages
Greek, English, French, German
Currency
EUR
Drive on
Right-hand side
Dialing code
+30
Average car hire price
PLN 21 per day
Average car hire length
8 days
Speed limit within city centre
50 km/h or 31 mph
Speed limit out of city centre
90 km/h or 56 mph
Acceptable limit of BAC
0.05%
Average petrol price
PLN 7.79 per litre or PLN 29.49 per gallon
Lowest petrol price
PLN 7.54 per litre or PLN 28.53 per gallon
Highest petrol price
PLN 8.38 per litre or PLN 31.70 per gallon
One-way Car Hire in Heraklion
The most popular one-way car hire options for pick up in Heraklion and drop off in another city include:
- From Heraklion to Chania - 351 offers from PLN 58.46 per day
- From Heraklion to Rethymno - 18 offers from PLN 53.98 per day
Top 4 cities near Heraklion
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11 km / 6.8 miles
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19 km / 11.8 miles
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23.8 km / 14.8 miles
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95.8 km / 59.5 miles
Top 2 locations near Heraklion
Map of Car Hire Destinations
In which month is car hire in Heraklion the most affordable?
According to our data, prices for hiring a car in Heraklion fluctuate depending on the time of year. This graph displays the average hire prices in each month in order to help you find the best bargain.
Average price for hiring a car per day in Heraklion
The best month to hire a car in Heraklion is February (when the average price is PLN 26.58 per day). This is 64% less than the yearly average and 84% less than hiring in August (when the average price is PLN 163.44).
This information can help you determine the low season. But note that these prices are only averages. The cost of your car hire is determined by the type of car you select, the length of time you hire it for, and how much in advance you book. Simply select your dates in the form at the top of the page to find out the exact prices.
This information can help you determine the low season. But note that these prices are only averages. The cost of your car hire is determined by the type of car you select, the length of time you hire it for, and how much in advance you book. Simply select your dates in the form at the top of the page to find out the exact prices.
What's the usual period for which people keep their hire cars, on average, in Heraklion?
Car hire lengths vary from month to month: in March, the average hirer keeps their car for 9 days, and in January, they keep their car for 7 days.
Average number of hire days in Heraklion
What is the most favoured month for hiring a car in Heraklion?
Given the number of searches made by our customers, the most popular month for hiring a car in Heraklion is July, and the least popular is February.
Popularity of Car Hire in Heraklion by Monthly Searches
Car hire information
| Car hire locations | 8 |
| Airport locations | 1 |
| Popular suppliers | Surprice, Royal Rentals, RightCars, Centauro, Gomega Car Rentals |
| Popular car categories | Small cars, Medium cars, SUVs, Large cars |
| Lowest price | PLN 5 per day |
| Cheapest supplier | Centauro |
Most popular car models of suppliers
| Hire Agency | Model | Doors | Luggage | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surprice | Fiat 500 | 3 | 1 | Small cars |
| Sterling Rentals | Suzuki Celerio | 5 | 1 | Small cars |
| Centauro | Fiat 500 | 3 | 1 | Small cars |
| Royal Rentals | Volkswagen Polo | 5 | 2 | Medium cars |
| Centauro | Peugeot 208 | 4 | 1 | Small cars |
| CarQ | Fiat Panda | 4 | 2 | Small cars |
| Surprice | Seat ibiza | 3 | 1 | Medium cars |
| Surprice | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 2 | Medium cars |
| Surprice | Citroen C1 | 5 | 1 | Small cars |
| Royal Rentals | Suzuki Alto | 4 | 1 | Small cars |
Our customers' reviews
Because we want to make sure each review listed here is left by a real customer, we don’t have the option to post a review here. Instead, we ask each and every customer to leave a review after they return their rental car. This way, you know that all reviews are authentic.
RL
United Kingdom
Toyota Yaris
27/09/2024
Crete is beautiful with great food, beaches and really warm sea. Great place to visit.
CM
United Kingdom
Fiat Panda
18/09/2024
Lovely town, food and superb rental house
TB
United Kingdom
Renault Megane Grandtour
06/09/2024
Loved it all.
