Nissan March
Economy city car
17 EUR
Per day, from
4 Seats
Automatic
Petrol
Car Hire in Paphos, From 17 Euro a Day.
No Prepayment300 Euro ExcessFree Paphos Delivery
Car hire in Paphos starts at 17 euro a day with us, and the range runs from 17 to 75 euro a day by class. Take the optional Collision Damage Waiver and the excess is a flat 300 euro. Both figures come from our own price list, confirmed on 3 August 2026.
There is no prepayment. You pay on pick-up, in cash or by card.
Whether you are flying into Paphos in August or you live in Chlorakas and need a car for the month, these are the rates we stand behind. We speak English and Russian.
Car hire in Paphos with us, in short
- Rates: from 17 euro a day, 17 to 75 euro by class, confirmed 3 August 2026
- Excess: a flat 300 euro with the optional Collision Damage Waiver, on eligible bodywork
- Deposit: no cash deposit with a valid credit card, and no prepayment at any stage
- Age: cars from 21 with a licence held two years, and no upper age limit
- Pick-up: four points in the Paphos area, with free hotel and villa delivery at any length
- Mileage: unlimited on rentals of five days or more
- Roads: sealed roads only, so the Akamas tracks need a buggy rather than a car
We hand keys over at four points in the Paphos area, and delivery to hotels and villas across that area is free at any rental length. Nothing is held until we confirm it with you.
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No PrepaymentNo prepayment and nothing is held until we confirm. Send the request or call us, we come back by phone or WhatsApp, and you pay on pick-up.
Rates read from our own price list on 3 August 2026
What car hire in Paphos costs, and why comparison sites look cheaper
Our cars start at 17 euro a day. The full range is 17 to 75 euro a day depending on class, confirmed on 3 August 2026.
| Class | From, per day | Seats | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy city car | 17 euro | 4 | Automatic |
| Compact hatchback | 40 euro | 4 | Automatic |
| Hybrid hatchback or city car | 45 euro | 4 | Automatic |
| MPV, 7 seats | 65 euro | 7 | Automatic |
| SUV, 4WD | 75 euro | not published | Automatic |
| Van, 8 seats | 75 euro | 8 | Automatic |
Third-party liability insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance are already in the rate, so the figure above is not a stripped-back quote. The Collision Damage Waiver is the one optional addition.
Why the comparison sites look cheaper
If you have just searched for car hire in Paphos, you have seen lower numbers than ours. TravelSupermarket advertised Paphos from 6.88 pounds a day, Momondo a lowest of 8 pounds against an average of 22, Kayak 13 pounds, and EasyTerra a supplier from 12 pounds. All four were read on 3 August 2026.
Those numbers are real, and they are not comparable to ours. Headline rates are usually gated on long rentals: Arenda footnotes its own advertised prices as being for rentals of 16 days or more. The comparison route is also prepaid, with a card pre-authorisation at pick-up. Ours is a one-day starting rate with no prepayment.
So we are not claiming to be the lowest number on your screen. We are claiming that this number is the one we will honour, and that you can see the excess beside it.
What the other Paphos companies offer, and where they beat us
Paphos has a deep local rental market, and some of it is genuinely better than us on specific terms. Every figure below was read from that company's own published page on 3 August 2026. We name them without linking to them.
| Term | What the Paphos market advertises | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Excess | Zero excess on a full-insurance product, advertised by PafoRentals and by Paphos Car Rental | Optional CDW, 300 euro excess on eligible bodywork |
| Tyres and glass | Elephant Rent a Car includes tyre and windscreen cover | Our CDW excludes tyres, glass, the underbody, the interior and the keys |
| Mileage | Unlimited, stated flat by Elephant, Arenda and Paphos Car Rental | Unlimited on rentals of five days or more |
| Second driver and child seat | Free on every booking at Paphos Car Rental | Free on rentals of five days or more |
| Delivery | Arenda charges from 10 euro for airport and address delivery | Free across the Paphos area, at any rental length |
| Minimum age | 25 at Elephant and at Paphos Car Rental | 21, with a licence held at least two years |
| Upper age limit | Caps observed at 74, 75 and 79 | None. Assessed individually instead |
| Rate and excess together | None of the five pages we read published both | Both, on this page, with the date checked |
Where they beat us
- If zero excess is the single thing that matters to you, two Paphos companies advertise it and we do not match them.
