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Santorini Car Rental Guide

This page gives you information about car rental in Santorini airport, port, and downtown. It also provides some general facts concerning car rental and driving in Greece.

Rental Restrictions

 

Driving Restrictions

The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children must be at least 10 to sit in the front. Seatbelts are mandatory for all passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.

If there are three lanes on the road, the middle one should be used for passing in both directions. Vehicles approaching an intersection on the right have the right of way.

In towns, you may only use the horn in cases of extreme danger.

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.

Parking is prohibited within 3 metres of a fire hydrant, within 5 metres of an intersection or within 15 metres of a public transportation stop.

Speed limits:
Area Speed
City 50KM/H
Open Roads 80KM/H
Highways 100KM/H

Emergency Numbers

Police: 100
Ambulance: 166
Fire: 199

Road Tolls

There are two toll highways in Greece. 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 Santorini

Santorini, one of the most popular destinations in Greece, is unlike any other island. In order to understand the uniqueness of it, it is necessary to understand the richness, history and geological sensitivity of the landscape.

Santorini boasts several beautiful beaches and two major archaeological sites. Its most important characteristic is the submerged volcano.

The island also proposes a variety of fascinating museums: an archaeological museum, a prehistoric museum, a folklore museum. Every summer, Santorini welcomes a Jazz Festival.

Area: 96 sq km
Population: 11,400
Country: Greece
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +2
Telephone Area Code: 0286
Monetary unit: Euro