Car rental in Cagliairi, Sardinia and driving there

[texasstar]

We are on a Windstar cruise in May with a stop in Cagliari.  Has anyone had experience driving on the island and what are the best options for renting a car?  Thank you for your advice.

[Thejuggler]

We hired a car for two days on a 7 day holiday to Sardinia during late May about 10 years ago, but we were in the north near Alghero not around Cagliari.  We covered a few hundred trouble free miles and saw plenty.

 

General thoughts was driving isn't as chaotic as the Italian mainland.  It was easy enough, plenty of motorways, roads not busy, roadsigns in towns pretty hopeless so satnav is required,

 

Traffic police were everywhere checking speeds, which is also an issue as speed limit signs are sporadic, so know the limits before you travel.

 

We hired our car from the hotel, but I'm sure you will find options online.

 

 

[texasstar]

11 hours ago, Thejuggler said:

We hired a car for two days on a 7 day holiday to Sardinia during late May about 10 years ago, but we were in the north near Alghero not around Cagliari.  We covered a few hundred trouble free miles and saw plenty.

 

General thoughts was driving isn't as chaotic as the Italian mainland.  It was easy enough, plenty of motorways, roads not busy, roadsigns in towns pretty hopeless so satnav is required,

 

Traffic police were everywhere checking speeds, which is also an issue as speed limit signs are sporadic, so know the limits before you travel.

 

We hired our car from the hotel, but I'm sure you will find options online.

 

 

Thank you for your advice.