Mykonos Car Rental Guide
The current page gives you information about car rental in Mykonos and introduces the main car rental and driving restrictions valid in Greece.
Rental Restrictions
In order to rent a car in Greece, you must be at least 21 years old and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge. An international driving license is required.
Vehicles rented in Greece may be driven outside of the country by special arrangement, but an additional fee may be charged for this service.
Driving Restrictions
In Greece, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum driving age is 18 years. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Children must be at least 10 to sit in the front. All passengers have to use seatbelts at all times. In towns, you may only use the horn in cases of immediate danger.
Where there are three lanes on the road, the middle one should be used for passing in both directions.
Parking is prohibited within 3 metres of a fire hydrant, within 5 metres of an intersection and within 15 metres of a public transportation stop.
If you park in a No parking zone, the police may remove your license plates if you owe a fine. The police do not collect fines; you have to pay to the public treasury.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 80KM/H |
| Highways | 100KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 100
Ambulance: 166
Fire: 199
Road Tolls
In Greece, there are two toll highways: one goes from Athens to the Peloponnesus and the other goes from Athens to Thessaloniki.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Greece
Car rental agency - grafio eniciaseos aftokiniton
Parking - choros stathmefis
About Mykonos
Mykonos is a beautiful island in the Cyclades, having little white houses with flowers, handpainted streets, windmills, lots of churches and great restaurants and cafes. The landscape of Mykonos is very stony and hilly. It is the most famous and expensive island of Greece.
The island is full of beautiful Cycladic architecture of smooth and asymmetrical shape. Panagia Paraportiani is the most famous church of the island. There are many museums to visit on Mykonos, such as the Archaeological Museum and the Folklore Museum.
The capital of the island is Mykonos town, full of various restarants, bars and cafes and offers a famous nightlife scene. Various festivals and cultural events take place on the island all year round.
Area: 85 sq km
Population: 6,600
Country: Greece
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +2
Telephone Area Code: 0289
Monetary unit: Euro
