Driving Madeira Rent A Car at Madeira Funchal Airport

Pros: Brilliant service and helpful staff

Pros: Normal scratches and dents but that’s ok.

Cons: Don’t like that you have to secure up 1K€ as a damage deposit.

Pros: The agent was friendly and very helpful. He offered us a choice between two vehicles in the category we had booked, so that we could have the one that best fit our three large suitcases. No stress about cleaning the car (which inevitably gets dirty on the roads and in the weather conditions in Madeira), as the agency takes care of this at no extra cost when you return the vehicle. The deposit was refunded within a minute once the contract was closed at the agency.

Pros: very friendly and personable staff, very straightforward no upsell on insurance

Cons: no problem with service. The only thing I would’ve liked to see is backup cameras on the cars.

Pros: Very pleasant experience. Completely stress-free car handovers at the start and end of the vacation. And as a bonus we got a bigger car than ordered.

Pros: Staff were friendly and helpful

Pros: We chose all covered course with reasonable price. Everything is fine and will be recommended for new visitors for Madeira considering the road condition.

Pros: Pick up very good, arrived with two hours flight delay

Cons: Car really scratched on many places. Need to fotographed to avoid problems with drop off. Office hours only 9-6. Drop of at 8 a.m. with extra charge of 35€

Pros: I think it's amazing!

Cons: N/A

Pros: Very easy pickup from the airport and a fast check in. Was driving away within 10 minutes. Car wasn’t what I booked but was essentially and upgrade. Deposit was returned the same day as check out.

Cons: CarPlay didn’t work without buying a cable.

Pros: Hyvää palvelua.

Cons: Auto olisi pitänyt olla siistimmässä kunnossa. Tuulilasi puhdistettu sisäpuolelta. Nyt oli pyyhitty, mutta harmaa kalvo oli jäänyt. Oli pakko puhdistaa itse, jotta näkee. Autossa oli tyhjiä pulloja, kun se luovutettiin.

Pros: Everything so amazing I can't be more than happy

Cons: Lovely staff

Pros: Quick pick up. Easy process when at the centre. Quick drop off process and courtesy drop to airport a few mins away

Pros: Very good support and friendly service. The car was great and in excellent condition.

Pros: would be helpful if the van for pickup would be better-marked - perhaps a magnetic sign would be such a luxury now

Pros: Everything was great.

Cons: Can’t say anything negative

Cons: Very confused trying to find the actual car company. Discover is not the name of the company.

Pros: everly thing was great, price and service. No issues

Pros: všetko upne v pohode

Pros: quick checkin and checkout, no problem at all

Cons: The agency if off the airport but only about 5minutes.

Pros: Car was super clean, nice to drive. Easy pick up and drop off.

Cons: X

Pros: Nice people, good car, good service

Pros: very nice and thorough service and assisstance.

Cons: the only problem was the batery of the car. the problem was solved very quickly.

Pros: Professional and efficient

Pros: There weren’t any hidden costs. Car pick-up and drop-off was smooth and quick.

Pros: Fast

Cons: All good

Pros: The whole process was very smooth. Great communication from them via WhatsApp when we arrived in Madeira around midnight. There were no delays at all. Car was a good condition. Drop off took a matter of minutes for them to review the car and take us back to the airport.

Pros: Everything. As I mentioned they were very kind and helpful and extremely punctual and professional.

Pros: Very good service of Driving Madeira. Immediate pick up at the airport and quick process with all the documents

Cons: Nothing to mention

Pros: Timely friendly helpful.

Cons: Location is a little hard to find...some simple signage would help. Not big deal though.

Pros: speed and friendliness

Cons: -

Pros: Friendly and fast car rental service. Very straight forward process. The car pick up depot is round the corner from the airport.

Cons: There wasn't anything that stood out.

Pros: Rapide et efficace. Aucun frais supplémentaire

Pros: Very good service

Cons: Good car, small one.

Pros: Did not have to spend very long on completing paperwork prior to taking the car. Staff very helpful

Cons: Would have preferred the Corsa as advertised rather than the Citroën we had, even though we knew the make and model was subject to differ from what was opted for.

Pros: No frills - no hassles.\Car had a few scrapes at pick up but no big deal made of it and same at drop off. Pick up at airport was timeous and efficient as was drop off.

Pros: Friendly staff, allowed me to drop off in a different location (city instead of airport) for no fee. Car was modern and reliable.

Cons: Charged an extra 35 euros because pick up was later than expected due to not fault from the customer (delayed flight which is common in Madeira). Poor customer service in this respect and was not expecting this charge so doesn't show sympathy to a customers long travelling day due to Madeira airport.

