Small enough for the streets that defeat everything else. Pick the exact Fiat you want.
Greece has a lot of places a large car simply cannot go: island villages built before cars existed, old-town lanes in Chania and Rhodes, and Athens streets where the only free space is half a length. Fiat has spent decades building exactly the car for that, and the Panda and the 500 are the result. They are cheap to rent, cheap to fuel and small enough to stop being a problem. On Sync you pick the specific one and see it before you book.
A Panda or a 500 will do Athens to the Peloponnese without complaint, but these are not motorway cars by design. They are loud above 110 and the small tanks mean more stops than you would make in something bigger. Where they win is the last part of the journey, the fifteen minutes of narrow road between the main road and where you are actually staying, which is often the part that decides whether a trip felt relaxing.
This is the cheapest way to move around on Sync, on both sides of the cost. Daily prices from hosts start lower than any other brand here and the small petrol engines will do 5 litres per 100km without trying. A Panda also costs almost nothing to park, because it fits in spaces that would otherwise mean a paid garage, and across an island week that adds up faster than the fuel does.
Expect the basics done well rather than a lot of equipment. Air conditioning, Bluetooth and electric front windows are on most of what hosts list, and the driving position in a Panda is high and upright, which makes it far easier to place in a narrow lane than the dimensions suggest. The 500 trades some of that practicality for looks, with a smaller boot and rear seats that are best treated as occasional.
Small cars are where rental categories mislead most. An "economy" booking can arrive as anything from a Panda to something two sizes up that will not fit where you are going, and on an island that is not a small problem. On Sync you book the specific Panda or 500 you saw, many hosts can deliver it to an address you choose for a set fee, you pay by card, and no security deposit is held on a standard-value car.
The Panda is the workhorse, tall and square with more room inside than its footprint deserves, and the 4x4 version is the one to look for if your week involves unpaved tracks to beaches. The 500 is the one people choose for how it looks, and it delivers that, with the caveat of a small boot. The Tipo is the larger option when you need a proper family boot but still want Fiat running costs. What is actually available shows in the live list on this page.
If you are heading to a beach down an unpaved track, look specifically for a Panda 4x4 rather than assuming any Panda will manage it, because the standard car is front-wheel drive and sits low enough to scrape. Taking the car on a ferry is your decision to make: a host cannot restrict which islands or regions of Greece you drive to, or prohibit ferry travel. And book earlier for the islands than you would in Athens, because small cars are the first thing to disappear in July and August.
You pick the specific car, year and gearbox, with the Host's own photos.
Many Hosts deliver to an address you choose, at a fee you see before you book.
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People and small companies who rent all year round, not only in August.
Shorel ewald K.
Fiat 500 2023
It was very easy to meet up with Manos. The Fiat was fabulous and driving it was so easy. Highly recommend! Note for driving in Crete: Radar Speed Cameras are everywhere so use Google Maps to alert you. Also add time...
Mario S.
Fiat 500 2022
Τέλειο απλά δεν υπάρχει είναι ότι πρέπει για μέσα στην πόλη για ταξίδι για όλα
Eleni M.
Fiat Panda 2016
Πολύ βολικό αμάξι για την πόλη και η εξυπηρετεί πολύ καλή
Maria M.
Fiat Punto 2015
Εξαιρετική εξυπηρέτηση! Το αμάξι τέλειο και οικονομικοτατο σε κατανάλωση. Καθαρό, περιποιημένο και άριστη επικοινωνία με τον ιδιοκτήτη. Οι οδηγίες σαφείς για το πώς θα παραλάβω και πώς θα παραδώσω το αμάξι.
Athanasios A.
Fiat 600 2024
Άψογη συνεργασία Το αυτοκίνητο παραδόθηκε καθαρό
Evangelos L.
Fiat Tipo 2017
Πολύ ευγενικοί και πρόθυμοι να εξυπηρετήσουν.Το αυτοκίνητο σε καλή κατάσταση, πεντακάθαρο, χωρίς δυσάρεστες εκπλήξεις. Συνολικά μια πολύ καλή εμπειρία. Συνιστάται ανεπιφύλακτα....
Panagiotis S.
Fiat 500 2014
Υπέροχοι άνθρωποι. Εξυπηρέτηση και συννενόηση σε άλλο επίπεδο.
Dimitrios P.
Fiat Punto 2015
Υπέροχη εμπειρία καθαρό αυτοκίνητο εύκολη και άμεση κράτηση.Για πρώτη φορά που νοικιάζω αυτοκίνητο θα το προτιμούσα σίγουρα ξανά 5 αστέρια
For four people over short island distances, yes, and the Panda is taller inside than almost anything its size. For four people plus four large suitcases, no. Two cases fit the boot and a third goes on a rear seat. If all four of you are flying in with hold luggage, look at the Tipo or step outside the brand.
Only if your plans include unpaved roads, which on Naxos, Ikaria or inland Crete they often do. Everything on asphalt is fine in a standard Panda. The 4x4 costs more per day and there are fewer of them, so if you know you need one, book it well ahead rather than hoping.
Panda if you care about space and parking, 500 if you care about how the week photographs. The Panda has more headroom, a squarer boot and doors that open wider in tight spaces. The 500 is the nicer car to be seen in and the harder one to load. They usually cost about the same per day.
Because you see the actual car. Small rental fleets are where the gap between what you booked and what you collect is widest, and a Panda and a car two sizes up are not interchangeable if you are driving into a village. Here you choose the specific car, you can have it delivered to an address you pick, and no deposit is held on a car in this class.
Rent exactly the model you want from local Hosts and have it delivered where it suits you.
