Hiring a car in Central Italy
SIXT branches in Central Italy ⚑Six branches cover Rome, including Rome Fiumicino Airport, Rome Ciampino Airport, and Rome Termini Station. St Peter's Square and Via Veneto desks are also available. | Speed limits in Central Italy ⚠Built-up areas are capped at 50 km/h (31 mph); rural roads allow 90 km/h (56 mph) and the autostrada up to 130 km/h (81 mph). Dipped headlights are mandatory outside built-up areas, even in daylight. |
Tolls around Central Italy £Tolls apply on the region's autostrada network, paid by ticket or the electronic Telepass system. Onward travel towards Switzerland or Austria requires a motorway vignette. | Parking in Central Italy ⓅParkSì Villa Borghese and Terminal Park near Termini Station cover Rome's museums, shopping streets, and rail arrivals. |
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| Car categories in Central Italy ⚙Central Italy bookings cover SUVs, automatics, electric cars, and compact cars, giving you a practical range for city streets and countryside driving alike. |
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When you’re booking Central Italy car hire you can get handy bookable extras while you’re about it. It’s never a bad idea to get a sat nav when you hire a car to find your way around the large cities, and you can also hire child seats. Our hire periods are very accommodating. If you’re in Rome or Naples on a quick business trip, you can have as short as a one-day rental, all the way to a long-term rental for a holiday. We have economy cars if you’re visiting Italy’s major cities on a budget, roomy executive saloons, minibuses for groups and more.
Best cities to visit in Central Italy
- Rome: Besides being home to some of the world’s iconic landmarks, there’s plenty more to explore. Spend the day exploring Centro Storico and the Spanish Steps, with churches filled with art, wondrous palaces and vibrant squares, or piazzas. Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome’s most beautiful churches, and since you’ll have a car, drive to Palatine Hill, the site of the city’s earliest settlement.
- Naples: Most well-known for the ruins of Pompeii and Renaissance churches, Naples harbour was the gateway to the Mediterranean, guarded by Lungomare and Castel Ovo. From these ancient buildings, you can look across to Mount Vesuvius. The Roman Catacombs of San Gennaro are more ornate than those in Rome, and the royal palace, Palazzo Reale, was used by successive Bourbon kings.
- Vasto: On the opposite coast of central Italy, Vasto has wonderful views over the Adriatic, best enjoyed from the Punta Della Penne harbour lighthouse. The old town centre features the Caldoresco Castle and the historic Piazza Rosetti, dating back to the 14th century. You can also visit Museo Civico Archaeologica and the Cattedrale di San Guiseppe.
Summer 2026 in Central Italy
If you’re visiting in summer and you’ve booked car hire in Central Italy, you can cruise to all the major outdoor tourist attractions. You can drive to the very popular Vasto Marina for sunshine and sea, or stroll through Rome, stopping to drop a coin into the Trevi Fountain and making your way through its many parks, like Borghese Gardens. You could also visit the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla, which was a state-of-the-art sports centre around 200 CE.
Central Italy car hire with SIXT
Central Italy car hire is a cinch with SIXT. We provide a selection of vehicles specifically tailored to the driving conditions in some of the country’s busiest cities, like Rome and Naples, and the surrounding areas. You can get compact city cars to negotiate the urban traffic, or MPVs for touring the countryside in-between the main cities. All of these cars are only an average of 3 months old, provided by reliable brands like VW, BMW and even luxury marques like Maserati. We make luxury affordable and convenient, offering premium cars at economy prices.
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Good to know when hiring in Central Italy
If you are ending the journey at a different SIXT branch in Central Italy simply select the location during booking. This is subject to availability.
We offer protection packages and added miles, as well as sat nav systems and child seats, you can also add extra drivers to the booking
If you choose to pay when arriving choose to ‘pay later’ while booking - this means cancellation is free up to the day of booking.