Pros: Excellent communication between rental and customer, fast pick up, no insistence on paying for extras, good customer service.

Cons: All was good. Booked again with driving Madeira for summer holidays 2025.

Pros: Service was quick, polite, friendly and without any hard sell. The best and easiest car hire company I have dealt with in over 30 years of holiday car hire.

Cons: Nothing, it was faultless

Pros: Excellent service, I can only fully recommend.

Cons: no issues

Pros: Very easy

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Super fast and great value for money.

Cons: There were couple of scratches on the car, no rear camera, breaks were a little bit worn out. The system didn't work with iPhone, only with Android.

Pros: They were very nice. Provided higher level of car as booked. Flexible and responsive.

Cons: Car was really great. Good power, very clean. Higher chassis was good decision. We have day before arrival problem with electronics of car. No display/navigation/Air-conditioning working for an hour. Seemed like battery issue. We want on checking of car to company's central, but it seemed only as temporaly malfunction. I am still expecting unblocking of deposit, but I believe it will be done in few days.

Pros: Good swift service

Cons: Car very underpowered

Pros: Friendly and efficient service, the guys called the day before as my flight number had changed to confirm. And waited specifically for me at the entrance. The return was super easy and friendly as well

Pros: everything went well

Cons: the car engine in mountainous madeira could be more powerful - 61kw is not enough to go in steep roads with comfort

Pros: Good despite us being late

Pros: Car was superb. Service was amazing. Everything was perfect.

Pros: Agents very friendly and helpful. Fast to collect and return car.

Cons: Car had several scratches already.

Pros: Pick up and drop-off were super easy. The team had a great attitude and we had great experience working with them. I would certainly rent another car from them during my next visit to Madeira.

Pros: Very good company to work with

Pros: Professionalism, good shuttle service, great car & price, reasonable amount of deposit in comparison to other local companies

Pros: We only waited a few short minutes for pick up from the airport, and they're based was a couple of minutes away. The time spent doing paperwork work was very quick, the instructions were straightforward forward. They didn't try to sell us extras that other car companies have in the past, and we really appreciated that! Our flight home was at 4am, and they met us at that time to drop off the car with a smile! They lovely professional people to deal with.

Cons: I have no complaints, they are the best car rental company I have ever delt with!

Pros: Szybkość reakcji podstawienia samochodu zastępczego.

Cons: Nie zostały sprawdzone hamulce, które na drugi dzień jazdy musiały zostać wymienione.

Pros: Friendly staff, very helpful.

Cons: Partway through our trip the car had 4 dash lights come up for no apparent reason. Driving Madeira offered to swap the car out the very next morning, but we chose not to since the car was running fine besides the lights. The customer service was excellent, but I would have preferred to not have lights pop up while I'm driving difficult roads in a foreign country. No big deal, it happens.

Pros: Friendly and correct agents. When we wanted to change the time of return (out of the office time), I texted by whatsapp and got a quick message back. They called us the day before too, to be sure about our apappointment. So great service and we would come back here.

Pros: Staff was always available by WhatsApp and super helpful.

Pros: Swift transfer from and to the airport

Pros: Small car with enough capacity. Good equipped with necessary features. Break auto hold is a very good point in Madeira

Cons: We had break issue. Easily we get a new vehicle and go. Nonissue.

Pros: Great service representatives. Efficient check out and check in.

Cons: Car was just OK.

Pros: Great check in process. The paperwork was ready.

Cons: Everyone was great!

Pros: Very efficient. Great service.

Cons: No negatives.

Pros: Very friendly and easygoing people

Cons: Nothing

Pros: That it was no problem tho chance from cars and we had even a better car the second time!

Cons: The first car we have, had breaks that were not good.

Pros: Everything was so efficient and easy to understand. They also helped to best plan the drop off time.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The service was trustworthy. Hiring a car is always a bit of an uneasy thing to do. These guys made it effortless

Pros: It was perfect, guys was very cool ans the car was perfect, thanks!

Pros: Great people, very affordable.

Cons: At the airport the pick up location was not really clear from the previously received instructions.

Pros: all the services was OK

Pros: Small local company with friendly and helpful agents, not trying to blackmail you with the extra insurance. They answer promptly to all communication within office hours. Well maintained cars with lots of features, even if not very new (60k km on our Clio).

Pros: Very clean car, easy to get in touch. Service is great

Pros: The communication was clear and responsive within minutes through Whatsapp.

Cons: Nothing to complain about.