- If you want tyre and windscreen damage covered, Elephant includes it and our waiver does not.
- If your rental is three days and you want unlimited mileage regardless, three local companies print that flat and we attach a five-day condition.
- If you want a free second driver and a free child seat on a short booking, Paphos Car Rental gives both on every booking.
Where we hold up
- Free delivery across the Paphos area at any rental length, where Arenda charges from 10 euro for the same service.
- Cars from 21 with a licence held two years, where the two largest local names start at 25.
- No upper age limit at all, against local caps observed at 74, 75 and 79.
- A dated per-model rate and a euro excess figure on one page, which not one of the five publishes.
If you are between 25 and 75, hiring for two or three days, and zero excess matters more than anything else, one of the others may suit you better. That is a real answer, and we would rather give it than lose your afternoon.
Rent one of these now
Pick the car and we come back with a written confirmation, usually the same day. Nothing is charged now: you pay on pick-up, in cash or by card, and we deliver free anywhere in the Paphos area.
Mitsubishi Mirage 2022
Economy city car
25 EUR
Per day, from
4 Seats
Automatic
Petrol
Nissan Note
Compact hatchback
40 EUR
Per day, from
4 Seats
Automatic
Petrol
Nissan Note e-Power
Hybrid hatchback
45 EUR
Per day, from
4 Seats
Automatic
Hybrid
Toyota Vitz Hybrid
Hybrid city car
45 EUR
Per day, from
4 Seats
Automatic
Hybrid
Honda Fit Hybrid
Hybrid hatchback
50 EUR
Per day, from
4 Seats
Automatic
Hybrid
Toyota Sienta Hybrid
MPV, 7 seats, class I
65 EUR
Per day, from
7 Seats
Automatic
Hybrid
Nissan X-Trail 2021
SUV 4WD, class G
75 EUR
Per day, from
Automatic
4WD
Class G
Nissan Serena
Van, 8 seats, class I
75 EUR
Per day, from
8 Seats
Automatic
Class I
Starting rates confirmed 3 August 2026, excluding the optional Collision Damage Waiver. Photographs show the class, not the exact car you will be given, and sending a request does not hold a vehicle until we confirm it.
Age and licence: who the Paphos market will not hire to
Cars are for drivers aged 21 and over who have held a licence for at least two years. Bring the original document, not a photocopy.
Cars, from 21
With a licence held at least two years, and the original document in hand.
No upper age limit
We hire to experienced drivers over 70, over 80 and over 90, subject to individual assessment and rental terms.
Scooters and buggies, possibly from 18
Depending on licence category, driving experience and insurance conditions. Ask us before you book rather than assuming.
Original licence required
Not a photocopy. The correct category is required for scooters and motorcycles.
That 21 matters more in Paphos than it looks. The two largest local companies by review volume start at 25, and one local zero-excess insurance product runs only from 25 to 75. A 21-year-old landing at Paphos Airport with two years on their licence has few places to go in this town, and we are one of the few that will take the booking. At least one other Paphos company also welcomes under-25 drivers, so we are one of the few rather than the only one.
At the other end we are stronger still. We set no upper cut-off at all, against published caps in this town at 74 with a surcharge, at 75 on a zero-excess product, and at 79 at one broker.
Worth knowing why those caps exist. EasyTerra states plainly on its own page that it does not set these limits, and that the rental companies do. An upper age limit is a supplier's commercial choice rather than a rule of Cyprus, so a form that rejects your age is telling you about its supplier list.