AO
United Kingdom
Fiat Panda
28/08/2024
Our trip was good we enjoyed it
EB
United Kingdom
Skoda Fabia
22/08/2024
Nice beaches and beautiful towns 
PB
United Kingdom
Hyundai i20
07/08/2024
Relaxing holiday on the beach and the freedom to explore different places by car, also meant we could choose a location just outside the resort and drive to and from the airport.
AD
United Kingdom
Hyundai i20
01/08/2024
Beautiful island and friendly people. Many places to visit
KC
United Kingdom
Fiat Doblo
30/07/2024
Trips on a catamaran , days on the beach . Agios Nikolaos was just the best place to visit 
DB
Greece
Hyundai i30
25/06/2024
We visited the Cretan Aquarium.
SU
United Kingdom
Suzuki Celerio
31/05/2024
Great experience all round.
VH
United Kingdom
Fiat Tipo
13/05/2024
Visiting different places
CM
United Kingdom
Fiat Panda
05/11/2023
Relaxing in the good weather and site seeing.
Very clean see for water sport and competitive prices
JA
United Kingdom
Skoda Fabia
30/10/2023
Driving to our favourite place
AM
United Kingdom
Kia Stonic
26/10/2023
Staying at St. Nicholas Bay, visiting Toplou monastery.
SW
United Kingdom
Toyota Yaris
18/10/2023
Great trips to chania.Mattela and Elounda.
LD
United Kingdom
Fiat Panda
16/10/2023
Visiting beaches
MR
United Kingdom
Peugeot 308
16/10/2023
We have been to Crete many times before, it’s beautiful all over.
CC
United Kingdom
Nissan Micra
12/10/2023
Drove to our favourite resort in South East Crete, and around that area. Main roads are easy to drive on.
IM
United Kingdom
Hyundai i20
16/09/2023
The places we were able to visit in the car were great, we traveled all over
GG
United Kingdom
Toyota Yaris
12/09/2023
Nice island
MG
United Kingdom
Seat Ibiza
11/09/2023
We did absolutely everything you could wish to do on a holiday in Crete. The car was comfortable and very economical. The gears 1, reverse and 3 seemed a little tricky but otherwise a very good experience.. 
SJ
Switzerland
Ford Fiesta
10/09/2023
We travelled all around Crete and had many good experiences. We prefer quiet, unorganised beaches and were able to find places we liked a lot. I have always been very impressed by the friendliness of Greeks and Cretans.
KT
United Kingdom
Toyota Aygo
24/08/2023
Elounda was fantastic. So relaxed.
MM
United Kingdom
Nissan Micra
24/08/2023
We drove to a number of excellent beaches throughout our trip to Crete, including Bali, Preveli and Elofinisi Beaches,
CB
United Kingdom
Peugeot 308
14/08/2023
We just drove to Plaka and between Elounda and Plaka. No adventures this year.
NL
Serbia
Volkswagen Up
31/07/2023
the nature is beautiful, the food is magnificent, the people are wonderful!
RN
United Kingdom
Peugeot 301
11/07/2023
Fab villa, needed a car!
TC
United Kingdom
Citro?n C1
18/10/2022
We covered lots of miles, The car was reliable and ideal for the roads we travelled. We visited many places with it and thought that it was much better than going on coach excursions. 
GD
United Kingdom
Peugeot 108
04/10/2022
Take care on the roads and make sure you have plenty of fuel as the roads are very hilly in Crete, especially if you have a small car like we did.
SG
United Kingdom
Fiat Tipo STW
22/08/2022
We stayed at Orelia Villas just outside Kalamaki on the south coast for the second time. Wonderful setting. Beautiful accommodation. Unfortunately high winds spoiled things a little during the first week. But still had a great holiday
RA
United Kingdom
Volkswagen Polo
06/07/2022
We spent 13 days traveling around the island. three days based in Rethimno (Atlantis Beach hotel & Spa), five days Near Zaros, (Eleonas Country Village) in the mountains and the final five days in Agios Nikolaos (Minos Palace hotel & suites). All the hotels exceeded expectation and we managed to see a fair bit of the island from the locations we chose. First time in Crete and we were very impressed.
HK
United Kingdom
Hyundai i10
06/10/2021
Traveled to Crete, stayed in south-east of island near Ierapetra. Great for a quiet break away from the crowds but within 10 min drive of a local town with places to eat/things to see and 45 mins of Agios Nikolaos which was lovely.
