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car hire in Algarve

Many people have recommended renting a car in Algarve. I really prefer not to do it, but I will if it's necessary. Flying into Faro in mid-September, staying at
Hotel Mirachoro Carvoeiro (so far), and then need to get myself to Lisbon after 5 nights. It's possible to get a shuttle from airport to hotel, and then is it the right thing to take something like flixbus to Lisbon? The hotel website says I can rent a car from there. Any idea on expense? Somewhere, I read $81 per day. Ugh.

The other option would be an open-jaw rental from Faro with drop off in Lisbon. Any idea on the cheapest and easiest drop off in Lisbon? I will be staying in Belem, actually. Any idea on what website to start surfing? Thanks!

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My son and his fiancé rented from Faro airport and returned the car there. I can’t remember how much it was but it wasn’t very expensive.

We are going to Portugal this October and are picking up in Porto and dropping off at the Lisbon airport. I didn’t want to drive into Lisbon. We are renting through AutoEurope and are paying an extra fee to pick up and drop off in different locations but still it is less than $81 a day. But cheaper choice is likely to be renting car for time in Algarve and then taking public transportation to Lisbon.

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Compare zestcarrental.com.

We used them last September and found them to be very affordable.