At Centauro Rent a Car, we pay special attention to the comments made by users in order for us to constantly improve on the value for money of our car hire service.
There are plenty of platforms for people to submit a review, Google and Trustpilot being the most popular. At Centauro Rent a Car we make a great effort to respond on a daily basis to every single review and comment that we receive from users. That's our motivation to help improve and provide a better customer service.
Are you going to hire a car in Portugal and you want to know more about Centauro? Read some of the reviews and opinions from Centauro Rent a Car users in Portugal. (*)
Elemental H4cker
I have rented from here 4 times and never disappointed. U only gotta pay fuel and via verde deposit and overall the prices including the deposits are cheap and cars are all in great condition too! The deposits do take a week or two to reflect back usually but you get it all back. Also, everything is 10times smoother if u have the app
(5 / 5) 21/12/2025 18:22Carmen Stoica
Great experience. I rented a car for the 2nd time in Faro and everything was smooth from pickup to drop-off. Clean new cars with low mileage. Vera and Priscila are very kind and helpful there. Thank you for everything!
(5 / 5) 02/09/2025 17:23Eligio Espinoza
Centauro is an excellent Car rental company—first time using it. Contrary to all the bad reviews I saw online, our experience was A1. I made my reservation online through the Centauro website a month in advance, including the full insurance package. Another plus is that Centauro includes a second driver at no extra cost. The car looked like new, outside and inside. It only had 20.000 km or 12.000 Mi. We picked up in Porto and delivered in Lisbon. They have unlimited mileage. The personnel at both places were very courteous, knowledgeable, and treated us with respect. Picking up took us 10 minutes, and delivering the car not even 7 minutes at the Lisbon location. The best rental company so far out of all the ones I have used in the USA and Europe. They deserve NOT 5 stars BUT 10 stars for everything: price, quality, and excellent service. Thank you so much! Eligio & Marisol
(5 / 5) 30/10/2025 22:14Daniel Kornilenko
It's a 5 star rental company in Madeira, they do have shuttle pick up and drop off from Funchal airport, separate thx to Dioggo, all professional!
(5 / 5) 24/12/2025 00:34*Centauro cannot guarantee that the opinions and reviews collected on third-party platforms correspond in all cases to clients who have used the services.
1. Payment by Credit or Debit Card: payment can be made using a credit/debit card (Visa/Visa Electron or Mastercard) either via our web site or on collection of the vehicle. You need to know that there will be a deposit applicable if you do not choose the Smart cover. The deposit will be refunded to you at the end of the rental if there is no new damage made to the car. For Portugal, a 100€ deposit will be charged to your debit or credit card to cover possible Via Verde toll charges. Debit cards must be nominative. If you have prepaid on the web for your vehicle you must use the same credit/debit (Visa/Visa Electron o Mastercard) when picking up the car. At our Athens & Thessaloniki offices, we only accept payment with a credit card.
2. Cash payment: we accept cash for your car hire in Spain and Portugal (Italy and Greece cash is not accepted). In these cases, and as a guarantee, you are required to leave a deposit for the excess applicable to the vehicle given using a credit card (NOT DEBIT).
We do not accept prepaid cards, American Express, Maestro or Diners Club.
No, the driver must present a valid credit or debit card in their name on collecting the vehicle.