On licences, two sources are worth reading before you fly. EU driving licences valid for life are recognised across the EU, so an EU licence works here. The UK Foreign Office confirms a UK photocard licence can be used to drive in Cyprus. It also notes that if you still hold a paper licence, you may need to update it to a photocard, or get the correct version of the international driving permit as well.
Statutory licence categories and the legal minimum driving age are not our claim to make on a rental page. They belong in our driving in Cyprus guide, with the two-source treatment they need.
This is general information, not legal or financial advice. Rental terms, excess and deposits change, so confirm with us before you book.
Where we hand the car over in the Paphos area, and what delivery costs
We hand keys over at four points, and only these four. Delivery to hotels and villas across the Paphos area is free, at any rental length.
That is worth stating flatly, because it is priced elsewhere: Arenda charges from 10 euro for airport and address delivery. We are based in Chlorakas rather than at the airport, which is why we come to you instead of running a walk-up desk.
Coral Bay
A real handover point rather than a marketing radius. If you are staying above the bay or up towards Peyia, we bring the car to the property and collect it from there, free, at any rental length. One thing to plan for: the tracks north of Coral Bay are unsealed, and the roads section below explains why that matters for the car you choose.
Kato Paphos
We deliver around the harbour, the Tombs of the Kings and Poseidonos. The streets there are narrow and parking is tight, which is the honest reason some visitors take the smallest car we have rather than the largest. A Nissan March parks in Kato Paphos. A Nissan Serena is a different afternoon.
Renting for a month or more
Long-term and monthly hire sits on a different rate structure, so we quote those separately rather than publishing a monthly figure we have not committed to. Call us with your dates and the class you want.
One local competitor's footprint is wider than ours. PafoRentals delivers to Polis, Latchi, Pissouri and onward to Limassol, Larnaca and Protaras. We do not. Limassol, Larnaca, Ayia Napa and Nicosia are not ours to serve today.
If your trip is somewhere we do not reach, our car hire in Cyprus page says what to do instead.
Landing at Paphos Airport: the five desks, and why we are not one of them
Five companies hold desks inside the Paphos terminal: Avis and Budget, Hertz, Europcar, SIXT, and Petsas. The airport operator, Hermes Airports, lists them in Arrivals after you exit Baggage Reclaim, with a phone number for each.
We are not one of the five. Saying so is more use to you than implying a counter we do not have. Our Paphos Airport handover is a meet and greet, free on rentals of five days or more. You give us your flight number when you book and we track the landing.
In practice that means you walk out of Baggage Reclaim and meet a person in the arrivals area. There is no counter queue and there is no shuttle bus to an off-site yard. Two of the highest-rated local companies are based in Timi, the village beside the airport. Ours is in Chlorakas, on the other side of Paphos, which is exactly why we drive to you.
Driving out of Paphos: which roads our cars are allowed on
This is the section a Paphos page owes you, and none of the five best-placed rental pages we read publishes anything like it.
Our cars are for sealed roads only
Off-road use is charged at 300 to 600 euro per violation, plus 15 to 30 euro per kilometre driven off the road. That is our rule rather than a threat, and we publish the figure so you can weigh it. None of the five Paphos pages we read publishes an equivalent number, so this exposure cannot be compared anywhere else in this town.
The Akamas question, concretely
The tracks north of Coral Bay towards Lara Bay and Avakas Gorge are unsealed. That is precisely where the asphalt-only rule bites, and a four-wheel-drive badge does not change the rental contract. So here is the real answer rather than a warning: those same zones are approved routes for our buggies, subject to written route approval before departure. Our 2-seat 400cc buggy is from 60 euro a day, capped at 100 km a day with 0.25 euro per extra kilometre, and the 6-seat is from 120 euro a day. The Blue Lagoon and public highways are not permitted on either. If Akamas is the plan, hire a buggy and leave the car on the tarmac.
Where a car is the right choice
Some orientation, observed rather than asserted. Limassol is about 70 km east on the A6. The airport is about 10 km south-east via the B6 and E603, and the road north towards Polis is being upgraded. On the jeep-or-hatchback question, our answer is unglamorous. For sealed roads and Kato Paphos parking, the smallest automatic is usually the better car. Our X-Trail is a comfort choice, not an access permit.
