To reach our rental office in Cagliari, once you get out from the Arrivals Gate located on the ground floor of the airport please exit the building and cross the road. You will find yourself facing our rental office. The walk is very short and of course trolley-safe.
Locauto parking is adjacent to the office, just a few meters away.
To return your vehicle upon the appointed date and time, please enter the airport area and follow the signs pointing to ‘Car Rental’. The car hire parking area is next to the terminal. You can also choose a different office for returning your car if that suits your travel plans better: check our Olbia and Alghero rental offices out!
It is not unusual for foreigners to wonder whether Sardinia is or is not a part of Italy. The doubt may arise not only for geographical reasons, but also when it comes to comparing the traditions of this region to what people commonly know about Italy as a whole. Sardinia is indeed a very peculiar region: it is the result of a mingling of different cultures and religions along the centuries, whose traces are scattered all over the Island. Almost every town, even the tiniest, has its own culinary and artisanal traditions and when confronting the idea of visiting Sardinia on holiday one may feel overwhelmed by the cultural vastness that is to be faced. If you are visiting Sardinia for the first time, maybe the best thing is to pick an area and try to explore it the best you can, without leaving out important historical and artistic landmarks: in fact, one may feel tempted to stick to sunbathing only, but truth be told there is so much more to see and do on this island. Take for example the area around Cagliari: a weekend may suffice to visit all the city and enjoy it at the fullest, strolling around the Marina with its colourful shops and restaurants; anyway, many daily trips are possible departing from Cagliari, like the ancient Roman ruins of Nora and the town of Aritzo on mount Gennargentu, where you can buy traditional handicraft products or taste local cheese and wine and even go hiking. Take a look at the bottom of this page to find some other interesting travelling hints!
Due to its natural conformation, which, despite common beliefs, is mainly mountainous, public transport in Sardinia is quite sparse and unreliable. Car rentals in Cagliari are thus the best option if you wish to map out all important landmarks in southern Sardinia in the span of a week or two. A car hire will indeed give you the freedom of travelling far and wide and be able of carrying with you even bulkier equipment such as rental surfs. Our fleet comprises all-terrain vehicles suited for off-road purposes (don’t forget that getting to some beaches could be tricky too!), but if you’re planning to stick to more touristy trails we can offer you a much wider range of vehicles, from compact cars to estates and family MPVs. Of course all vehicles are equipped with air conditioning and highly performant engines: we don’t want neither you or your car to struggle with Sardinia’s scorching hot summers! Browse our fleet now and check availability online by selecting your vacation dates.
Cagliari airport is not far from the city centre: you will need just a 20 minutes’ drive on a toll-free motorway to get there. Along the way, you may consider the idea of taking a few detours to see some of the major historical and natural landmarks around Cagliari, for instance the Castle of San Michele, a medieval castle now hosting a Centre of Art and Culture, or the Molentargius Regional Park southeast of Cagliari, a wetland extending over an area of about 1600 hectares which hosts many freshwater and saltwater protected species, including the biggest flocks of flamingos you will ever see. If you’re travelling to the city center, please note that there are 6 different restricted areas there, so be sure to park outside their borders if you don’t want to get fines. Electric vehicles are admitted at all times, so you can opt to hire one of them if you are planning to spend a lot of time downtown.
Locauto Rent is a 100% Italian company, active in the rent-a-car market since late 70s. Our rental locations network covers the main Italian airports, the biggest railway stations and the major cities. We provide a full range of rental services: short, medium and long term, van rental service and a truly innovative digital full self-service car rental. Our fleet is of the highest level and is among the youngest in the market in terms of average age. We are commonly known for convenient, flexible and transparent pricing solutions and we are recognized for our service, human and technologically evolved at once.
Cagliari is also lovingly called "Casteddu", keeping the name from the old historical castle built in the thirteenth century, which it rises on a hill at one hundred meters above sea level.
Villasimius is one of the fixed destinations in the south of Sardinia, with its vibrant nightlife and the incredible beaches of Campulongu and Capo Carbonara.
Chia bay, just 50kms far from Cagliari, is probably the Sardinian beach for antonomasia, with its extension, the clear sand and the crystal clear sea and fresh.
San Pietro island is populated by tabarchini, an ethnic group of Ligurian origins, arrived from ancient Tunisian city of Tabarca and which still retains a lot of the Ligurian root.
