BUDGET Car Rental at Palermo Airport

The parking area of Budget car rental at Palermo Airport is within a short walk of the terminal. The Budget Palermo Airport office is open daily from 7.30 am to midnight, and can be contacted on tel +39 091 51 684. Reservations can be made on this page using the form above.

At Palermo Airport the Budget fleet includes choices like the Fiat 500 and Fiat Panda, the Opel Astra and Ford Fiesta, affordable small family cars ideal for exploring the wider surroundings of Palermo and the western coastline of Sicily. Business travelers will also find vehicles suitable for their purpose at Budget Palermo Airport.

Budget is just one of the many car rental companies serving Palermo Airport.

Due to the historic nature of the buildings in the heart of Palermo, taking cars into the city is often not permitted unless you are a resident. Buses, funiculars and Metro trains offer easy and cheap solutions to tourists. However, hiring a car to discover the beautiful seaside towns and villages of Sicily is the best way to get to know this part of southern Italy.

Once you have seen Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo's Norman castle, with its beautiful Cappella Palatina and its Byzantine mosaics, and the other cultural attractions the city has to offer, it's time to go further afield. Within a couple of hour's drive there are towns like Castellemmare del Golfo or Solunto, Trapani or Scopello. Go surfing or sailing, or enjoy a day out at Parco Archeologico Segesta south of Palermo, or take a stroll through the narrow lanes of Cefalù and decide which seafood restaurant to try first.

Terrasini lies in the north-west of the island, about 20 km distance from Palermo along the SS113 route. It's less that 50 minutes away by car. Terrasini is a great destination for a day by the seaside, especially if you like surfing, diving or sailing. Or simply sitting in the main piazza in the town center sipping a drink!

For a bit of dramatic scenery head to Cala Rossa. Here an impressive red cliff rears up out of the sea, it's striking colour making it a fantastic photo opportunity. It's also a wonderful place to enjoy Terrasini's spectacular sunsets. Cala Rossa is part of the Riserva Naturale Orientate Capo Rama, the Capo Rama nature reserve. Sections of the cliff contain 220 million year old clearly visible fossils.

On a rainy day, head to the Regional Museum at Palazzo D'Aumale, which displays many folklore objects, including a charming collection of traditional carts. Painted and decorated with highly ornate carvings, these carts once dominated the street life of Terrasini and fishing villages like it along this stretch of Sicilian coast. Since the museum opened in April 2001, the collections have grown slowly, now including archaeological finds from Antiquity, as well as natural history objects. For more information, please visit https://www.poloartecontemporanea.it/museo_dAumale/.