Note also that hire companies renting mopeds and quad bikes usually provide third-party insurance only, which is the Foreign Office's wording rather than ours, so damage to the vehicle is the rider's.
One thing to carry with you whichever car you take: the UK Foreign Office describes driving standards in Cyprus as poor, with a higher road-death rate than the UK.
Two rules that void cover
The UK Foreign Office states that cars hired in the Republic of Cyprus often have no insurance cover in the north. It adds that separate cover can be bought at crossing points including Agios Dometios. Under our own terms you may take one of our cars north of the Green Line only with our prior permission, separate northern insurance, and the required documentation. Without that, crossing is an exclusion. Our driving in Cyprus guide will carry the full treatment.
Never hand your passport over as a deposit
The UK Foreign Office states on that same page that it is illegal in Cyprus. Not one of the five Paphos pages we read mentions it. We do not ask for your passport, and no company needs to hold it.
This is general information, not legal or financial advice. Rental terms, excess and deposits change, so confirm with us before you book. Last verified: 3 August 2026.
The excess and the deposit, against what Paphos advertises
The excess is the part of a damage bill you pay yourself before the waiver takes over. On our cars the Collision Damage Waiver is optional. If you take it, the excess is a flat 300 euro on eligible bodywork. It does not cover off-road use, tyres, glass, the underbody, the interior or the keys.
Now the Paphos context, which is where this differs from a national comparison. Several companies in this town advertise zero excess on a full-insurance product. PafoRentals and Paphos Car Rental both did on 3 August 2026. If zero excess is what you want, they are worth a call, with two conditions attached. One of them restricts that product to drivers aged 25 to 75. And a zero-excess product is a paid upgrade rather than a lower price, so compare the total rather than the excess line alone.
The deposit is a separate thing, and the two get confused constantly.
| Item | Ours | Observed in Paphos, checked 3 August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Excess with the waiver | 300 euro, flat, all car classes | Zero excess advertised by two companies, one limited to ages 25 to 75 |
| Cash deposit | None with a valid credit card | Arenda states the Cyprus norm is between 500 and 1,500 euro |
| Credit card required | Yes, for the no-deposit route | Arenda advertises no credit card needed |
| Prepayment | None. You pay on pick-up | Paphos Car Rental takes a 30 euro booking deposit |
With a valid credit card there is no cash deposit, subject to approval, vehicle category and rental conditions. Where those are not met, a refundable deposit or a card pre-authorisation may be held instead.
Two concessions. Arenda requires no credit card at all, and we do not match that. Arenda also puts the Cyprus market norm at 500 to 1,500 euro, which is the context our figure needs. Against that, we take no prepayment of any kind, where Paphos Car Rental asks for a 30 euro booking deposit and the comparison-site route is prepaid with a card pre-authorisation at pick-up.
Whether to buy separate excess cover from a third party is a different question, and our car hire excess insurance guide will answer it when it publishes.
This is general information, not legal or financial advice. Rental terms, excess and deposits change, so confirm with us before you book.
What is in the rate, and the four things that become free at five days
Third-party liability insurance, 24/7 roadside assistance and free Paphos-area delivery are in the rate. Four more items become free once your rental reaches five days.
Read the mileage row twice. Three of the best-placed Paphos companies print unlimited mileage flat, and ours is conditional on a rental of five days or more. Saying that out loud is the point: the condition is in their agreements too, and we would rather you found it here than at the desk.
For groups, the 7-seat Toyota Sienta is from 65 euro a day and the 8-seat Nissan Serena from 75. Luggage with all seats upright is the real constraint, so tell us the party size and the bags.
Our own terms, confirmed 3 August 2026.
