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Car hire Funchal

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Popular rental locations in Funchal

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

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Car rental companies in Funchal

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

  • Insularcar Hire

    9.2 (7)
    From £ 20 / day

  • Dollar Rent a Car

    9 (4765)
    From £ 23 / day

  • Driving Madeira Rent A Car

    9 (6)
    No rates available

  • Enterprise

    8.9 (2160)
    From £ 26 / day

  • Drive On Holidays

    8.4 (1375)
    From £ 17 / day

  • Europcar

    8.4 (9000)
    From £ 26 / day

  • Thrifty

    8.3 (6082)
    From £ 26 / day

  • Goldcar Key'n Go

    8.3 (238)
    From £ 39 / day

  • Drivalia

    8.2 (877)
    From £ 19 / day

  • Guerin

    8.1 (1265)
    From £ 21 / day

  • Autounion Car Rental

    7.8 (244)
    No rates available

  • Tangerine

    7.8 (70)
    From £ 17 / day

  • Payless Car Rental

    7.6 (520)
    No rates available

  • Budget

    7.5 (10505)
    From £ 15 / day

  • Centauro

    7.4 (5265)
    From £ 20 / day

  • wheego

    7.3 (140)
    From £ 23 / day

  • OK Mobility

    7.1 (441)
    From £ 18 / day

  • Sixt

    7.1 (3797)
    From £ 16 / day

  • Hertz

    6.8 (7807)
    From £ 27 / day

  • SurPrice car rentals

    6.7 (667)
    From £ 12 / day

  • Drive and go

    6.5 (268)
    No rates available

  • Abbycar

    6.4 (817)
    No rates available

  • Madeira Rent

    6.4 (10)
    From £ 23 / day

  • Avis

    6.1 (6681)
    From £ 24 / day

  • Keddy By Europcar

    5.8 (4012)
    From £ 23 / day

  • InterRent

    5.7 (5827)
    No rates available

  • Alamo

    5.6 (9541)
    From £ 23 / day

  • Bravacar

    5.1 (80)
    From £ 18 / day

  • Goldcar

    4.2 (6014)
    From £ 20 / day

  • Right Cars

    No reviews
    From £ 20 / day

  • United rent a car

    6.4 (92)
    No rates available

  • Rent a star

    8.6 (809)
    No rates available

  • Rhodium Car Rental

    6.6 (163)
    No rates available

  • Global Rent a Car

    6.9 (140)
    No rates available

  • FireFly Car Rental

    7.1 (4009)
    No rates available

  • National Car Rental

    8.2 (446)
    No rates available
Customer experience
Good and reliable company for renting a car abroad
Easy website, easy phone contact when I had questions. Everything well-organized. Friendly staff. Have rented a car through this company several times and have always been very satisfied.

Recent reviews

Our customers rate us a 8.8/10 out of 250

Excellent website - liked the

Excellent website - liked the ability to filter for 'ease of mind', so including things like waiver cover and company reputation etc.
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NOEL
Keddy By Europcar Madeira Airport

great service and ease of

great service and ease of booking.
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JEREMY
InterRent Madeira Airport

Price is the primary motivation

Price is the primary motivation for choice of website.
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David Mooney
Guerin Faro Airport

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PETER SMITH
Guerin Faro Airport

We have generally had very

We have generally had very satisfactory dealings with CompareCarHire.co.uk and have hired through you on numbers of occasions in the past but your association with an organisation of this kind does you no credit whatsoever
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Jennifer Higham
Goldcar Faro Airport

Comparecarhire.co.uk does a

Comparecarhire.co.uk does a good job of informing potential clients about what's on offer. However, I feel not suficient effort goes into actually getting first hand experiences.
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JOSE FERREIRA
Drive On Holidays Porto Airport

Easy to use!

Easy to use!
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RICHARD DUGUAY
Centauro Lisbon Airport

Great service

Great service
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CHRISTOPHER
Budget Faro Airport

Very slick and efficient website

Very slick and efficient website.
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PETER
Drive On Holidays Faro Airport

I use this site very

I use this site very often, but I never had any problems.
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JORGE
Turisprime Porto Airport

I had to delay my

I had to delay my trip for a day and contacted your office for support. I was very happy with the people who supported me. In general, I have had excellent experience with 121 and have been using the site for many years (>10) and have always been happy. Well done!
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DANIEL
Sixt Faro Airport

Good and quite quick procedures

Good and quite quick procedures for car handover.
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CAROL
Drive On Holidays Faro Airport

good easy site happy with

good easy site happy with results
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IAN
Goldcar Faro Airport

Very good …. But would

Very good …. But would like more information regarding insurance cover… not clear
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PAT
Goldcar Faro Airport

Good service

Good service
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LINDA
Sixt Faro Airport

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Car rental companies in and around Funchal

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Funchal

Available locations in Funchal:

Madeira Airport
175 B Estrada Monumental
Estrada Monumental 274
Estrada Monumental 284
Largo Antonio Nobre 164
R. do Vale da Ajuda
R. do Vale da Ajuda 52
R. Dr. Ernesto de Oliveira 123

Location information for Funchal

For a time, Funchal was oft the overlooked city in Portugal – being shadowed over by the more popular tourist destinations in the country. But of late, Funchal has been getting the attention and admiration that it deserves.

This capital city of Madeira is an eccentric blend of the old and the new – mixed so well together that the formula works – much to the delight of first-time visitors. Its old churches and monument; old cafes and modern restaurants blend well together to create the perfect holiday ambience for all travelers passing through or staying awhile.

If there's one place that you shouldn't miss in Funchal, it's the Sé Catedral with its Goth and Moorish-inspired architecture. The interiors of the cathedral are adorned with pieces and art dating as far back as the 17C.

Traveling to Funchal for the first time, a car hire in Funchal is suitable as this will allow you to travel faster around the city to give you more time to explore everything that Funchal has for its visitors.

Whether you're hiring from the airport or within the city, you will find several cheap car hire companies in Funchal such as Avis, Auto Europe, Argus, Europcar, Holiday Autos, Hertz, Carhire 3000 and Sixt; to name a few.

Practical information

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

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