Pros: The staff was very friendly and quick answering questions thru whattsapp

Cons: Having to drive to the rental and not leave in the airport

Pros: Absolutely nothing

Cons: One hour late picking us up at the airport. The back of the outside mirror had a minor scratch on it they initially wanted 479 euros for damage repair and settled for 150 euros which was in itself far too high. would not return us to the airport until we paid this amount although there was a damage waiver deposit when we rented the car . The car return area was extremely hard to find.

Pros: The pickup at the airport was on time and the staff were helpful and pleasant.

Pros: The staff was very kind, the car was very good and in good condition, no complications with pick up and drop off

Cons: No comment really, perhaps only that there was no wiper fluid in the car and that I had to fill up the tyre pressure, but the latter wasn't really an issue. The car was also quite long so it might be problematic for some people to manage it.

Pros: efficient, friendly staff

Cons: it was all good

Pros: The service was very efficient and fast. Quick pickup and even faster car return.

Pros: nice guys, no unnecessary paperwork, everything was very easy

Cons: no problems at all. just make sure to have more payment methods at hand - my credit card had some issues and I heard the same story from more people

Pros: Good price, good car

Cons: Everything was good

Pros: Helpful in the retrival of items left in the car after return. Although no airport drop off the time spent at drop off was limited and effective. Easy going when it comes to condition of the car upon dropoff. Overall value for the money.

Cons: No pick up at the airport which would be fine if there were some more information where to meet the pick up person, a sign or something similar at the airport. The conditions of the cars were not 100%. Twice cars (original and replacement) with slow puncture on one of the tires. The tire pressure was not adjusted before delivery. Had to fill up directly. The cars would need a little more attention before delivery to the customers. But that might also be reflected in the price.

Pros: No question asked when my car had an issue - they replace the car in less than 1/2 hour from the time I call them to get a new car

Cons: It was all good - great team

Pros: Paulo and his colleagues were very courteous and helpful. The car was great.

Cons: Difficulty finding the agent.

Pros: So easy from start to finish.

Cons: No desk at airport

Pros: Great car, had no problems during my rental period (1 week). Easy pickup and return. Great service.

Cons: Everything was perfect.

Pros: Everything was fine except the brake pads.

Cons: Brake pads had not been checked before the car was rented. We had a problem with them after a few days.

Pros: The team is really cool and professional

Cons: Credit card safety deposit. Nonetheless, Common problem to other car rental companies

Pros: Good, almost new car. Easy procedure.

Pros: EASY TO WORK WITH YOU .

Cons: THERE OFFICES WERE SOME WOT HARD TO FIND , BUT WE MANAGED TO FIND .

Pros: The process was relatively smooth. The car was good enough.

Cons: The agent did not wait for us in time where agreed, and it took some 10-15 minutes to meet him finally. The email communication prior to day of pick up was not clear enough, I had to call the agency to understand where to pick up the car. Change of the pickup time required too much bureaucracy. The car was smaller than I expected, and my feeling is that price/quality ratio was not as good as I expected overall.

Pros: Friendly

Cons: 1st car had A/C fault so was changed the next day. 2nd car seemed to have a misfire as struggled with the hills and spluttered. Condition was fine on both just mechanical issues

Pros: I could not fault the friendly, efficient service.

Cons: No comment.

Pros: Entire process was quick and easy - meeting, pick up the car, return the car and shuttle us to the airport.

Pros: Perfect rental company, very helpful and friendly

Cons: Everything was good

Pros: I was able to contact both Discover Cars and Driving Madeira very easily

Pros: Nice staff and vehicle in good condition with only 10.000 kms

Cons: Finding the representative upon arrival at the airport is not easy, since it is not located where all other rental agencies are located. So I wasted unnecessary time on arrival before I finally found him. Don't follow the "car rentals" signs, go to the cab and shuttle exit.

Pros: Easy to use

Cons: Slightly too long on pick up

Pros: Easy process and no surprises. Good value for money.

Pros: Very quick and easy. No issues. Rep even dropped me off at my hotel on his way back to Funchal as I wasn't leaving yet.

Cons: Could not find rep when we arrived. Maybe a note to indicate that they would be in the parking area. We waited and looked outside of arrivals with no sign of the rep and another woman who was also due to collect a car with same company was already on the phone to them trying to see where they were. They soon appeared though.

Pros: easy to use, right at the airport

Cons: not all the companies require a security deposit

Pros: All written above

Pros: Naprosto perfektní služba. Doporučuji.

Pros: quality service and value for money

Cons: nothing - was all good