In the rate
- Third-party liability insurance
- 24/7 roadside assistance
- Delivery across the Paphos area, at any rental length
- From five days: unlimited mileage
- From five days: airport meet and greet
- From five days: a second driver
- From five days: a baby seat on request
Optional, capped or charged
- Collision Damage Waiver, optional, 300 euro excess
- Fuel is full to full, or we charge refuelling plus the fuel
- Rentals under five days can carry a daily mileage cap
- Late return is 100 euro plus 20 euro for each started hour
- Returning to the wrong location is charged from 300 euro
- Traffic fines issued during your rental are yours
- A refundable deposit may be held without a credit card
Booking direct with us versus a comparison site, for Paphos
Neither route wins on everything, so here is the honest split for this town.
| Direct with us | A comparison site | At a desk on arrival | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline day rate | 17 euro, dated, first-party | Lower than ours | Usually the highest |
| Excess | 300 euro, known before you book | Supplier-dependent | Learned at signing |
| Prepayment | None | Usually prepaid | None |
| Card pre-authorisation | Not with a valid credit card | Taken at pick-up | Taken at the counter |
| Delivery to your hotel | Free, any rental length | Supplier-dependent | Not applicable |
| Coverage | Paphos area only | The whole island | Wherever you landed |
| Suppliers compared | One, ours | EasyTerra compares 33 in Paphos | One |
| An edge case assessed | By a person, on the phone | Filtered out by a form | At the counter |
Two rows go to the comparison sites, and they matter. Their headline day rates are lower than ours. They also cover the whole island where we cover the Paphos area, and EasyTerra compares 33 Paphos suppliers in one search, which is real work that we do not do for you.
One caveat makes those rates fair to read. They are typically gated on longer rentals and prepaid. Arenda footnotes its own advertised prices as being for rentals of 16 days or more.
What direct gets you is one excess figure known before you book, no prepayment, free delivery at any rental length, and a person who can assess an edge case. That last one is concrete rather than rhetorical. A 21-year-old with two years on their licence, or an 84-year-old with fifty, is a phone call for us and a rejected form field on a booking platform.
We should be plain about the money here. We hire out our own vehicles, so there is no commission on this page, no affiliate link, and no third party in the transaction.
When to book a car in Paphos
The busy season in Paphos runs from July right through October. It is four months rather than two, and it does not soften in September the way visitors expect. Demand from the UK peaks in August and then holds high from February to June.
Our own booking pattern and our own rate card, read on 3 August 2026.
The practical consequence is the bit people get wrong. October is a high-season month in Paphos, not a shoulder month, and automatics go first in that window. Two or three weeks ahead is usually enough to get the class you wanted rather than what is left on the yard.
Our own rates vary by season and by rental length. We do not publish a month-by-month grid, because we have not committed to one in writing, and inventing one would make this page worse. Send us your dates and we quote the real figure.
Jul-Oct
Four months of high season here, not two
5+
Days that unlock free mileage, meet and greet and a second driver
Frequently asked questions
Cost, zero excess, age at both ends, delivery, the airport, the Akamas tracks and the deposit, answered from our own terms and from primary sources.
Our cars start at 17 euro a day, with the range running from 17 to 75 euro a day by class, confirmed on 3 August 2026. That excludes the optional Collision Damage Waiver. Comparison sites show lower headline rates, which are usually gated on long rentals and prepaid.
Check availability with us
Tell us your dates, your pick-up point and the class you want, and we come back with a written confirmation. There is no prepayment, and you pay on pick-up in cash or by card.
+357 99 274 974 or info@rentalsincyprus.com
Rents in Cyprus LTD, registered in Cyprus as HE 448739, Griva Digeni 56, Chlorakas 8220, Paphos. Our fleet, our rates and our terms, with no third party in between. We speak English and Russian.
We re-read our own rates and terms in late May, before the July to October season, and again in early December. Every competitor figure on this page is re-checked every 90 days, because terms pages change without notice and this page argues against them. The date below moves only when the figures have actually been re-checked.
Rates and terms on this page are our own, read on 3 August 2026, and are general information rather than legal or financial advice. Seasonal rates, deposits and excess change, so the figures on your rental agreement are the ones that apply. Last verified: 3 August 2026.
