While I generally prefer to sit in the comfort of a train car and allow the train engineer to do the driving, my upcoming trip to Meteora and Delphi will put me behind the wheel of a rented car. The last time I rented a car in Europe (in France) I ran into a problem of gas stations/fuel pumps that only accepted credit cards and that could not process US-issued credit cards or debit cards. Can anyone offer any insights on using American credit cards at gas stations in Greece? Thanks.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
7923 posts
We used to have credit card issues in France at gas stations. Lately, we haven't had problems with credit cards in Europe (including the same French gas stations) That would include smaller cities in Portugal, Italy and Spain, no issues. Unfortunately, I can't speak to Greece.
We had some issues two years in New Zealand and it was related to PINs. Fortunately, they speak English and we were told of a "work around". Plus, we decided to only used manned gas stations during the day.
I think the issues we had in France related to PINs as well. So the only help I can provide you is to see which of your cards have PIN capability and set up PINs if you need to.
Posted by
Athens, Greece
28 posts
Visa & Mastercard should be no problem but take note that American Express is not widely accepted anywhere in Greece.