Thank you for the informative video! I ended up following your guide and renting from Cars4u. The rates were far more reasonable compared to the big name rentals. The manager, Stelios, was helpful and professional. All the cars were nice and clean. We arrived an hour earlier than we anticipated and they went out of their way to get me the rental earlier. Trust Sebastian’s recommendation. You can’t go wrong.
Mr Sebastian, you're the best! All your videos are so helpful and useful, really, even to me as a greek. I hope everyone who plans to come here would watch your videos first. U have covered literally every topic that I am looking for in ur channel
I loved all your videos, very informative...straight to the point. I wish I watch your videos before I travel Greece and santorini! I arrived home at YVR airport this morning from Santorini and I did rent a car from Centauro. Upon arrival at Santorini airport, you need to call Centauro for a pick up which usually takes 5 minutes. Look for a yellow Van/Centauro. I highly recommend it. I paid full coverage from the car rental of 54 euro and 38 euro for gas deposit which I got refunded back to my credit card after I returned the car at 25% gas. I got a brand new car & a manual transmission with zero scratches on the car..... I stalled a few times lol 😆🤣 The agent told me if there is a scratch on the car I would have to pay up to 300 euros from a 1400 euros hold on my credit card. We drove the entire island and miraculously I returned the car with zero scratches....lol!!!😆🤣In case your wondering I spend 35 euros on gas for 2 days of car rental. What an adventure driving Santorini, some part are extremely narrow roads but I enjoyed the challenges. We loved Santorini, its a beautiful island! 💌
Perfect timing. I was actually just planning to rent a car for our upcoming trip to Santorini. They make it seem easy in other travel videos, but it's actually not so simple. I have heard some horror stories from friends in Costa Rica as well. Thank you for your tips. Great advice as always.
Used your affiliate link for a car rental booking today with one of the 4 companies you recommended. I've reached out to see if they will drop off and pick up at my hotel in Santorini. 🤞 Thanks for the great content!
Hi Sebastian, love all your videos about Greece. I am travelling to Santorini in April and I tried to select the 4 companies you recommended however none appeared in the list. Do you have other car rentals to recommend?
Are you going to do videos on Milos? I am creating my itinerary and your videos are so descriptive, didactic and have helped me select places we are visiting. I am memorizing all of your tips. Thank you for making them so understandable and detailed. I know where to turn and were to stop for pics. You are awesome!
This list was a surprise. I booked with Santorini Car Rental out of Kamari because YOU recommended it in a past video. I have been very happy with the quick communication with the owner. The price is better than the ones on this list, they do not require a deposit nor asked for my credit card info. Most importantly, they have no surcharge for being 76! One company wanted 10 Euro extra per day. I'm curious as to why this company is no longer on your favourites list??????
@@GreeceExplained i hope those complaints weren't something too bad as i did the same as Grantw7. I will go in Sep. Great content and very informative though you your videos so keep it up!
@@grantw7 Hey! How was it? Were you satisfied with Santorini car rental from Kamari? I was thinking of booking that one because the prices are pretty reasonable.
I heard Athens is limiting the tourists to the acropolis you should do a video on that, do you think it will be a problem in late September when it’s free?
Hi Sebastian, I like your content and it has been helpful for our time in Greece. However, we are traveling to Santorini and we used your advice to rent a car, but cars4u would not do the drop off the car at the port. They told us we had to pay another 35 euros to have a driver take us to their office. Just something for people to be aware of.
I should be fair here….it is only the port that is the issue. We are planning on leaving from the airport and they have a drop off location right next to the airport, so, if you are flying in and out, there is no issue.
Sebastian, you are entertaining RUclipsr. Your videos are well done and informative. Only two of your four recommended car rental companies-1st Choice Santorini & car4u-are listed out of 16 choices when I used the link above. We are visiting Santorini in late April/early May 2024. When would is the best time to reserve a car?
Thanks so much! Do you know if we can pick up at the Port? We will be taking a cruise and Santorini is one of our stops. We are only there for 12 hours but I feel like this may be the best way to get around the island, or maybe we should just be using Freenow? Thanks so much for all your help!
Hi, great video! I am in the process of planning at trip to Greece this summer and your videos have been so helpful. I went on the booking platform you recommended and I love it! I want to use the company 1st Choice Santorini since it is walking distance from my hotel, but it is not showing up on your recommended platform. Are you still recommending this company and should I reserve my booking from their website?
Hey Sebastian, thanks for the advice, I am going to Santorini in March next 2 weeks, I am unable to find the recommended company in RentalCars, so I rented my car via AVIS through Holiday Autos, I saw there are a lot of negative comments regarding Holiday Autos, Rental Cars and Expedia, I was wondering why they are having so many negative comments? Because I trust your recommendation. These negative comments are making more worried about my upcoming trip :(
Yes indeed, most car rentals are closed until late March, that why you couldnt find any of the 4 recommend. Dont know much about AVIS so I'm not sure if the negative comments are accurate.
