Find cars with no deposit and no credit card from local rental companies. Pay the rest at pickup by debit card or cash, collect at the airport or get the car delivered in town.
Prices checked 22 October 2026
Four countries, four different ways to hire a car. Here is what to expect in each.
Local companies often keep payment simple. See how it works.
Each car shows its total, its deposit, its cover levels and any one-way or cross-border fee before you book.
You pay an advance of 15 to 20% when you book and the rest to the rental company when you collect the car.
You rent from a local company at the airport or in town. Its name and phone number are on your booking voucher.
SabreCar is a car hire booking site for Albania, Montenegro, Crete and Cyprus. We do not own any cars. Our search shows cars from local rental companies, with the full price, the deposit, the insurance options and each company’s rules on the car before you book.
When you book, your rental contract is with the local company. It sends you a voucher with its name and phone number, and it is the company you meet at pickup and deal with about the car. Bookings, payments and cancellations run through our booking partner’s platform, under the booking rules you accept at checkout.
If a company cannot provide the car you booked because of a breakdown or another reason outside its control, it must give you a car of the same or a higher class, on the same terms and at the same price.
The cars in our search come from local rental companies. That changes how renting works:
See no deposit and no credit card below.
On many cars you can choose delivery to your hotel or another address in town instead of collecting at the airport.
At the airport the company meets you as shown on your voucher. How and where varies by company, so read the voucher before you travel.
Look the car over with the company at pickup and at return, and note any marks, so nothing is disputed later.
If your flight is late or plans change, ring the number on your voucher.
Search with your real arrival time. Some cars cannot be collected at night, and if a company charges for a late or early handover, the fee is shown before you pay.
A no-deposit car means nothing is held on your card or paid in cash as a security deposit when you collect it. You still pay the rental itself and any extras you chose.
How to find them: tick “No deposit” in the search filters. Each car also shows its deposit amount (or none) before you book.
Another way to zero: on many cars the top insurance level, Full Coverage Plus, removes the deposit. It is not offered on every car, so check the car’s insurance options.
Still bring: your licence and the payment card or cash the car asks for, because the rest of the rental is paid at pickup.
| Crete | well over half of the cars |
|---|---|
| Albania | about half of the cars |
| Cyprus | about a third of the cars |
| Montenegro | some cars |
Many travellers only have a debit card. With local companies that is rarely a problem.
| Albania | almost every car needs no credit card |
|---|---|
| Montenegro | very few cars ask for one |
| Crete | about a third ask for a credit card |
| Cyprus | almost every car needs no credit card |
In Crete, use the “No credit card” filter.
Paying with a debit card or cash: the advance you pay when booking can be paid by card online. The rest is paid to the company at pickup, by the methods shown on the car; some take cash or a debit card.
When a credit card is required: it must be a physical card with raised (embossed) numbers, in the main driver’s name, and you must bring it to pickup. Some companies accept a debit card instead; the car and your voucher say which.
Price per day for a week from mid-November 2026, across the four countries.
from €3 a day
typically €35
from €10 a day
typically €55
from €6 a day
typically €50
from €11 a day
typically €74
from €10 a day
typically €85
from €20 a day
typically €75Economy cars are typically the cheapest everywhere. Automatics cost more but are the norm in Cyprus and common in Albania and Montenegro; in Crete well over half of the cars are manual.
Your national licence, valid until the end of the rental. Copies and digital licences are not accepted. In Albania, Montenegro and Cyprus the details must be in Latin letters.
In Albania, Montenegro and Cyprus, strongly recommended if your licence is only valid in the country that issued it. In Crete the terms recommend one with every licence, and some companies may refuse a rental without it.
The card or cash the car asks for at pickup, and a credit card in the main driver’s name if the car requires one.
Sent by email after you book. It names the rental company and its phone number, says where and how they meet you, and shows whether your car needs a credit card or takes a debit card. Keep it on your phone for pickup; you also need it if you cancel.
The number you give when booking must be reachable the day before pickup and throughout the rental, by call or messenger such as WhatsApp or Viber. Rental companies do not accept complaints if they could not reach you.
Each car shows its own minimum age and years of driving. In Albania some cars can be hired from 18; others need 21 or more and up to three years’ experience.
Your airport or town and your dates.
Compare price, deposit and payment rules, then add insurance, a cross-border package or extras.
15 to 20% of the rental, online.
Pay the rest to the company and check the car together.
Down to the Albanian Riviera; Berat is about 2 h on the way.
To the Bay of Kotor.
Along the north coast of Crete.
Along the south coast of Cyprus.
Across a border: the car has to come back to the country you hired it in, but you can drive abroad and back with a cross-border package added when you book.
| From Albania | Packages for Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia (through Montenegro) and Greece. |
|---|---|
| From Montenegro | Three levels, from the neighbouring countries up to the whole EU and Switzerland. |
| From Crete | Driving across a border is not allowed under the rental terms. |
| From Cyprus | Some cars offer a cross-border option; ask the company where it applies. |
Each car shows its own package and fee. Tell the company before you cross.
Collect in one town and return in another, with the drop-off fee included in the price shown. Between the two Montenegro airports it is often free; between Heraklion and Chania, or Larnaca and Paphos, the fee is typically €50 to €100, depending on the direction.
You cannot collect a car in one country and return it in another. The car must come back to the country where you hired it. A cross-border package lets you drive abroad and back where permitted; it does not allow a drop-off in another country.
| Country | Lowest typical price | Highest typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | January to March, typically €30 a day | August, typically €50 |
| Montenegro | April, typically €42 a day | August, typically €65 |
| Crete | March, typically €34 a day | August, typically €77 |
| Cyprus | February and March, typically €41 a day | September and October, typically €59 |
Summer dates for next year are still opening: far fewer cars show for June to August than for winter, so check again in spring and book once your dates fill.
The company meets you as described on your voucher. Search with your real arrival time: some cars cannot be collected at night, and any out-of-hours fee is shown before you pay.
Choose delivery to your hotel or address where the car offers it.
Show your licence and payment, pay the rest of the rental, and walk round the car with the company.
Return it with the same level you collected it with.
Check the car together again. The deposit, if there was one, is returned under the company’s terms.
Usually not. In Albania and Cyprus almost every car needs no credit card, and very few cars do in Montenegro. In Crete about a third of the cars ask for one, so use the filter.
Yes. Tick “No deposit” in the search, or choose Full Coverage Plus where a car offers it.
It depends on the car: in Albania some can be hired from 18, others need 21 or more and up to three years of driving. Each car shows its own limits.
Yes, with a cross-border package added when you book, from Albania, Montenegro and some Cyprus cars. The car must come back to the country you hired it in.
Within the same country, yes, with a drop-off fee shown in the price. Not in another country.
Filter for 7 seats or more. Nine seats was the largest car we found in Tirana, so a group of ten or more needs two cars. Check the boot size of the model against your luggage.
An advance of 15 to 20% when you book. The rest is paid to the company when you collect the car.
Each car comes with basic cover and offers higher levels at a price. Standard cover does not include damage to the wheels, underbody, windscreen or interior; the car shows what each level covers.
Free up to 7 days before pickup (30 days for luxury cars and convertibles), or 24 hours before with the “Free cancellation” option. A 6% payment fee is not refunded.
The rental company, on the phone number in your voucher. For anything about this website, email info@sabrecar.com.
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