Centauro

Celebrating its 50th birthday in 2023, Centauro is one of the most notable Spanish car rental companies. Based in the beautiful coastal city of Valencia, it has a presence all over the Spanish mainland, as well as in the tourist meccas that are the Canary and Balearic archipelagos. The company started out in the resort town of Benidorm which is part of the Valencian Community, with its initial fleet consisting of six yellow Seat 600s (now known as a popular vintage car). Nowadays, Centauro’s fleet is made up of more than 40,000 rental vehicles that include SUVs, vans, and hybrid cars. The company’s CEO is Erik Devesa.

In addition to Spain, Centauro has expanded to a number of other countries in the Mediterranean region and can be found in various cities in Portugal, Greece, and Italy. Having a presence in all of the main international airports in the aforementioned countries, it also has offices in city centers and train stations.

Centauro is highly rated by DiscoverCars.com’s customers, who give it especially high marks for such aspects of the rental car experience as the cleanliness of Centauro’s vehicles, the time spent dropping off a vehicle, and the overall condition of Centauro’s cars. Some destinations where Centauro is especially highly rated include Thessaloniki Airport in Greece, Bergamo Airport in Italy, Faro Airport in the Portuguese region of Algarve, and Alicante and Barcelona–El Prat Airports in Spain. Furthermore, Centauro has also been named the best car rental company in Spain by the Spanish Association of Business Travelers.

Customer ratings worldwide

8.8 / 10
  • Overall value for money of your rental car 8.7
  • Ease of finding rental desk or representative 8.6
  • Efficiency of the car rental agents 8.7
  • Time spent picking up the car 8.3
  • Time spent dropping off the car 9.1
  • Car cleanliness 9.1
  • Overall condition of the car 9
Balearic Islands
Excellent 8.7 / 690 reviews
Most popular locations:

Ibiza

Excellent 8.4 / 217 reviews
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) Excellent 8.4 / 217 reviews

Mallorca

Excellent 8.9 / 473 reviews
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Excellent 8.9 / 473 reviews
Crete
Excellent 8.6 / 293 reviews
Most popular locations:

Chania

Excellent 8.5 / 122 reviews
Crete Airport Chania (CHQ) Excellent 8.5 / 122 reviews

Heraklion

Excellent 8.7 / 171 reviews
Crete Airport Heraklion (HER) Excellent 8.7 / 171 reviews
Greece
Excellent 8.3 / 945 reviews
Most popular locations:

Athens

Very good 7.8 / 477 reviews
Athens Airport (ATH) Very good 7.8 / 477 reviews

Santorini

Excellent 8.7 / 138 reviews
Santorini Airport (JTR) Excellent 8.7 / 138 reviews

Thessaloniki

Excellent 8.9 / 198 reviews
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Excellent 8.9 / 198 reviews
Italy
Exceptional 9 / 1318 reviews
Most popular locations:

Bergamo

Exceptional 9.3 / 248 reviews
Bergamo Airport (BGY) Exceptional 9.3 / 248 reviews

Milan

Excellent 8.7 / 347 reviews
Milan Airport Malpensa (MXP) Excellent 8.7 / 347 reviews

Pisa

Exceptional 9.3 / 144 reviews
Pisa Airport (PSA) Exceptional 9.3 / 144 reviews

Rome

Excellent 8.9 / 531 reviews
Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Excellent 9.1 / 149 reviews
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Excellent 8.8 / 382 reviews
Portugal
Excellent 8.8 / 1993 reviews
Most popular locations:

Faro

Exceptional 9 / 273 reviews
Faro Airport (FAO) Exceptional 9 / 273 reviews

Lisbon

Excellent 8.2 / 790 reviews
Lisbon Airport (LIS) Excellent 8.2 / 790 reviews

Madeira

Exceptional 9.3 / 527 reviews
Madeira Airport (Funchal) (FNC) Exceptional 9.3 / 527 reviews

Porto

Exceptional 9.1 / 403 reviews
Porto Airport (OPO) Exceptional 9.1 / 403 reviews
Sardinia
Exceptional 9 / 313 reviews
Most popular locations:

Cagliari

Exceptional 9.2 / 160 reviews
Sardinia Cagliari Airport (CAG) Exceptional 9.2 / 160 reviews

Olbia

Excellent 8.9 / 153 reviews
Olbia Airport (OLB) Excellent 8.9 / 153 reviews
Sicily
Exceptional 9.3 / 331 reviews
Most popular locations:

Catania

Exceptional 9.5 / 221 reviews
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Exceptional 9.5 / 221 reviews

Palermo

Excellent 8.7 / 110 reviews
Palermo Airport (PMO) Excellent 8.7 / 110 reviews
Spain
Excellent 8.9 / 2039 reviews
Most popular locations:

Alicante

Excellent 8.9 / 493 reviews
Alicante Airport (ALC) Excellent 8.9 / 479 reviews
Alicante Train Station Excellent 8.9 / 14 reviews

Barcelona

Excellent 8.6 / 342 reviews
Barcelona Airport (BCN) Excellent 8.5 / 271 reviews
Barcelona Train Station Excellent 8.8 / 71 reviews

Benidorm

Excellent 8.9 / 9 reviews
Downtown Excellent 8.9 / 9 reviews

Madrid

Excellent 8.7 / 381 reviews
Madrid Airport (MAD) Excellent 8.7 / 319 reviews
Madrid Chamartin Train Station Excellent 8.9 / 7 reviews

Malaga

Exceptional 9 / 322 reviews
Malaga Airport (AGP) Exceptional 9 / 263 reviews
Malaga Train Station Exceptional 8.9 / 59 reviews

Murcia

Excellent 8.8 / 63 reviews

Seville

Exceptional 9.2 / 171 reviews
Downtown Exceptional 9.2 / 26 reviews
Seville Airport (SVQ) Exceptional 9.2 / 142 reviews

Torrevieja

Exceptional 9.2 / 42 reviews
Downtown Exceptional 9.2 / 42 reviews

Valencia

Exceptional 9.3 / 151 reviews
Valencia Airport (VLC) Exceptional 9.3 / 121 reviews
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