Mr Sebastian again many thanks, really you're the best , can you please advice me when it's better to book a car to get best price ? I mean for example few weeks before or 4-5 months before arrival , thank you
Thank you for your super helpful videos. I am traveling to Santorini this summer, I tried to follow all the steps from your affiliate link, but unfortunately the 4 companies you suggested in the video do not appear. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thank you very much!
hi Sebastian, how do I check if the car rental office is open after working hours? We will be reaching at 935pm which I believed we should clear immigration at 1030pm.
Hello Sebastian, how soon are cars available. I am looking to rent a car in May but none of the companies you mentioned show in the supplier options. It is almost 7 month in advance now. Thank you
Can you do a video on over 40 night life in Athens . Me and my single girlfriends are coming to Athens on Sept 5 and we would like some info on bars , clubs, music venus that are not fast paced and filled with 20 year olds! Thanks. Love your channel!
Just went to check and I find plenty of cars. Are you sure you dont have an active filter messing up the list ? And that you put "Santorini" as destination ?
Hi We are 4 adults and 2 kids (age 3 and age 6months) Is it ok to rent a car with 5 seats ? Or the rental company won’t give us the 5 seater car coz we have a extra infant baby
Hi sebastian! We’re from Canada heading to santorini in a few weeks.. and I tried booking with cars4rent but didnt know that the international drivers permit needed to be atleast 6 months valid prior to pick up day. Do you know any other rental companies that dont require it to be that long? We still have yet to apply. Thank you for your help as always 🙏🏻
Canadians no longer need an international DL to drive in Greece. Since June 2022. Here is the website of the Greek state explaining this, you can forward it to the car rental, hope ot helps. www.gov.gr/en/sdg/vehicles/acquiring-and-renewing-driving-licence/driving-license-recognition-and-validity/non-eu-driving-licenses-exchange-recognition
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Thank you for the informative video! I ended up following your guide and renting from Cars4u. The rates were far more reasonable compared to the big name rentals. The manager, Stelios, was helpful and professional. All the cars were nice and clean. We arrived an hour earlier than we anticipated and they went out of their way to get me the rental earlier. Trust Sebastian’s recommendation. You can’t go wrong.
Mr Sebastian, you're the best! All your videos are so helpful and useful, really, even to me as a greek. I hope everyone who plans to come here would watch your videos first. U have covered literally every topic that I am looking for in ur channel
I loved all your videos, very informative...straight to the point. I wish I watch your videos before I travel Greece and santorini! I arrived home at YVR airport this morning from Santorini and I did rent a car from Centauro. Upon arrival at Santorini airport, you need to call Centauro for a pick up which usually takes 5 minutes. Look for a yellow Van/Centauro. I highly recommend it. I paid full coverage from the car rental of 54 euro and 38 euro for gas deposit which I got refunded back to my credit card after I returned the car at 25% gas. I got a brand new car & a manual transmission with zero scratches on the car..... I stalled a few times lol 😆🤣 The agent told me if there is a scratch on the car I would have to pay up to 300 euros from a 1400 euros hold on my credit card. We drove the entire island and miraculously I returned the car with zero scratches....lol!!!😆🤣In case your wondering I spend 35 euros on gas for 2 days of car rental. What an adventure driving Santorini, some part are extremely narrow roads but I enjoyed the challenges. We loved Santorini, its a beautiful island! 💌
Perfect timing. I was actually just planning to rent a car for our upcoming trip to Santorini. They make it seem easy in other travel videos, but it's actually not so simple. I have heard some horror stories from friends in Costa Rica as well. Thank you for your tips. Great advice as always.
What an excellent set of videos, such great commentary, clear and concise, thankyou
Great video. Going to Athens and Santorini early October. All your videos are awesome and a great help
Used your affiliate link for a car rental booking today with one of the 4 companies you recommended. I've reached out to see if they will drop off and pick up at my hotel in Santorini. 🤞 Thanks for the great content!
Hi Sebastian, love all your videos about Greece. I am travelling to Santorini in April and I tried to select the 4 companies you recommended however none appeared in the list. Do you have other car rentals to recommend?
Are you going to do videos on Milos? I am creating my itinerary and your videos are so descriptive, didactic and have helped me select places we are visiting. I am memorizing all of your tips. Thank you for making them so understandable and detailed. I know where to turn and were to stop for pics. You are awesome!
Thx for the kind words ! Yes I plan to do Milos, but first Mykonos and Crete :-)
Nice videos, thanks so much!!!
Any recommendations or tips for renting a scooter?
