Car rentals at Lindos with Delivery

Part of our guide to car hire in Rhodes.

How Car Hire with Delivery Works in Lindos

• Book through eCarBookers first: Your booking confirmation from eCarBookers locks in your price and your vehicle class before you arrive. You pay the balance at the handover on collection, and the terms confirmed at booking are the terms you receive. Always confirm your hire in advance to guarantee your price from the moment you collect the keys.
• What delivery means: The car is brought to your hotel, villa or apartment in Lindos or the area around it, so there is no counter to find and no taxi to arrange. Enter your accommodation when you book, and the delivery is arranged for you.
• A village closed to cars: The centre of Lindos is pedestrian-only, so a car cannot be driven to every door inside the old village. If your accommodation is among the lanes below the Acropolis, the handover may take place at the nearest point reachable by road. The exact address, meeting point and time are shown on your booking voucher, which is the definitive source.
• Share a map pin: Many properties in and around Lindos sit on steps, lanes or hillside tracks. Send the supplier a map pin for your accommodation, and keep your phone switched on around the arranged time.
• Villas and hillside access: If your villa is up a steep or unsurfaced track, tell the supplier when you book, so the vehicle class and the meeting point suit the road. Hotels and villas outside the village, towards Vlycha and Pefkos, are usually simpler to reach by car.
• At the handover: Be present with your documents, and walk around the car with the supplier's representative before you sign. Photograph the vehicle thoroughly, including all four sides, the wheels, the windscreen and the interior, so that you hold a dated record of its condition.
• What to bring: The main driver should carry a valid driving licence, photo identification and a credit card in their own name with a limit high enough to cover the excess hold. Drivers with a licence issued outside the EU should also carry an international driving permit where required.

Delivery Fee and Return Options in Lindos

• The fee is part of the total: The delivery fee depends on the distance from the supplier's base, and it is added to the total price you see before you confirm. The price shown is the price you pay.
• Delivery only: One fee covers the delivery of the car to your accommodation, and you return the car yourself at the end of the hire.
• Delivery and collection: One fee covers both the delivery and the collection of the car from your accommodation at the end of the hire.
• Return at Rhodes Airport (RHO): Cars delivered to Lindos can be returned at Rhodes Airport on the day you fly, which removes the need for a long taxi or transfer. The airport is about 50 km from Lindos and the drive takes 50 to 60 minutes, so allow extra time in July and August. The return details are shown on your booking voucher.

Hotels in Lindos Where Delivery Is Available

Delivery covers hotels, villas and apartments in Lindos and the area around it, including the hotels below. The hotels are named so that you can check your location, and they are not partners of eCarBookers.

• Melenos Lindos
• F Charm Hotel
• Lindos Blu
• Lindos White
• Lindos Village Resort & Spa
• Lindos Sun Hotel
• Aquagrand Exclusive Deluxe Resort

If your hotel is not listed, enter it when you book, because delivery is not limited to these properties.

Driving and Parking in Lindos

• Where Lindos sits: The village lies on the east coast of Rhodes, about 50 km south of Rhodes Town and about 50 km from Rhodes Airport. The island has no motorway and no tolls.
• The approach: The east coast road runs south from Rhodes Town past Kallithea Springs and Anthony Quinn Bay, and it is described as smoothly paved. Lardos lies just off the road, and the coastal road connects Pefkos directly to it. Traffic can be heavy along the east coast in July and August, and online maps often underestimate journey times, so add a buffer.
• The village centre: Cars are not allowed in the historic centre. Leave the car in the designated upper car parks and walk down. The walk into the village is downhill and the return is uphill, over steps and uneven cobbles.
• Parking: The main car parks sit above the village. Lower, beach-side spaces serve Lindos Beach and Pallas Beach, and St Paul's Bay has a limited number of marked spaces. One listing gives about 7 euros per day for the car park above the bay, so check the sign on arrival. Early morning is the easiest time to find a space.
• Choosing a vehicle: A compact or medium-sized car is easier on the narrow streets and car parks around the village.
• Rules of the road: Greece drives on the right. Built-up areas default to 30 km/h, with 50 km/h kept on larger roads where signs say so, and rural roads are 90 km/h unless signed lower. Speed cameras are listed near Faliraki on the east coast road.
• Fuel: Most stations outside Rhodes Town are listed as closing between 7 and 9 pm, so refuel before you return the car, and before the longer drive to the south and west of the island.
• Equipment, phone and alcohol: Greek law requires a warning triangle, a first-aid kit and a fire extinguisher, and hire cars are normally equipped. Hand-held phone use carries a heavy fine and a licence suspension. The alcohol limit is 0.05%, so treat any alcohol before driving as a risk.

Top Places to Explore from Lindos by Car

• Pefkos — about 4 to 5 km away, in roughly 10 minutes. The resort has a sandy bay with beach chairs, and the coastal road links it to the east coast road.
• Kiotari — about 19 km south. The beaches here are quieter and less developed than those at Lindos, and the road runs through Lardos on the way.
• Kolymbia and Tsambika — about 26 to 29 km north. The beach at Tsambika has a climb of about 300 steps to the monastery above it, and the Seven Springs turning is shortly before Kolymbia.
• Rhodes Town — about 50 km north, in roughly 1 hour. Private vehicles are not allowed inside the walls of the Old Town, so park outside and walk in through one of the gates.
• Prasonisi — at the southern tip of the island, a drive of 1 to 1.5 hours each way. The route crosses country roads through Asklipio and Lachania, past olive groves and citrus orchards, so allow a full day and start with a full tank.

When is the Best Time to Hire a Car in Lindos?

Peak season: July and August are the busiest months, with the highest prices, the fullest car parks and the heaviest traffic on the east coast road. Midday brings heat and crowds to the village, so early morning is the easier time to arrive. Guests in villas and apartments often book later than airport travellers, but the best vehicle classes go early, so confirm your hire well ahead of arrival.

Shoulder season: April to May and September to October bring warm weather, quieter roads and easier parking at the village and at St Paul's Bay. These months suit the longer drives to Prasonisi and the west coast.

Low season: November to March is the quietest period. Daylight is shorter, so plan longer drives to leave and arrive in daylight.

Advance booking: Book several weeks ahead for the summer, and earlier for automatic cars or larger vehicles. Free cancellation means booking early carries no penalty.

How Payment Works for Car Hire with Delivery in Lindos

A rental prepayment confirms your booking online with Instant Confirmation, and you pay the balance directly to the supplier on arrival, when the car is handed over to you. The price and vehicle class shown at booking are the terms you receive at the handover, and cancellation is free. The supplier may place an excess hold on the main driver's credit card, so check that the card in the driver's name has enough available limit.