Car hire Olbia Airport

Olbia, a thriving port city located on Sardinia's northeastern coast, appropriately translates to ‘happy town.' From the time the ancient Greeks first settled in Olbia to the town's current status as one of the region's major budget car rental hubs, Olbia has long served as a significant gateway between mainland Italy and the famous Costa Smeralda region in which Olbia is located.

Cheap car hire in Olbia is the most recommended transportation to tour northeastern Sardinia, but downtown Olbia's cobblestoned streets are easily walkable and loaded with lively sidewalk cafés and bars. The town's other historic landmarks include the Romanesque San Simplicio Cathedral, named after Olbia's bishop during the third century, and 24 shipwrecks, many of which happen to be centuries old.

Cheap car hire in Olbia is also an easy way to travel to the area's several other surrounding attractions, which include the Holy Well of Sa Testa, the towering structure of Cabu Abbas, which was built in prehistoric times, and the Costa Smeralda's 55kms of stunning sandy beaches.

Also worth visiting are the nearby islands which form La Maddelena, an archipelago which became a national park in 1996. Budelli, renowned for its beautiful pink beaches, and Caprera, the island where legendary explorer and soldier Giuseppe Garibaldi spent the remaining years of his life.

These attractions are all under an hour's drive from Olbia by cheap car hire, and just south of downtown lies Olbia's international airport. There are numerous ferry connections between Olbia and mainland Italy, and buses depart from the airport to Olbia's train station every half hour.