This list was a surprise. I booked with Santorini Car Rental out of Kamari because YOU recommended it in a past video. I have been very happy with the quick communication with the owner. The price is better than the ones on this list, they do not require a deposit nor asked for my credit card info. Most importantly, they have no surcharge for being 76! One company wanted 10 Euro extra per day. I'm curious as to why this company is no longer on your favourites list??????
I've had a couple of complaints regarding that rental, that's why. But I'm happy to hear you had a positive experience !
My comments are based on pre-rental. I'm not going till Oct. I will get back to you at the end of October to let you know how it went.
@@GreeceExplained i hope those complaints weren't something too bad as i did the same as Grantw7. I will go in Sep. Great content and very informative though you your videos so keep it up!
@@WilliamLau-po2fh William, please let me know after your experience if you had any problems before I leave Oct 6. Thanks
@@grantw7 Hey! How was it? Were you satisfied with Santorini car rental from Kamari? I was thinking of booking that one because the prices are pretty reasonable.
I heard Athens is limiting the tourists to the acropolis you should do a video on that, do you think it will be a problem in late September when it’s free?
No one knows how its gonna go. First time ever we implement an hourly quota system, its mainly a test for next year.
Hello Sebastian the 4 car rentals was not listed when I check out the website.
Hi ! For what dates and times ?
What about renting an atv or motorcycle? Is it easy to use in the island
Hi, all your videos are great! Very useful and accurate information. You are the best! Thanks so much! ❤
my hotel suggested Vazeos. are they good?
Hi Sebastian,
I like your content and it has been helpful for our time in Greece. However, we are traveling to Santorini and we used your advice to rent a car, but cars4u would not do the drop off the car at the port. They told us we had to pay another 35 euros to have a driver take us to their office. Just something for people to be aware of.
Thx for the input !
I should be fair here….it is only the port that is the issue. We are planning on leaving from the airport and they have a drop off location right next to the airport, so, if you are flying in and out, there is no issue.
you're AMAZING
Not getting Easy Santorini Car Rentals showing in the list when selecting the Supplier. We are staying in Perissa so it would of made sense.
Sebastian, you are entertaining RUclipsr. Your videos are well done and informative. Only two of your four recommended car rental companies-1st Choice Santorini & car4u-are listed out of 16 choices when I used the link above. We are visiting Santorini in late April/early May 2024. When would is the best time to reserve a car?
Hi ! Probably the other agencies havent yet published their availability. You're totaly fine waiting until December - January to book ;-)
Thanks so much! Do you know if we can pick up at the Port? We will be taking a cruise and Santorini is one of our stops. We are only there for 12 hours but I feel like this may be the best way to get around the island, or maybe we should just be using Freenow? Thanks so much for all your help!
Yes, all the rentals I mention do Port dropoffs :-)
Sebastian, any recomendations for rental car companies in Athens?
Hey Jake ! Depends. To go where ? :-)
Hello, this was really helpful. Please suggest for Mykonos as well. I am planning to book as soon as possible
Hi there I can’t seem to find the link to rent the cars
The first and last companies you mention are not on the list anymore. I wonder if they have gone out of business
Hi Sebastian! Great work with these tutorials! I'm going to rent a car in Mykonos. Can you please advise a local trusted company in Mykonos? Thanks!
Hi, great video! I am in the process of planning at trip to Greece this summer and your videos have been so helpful. I went on the booking platform you recommended and I love it! I want to use the company 1st Choice Santorini since it is walking distance from my hotel, but it is not showing up on your recommended platform. Are you still recommending this company and should I reserve my booking from their website?
Yes 1st Choice is a good rental as well. If its near your hotel, definitely go for it :-)
Hey Sebastian, thanks for the advice, I am going to Santorini in March next 2 weeks, I am unable to find the recommended company in RentalCars, so I rented my car via AVIS through Holiday Autos, I saw there are a lot of negative comments regarding Holiday Autos, Rental Cars and Expedia, I was wondering why they are having so many negative comments? Because I trust your recommendation. These negative comments are making more worried about my upcoming trip :(
Yes indeed, most car rentals are closed until late March, that why you couldnt find any of the 4 recommend. Dont know much about AVIS so I'm not sure if the negative comments are accurate.
Hi Mr. Sebastian ..very helpful videos. please recommend a rental company for scooter in Santorini
Mr Sebastian again many thanks, really you're the best , can you please advice me when it's better to book a car to get best price ? I mean for example few weeks before or 4-5 months before arrival , thank you
Few weeks before
Thank you for your super helpful videos.
I am traveling to Santorini this summer, I tried to follow all the steps from your affiliate link, but unfortunately the 4 companies you suggested in the video do not appear. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thank you very much!
What location, dates and times are you selecting ?
@@GreeceExplained Fira, from 5 august (11 AM) to 11 august (19 PM). Thank you 🙏🏻
@@cristinapelizzari7077 I just did the exact same search and I find all the rentals ... Are you sure you havent turned on some other filter ... ?