CC
United Kingdom
Nissan Micra
03/10/2021
We visited South East Crete. A great area with a lot of spectacular views and quieter roads. An automatic car is easier to drive if you’re not used to left-hand drive.
PR
United Kingdom
Peugeot 108
06/09/2021
Loved Crete its people, its sense of history and its traditions, including gastronomic. Particularly recommend the wild eastern shorelines-but you have to like driving hairpin bends.
SS
United Kingdom
Hyundai i10
30/07/2021
We visited Lasithi Plateau , Sisi, Heraklion, lerapetra
SA
France
Fiat 500
28/08/2020
If you land in Heraklion, there is little choice but to hire a car in Heraklion, so the question is irrelevant.
Car Hire Statistics
Highest-rated company
Gomega Car Rentals
9.4 / 10
Lowest-rated company
Keddy
5.8 / 10
Total number of reviews
338
Total rental companies
53
Average daily price
PLN 21.34
Lowest daily price
PLN 4.57
Total cars available
1865
Top 53 suppliers in Heraklion in 2025
Gomega Car Rentals
1 location
PLN 132 - PLN 452
Thrifty
5 locations
PLN 47 - PLN 401
Yours Car Rental
1 location
PLN 36 - PLN 283
Autocandia
3 locations
PLN 38 - PLN 222
Centauro
1 location
PLN 5 - PLN 114
EasyAuto
4 locations
PLN 86 - PLN 357
Budget
2 locations
PLN 47 - PLN 377
Surprice
3 locations
PLN 5 - PLN 187
Cargini
3 locations
PLN 5 - PLN 187
Hertz
3 locations
PLN 64 - PLN 738
CarQ
1 location
PLN 15 - PLN 42
OTOQ
1 location
PLN 76 - PLN 249
Alamo
1 location
PLN 44 - PLN 346
Sterling Rentals
1 location
PLN 46 - PLN 362
Beep It
1 location
PLN 18 - PLN 51
SIXT
2 locations
PLN 45 - PLN 420
Idea Mobility
1 location
PLN 45 - PLN 420
Avance
2 locations
PLN 42 - PLN 314
WheeGo
1 location
PLN 22 - PLN 186
Europcar
1 location
PLN 47 - PLN 82
Avis
2 locations
PLN 58 - PLN 444
Royal Rentals
4 locations
PLN 73 - PLN 1,838
Enterprise
1 location
PLN 50 - PLN 368
SKG Rent A Car
1 location
PLN 30 - PLN 360
Viaggiare
2 locations
PLN 30 - PLN 360
ACARENT
1 location
PLN 23 - PLN 63
Dirent a car Greece
1 location
PLN 39 - PLN 187
GreenMotion
3 locations
PLN 36 - PLN 864
King's Car Rental
1 location
PLN 142 - PLN 270
Autounion
1 location
PLN 77 - PLN 441
Lets Drive
3 locations
PLN 19 - PLN 31
National
1 location
PLN 60 - PLN 354
H-Lead Hospitality
2 locations
PLN 54 - PLN 135
ABBYCAR
2 locations
PLN 29 - PLN 145
Routes Car Rental
1 location
PLN 29 - PLN 145
FOX
1 location
PLN 29 - PLN 145
Finalrentals
1 location
PLN 34 - PLN 458
drive365
1 location
PLN 52 - PLN 170
Optimo Rent
3 locations
PLN 99 - PLN 348
Firefly
1 location
PLN 99 - PLN 348
Street Rent A Car
1 location
PLN 20 - PLN 39
Alma Car Hire
3 locations
PLN 43 - PLN 223
Carwiz
3 locations
PLN 19 - PLN 332
EXER
1 location
PLN 47 - PLN 97
Priceless
1 location
PLN 47 - PLN 97
MONZA Rent a Car
2 locations
PLN 45 - PLN 427
Selecta rent a car
1 location
PLN 120 - PLN 193
Ok Mobility
1 location
PLN 16 - PLN 391
DRIVE S.A.
1 location
PLN 34 - PLN 264
AddCar
1 location
PLN 23 - PLN 345
RightCars
1 location
PLN 9 - PLN 1,522
Goldcar
1 location
PLN 26 - PLN 32
Keddy
1 location
PLN 42 - PLN 67
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