@@GreeceExplained today it's working! I tried again and I can see them, thank you!!!
Thank you for very informative video, would you happen to have any recommendations for car rental at Mykonos by chance?
No sorry
Come on man you're a tour guide.@@GreeceExplained
Hi! Do you have a link for the Perissa car rental location you can share?
Thanks
Do i need a international driving licence to drive in greece
I will answer that in next week's video about Driving and Parking in Santorini !
hi Sebastian, how do I check if the car rental office is open after working hours? We will be reaching at 935pm which I believed we should clear immigration at 1030pm.
Hi ! On the website, select 10:30pm and only car rentals that are still open at that time will be suggested ;-)
If I was coming into Santorini by ferry, do any of these car rental companies bring the car to the port, and if yes, which one? Thank you so much!
Yes the 4 I mention bring the car to port at an extra cost (20-30€)
Hello Sebastian, how soon are cars available. I am looking to rent a car in May but none of the companies you mentioned show in the supplier options. It is almost 7 month in advance now. Thank you
Hi Valentina ! It's still too early to book. They havent put their availability online, thats why :-)
Can you do a video on over 40 night life in Athens . Me and my single girlfriends are coming to Athens on Sept 5 and we would like some info on bars , clubs, music venus that are not fast paced and filled with 20 year olds! Thanks. Love your channel!
Psyri neighborhood
Any place specifically??
What are some of the better car rental companies in Athens at the airport?
Do you have a similar video for Athens?
Athens traffic is aweful. I dont recommend using a car in town.
@@GreeceExplained Understood for sure. Was thinking more about renting one at AThens Airport for a road-trip to Pelopponese.
what are the rules for over 65?
Is there an age limit on renting a car in Santorini?
Minimum driving age in Greece is 18, but some rentals will require to be at least 21.
any ideas why when I search there are no cars available...? Looking at Oct 16th - Oct 20th, but tried multiple dates and nothing.
Just went to check and I find plenty of cars. Are you sure you dont have an active filter messing up the list ? And that you put "Santorini" as destination ?
Unfortunately it would seem only one of those car rental companies still exist and they were double the price of even the corporate one.
Hi great video. I have a specific question. Do I need both parts of my driving licence? I have the card part but seem to have lost the paper part. :-(
I'm not familiar with "2 parts drivers licenses", so I cant answer :-)
@@GreeceExplained my mistake the UK stop two part licences in 2015.
By the way your videos are brilliant, so useful I'm off to Perissa on Wednesday
Hi Sebastian, Do you know a car rental company for Milos? thank you
No sorry I dont
Hello do you recommend renting a motorcycle??
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Hi Sebastian, I have booked with Motor Inn. Do you recommend the company?
Dont know them personally so I cant say. But I see the reviews are okay.
Hi
We are 4 adults and 2 kids (age 3 and age 6months)
Is it ok to rent a car with 5 seats ? Or the rental company won’t give us the 5 seater car coz we have a extra infant baby
Yes it's okay to get a 5 seater. Just message them after finalizing the booking, so that they're aware of the situation :-)
Thanks for your prompt reply, love your content 🫡
Is there any company you would recommend for scooters/motorcycles?
Moto Manos
@GreeceExplained Thank you! I'm going to Santorini for the first time next year and your videos have been amazing! Appreciate what you do! 💜
Hi sebastian! We’re from Canada heading to santorini in a few weeks.. and I tried booking with cars4rent but didnt know that the international drivers permit needed to be atleast 6 months valid prior to pick up day. Do you know any other rental companies that dont require it to be that long? We still have yet to apply. Thank you for your help as always 🙏🏻
Canadians no longer need an international DL to drive in Greece. Since June 2022. Here is the website of the Greek state explaining this, you can forward it to the car rental, hope ot helps. www.gov.gr/en/sdg/vehicles/acquiring-and-renewing-driving-licence/driving-license-recognition-and-validity/non-eu-driving-licenses-exchange-recognition
Thank you very much!! You are amazing ❤
very very helpful! thank you so much!
Any recommendation for a car rental company in Milos?
Dont know sorry
How much security deposit do they generally block?
Around 400€
I rented a car in Santorini for Oct 5th from Santo Donkey car rental. Are they ok or should I book elsewhere?
I dont know them personally so I cant say for sure ! But the reviews seem to be okay.
Would EV be viable for 3 days in Santorini?
I wouldnt do it. The lack of charging stations could become a real pain.
Do you have any suggestions for Paros car rental ?
Not for now sorry
I’m so sceptical on renting on Santorini 🤦🏻♂️
Hi,
Is there any Uber or Lyft service available in Santorini ?
Yes there is. Uber and FreeNow
This is great!