Renting a Car in Puglia: Insurance, ZTL, Parking & Practical Tips
Renting a car in Puglia: what to know about insurance, deposits, ZTL zones, parking, fuel, one-way rentals and choosing the right vehicle.
Renting a car in Puglia: what to know about insurance, deposits, ZTL zones, parking, fuel, one-way rentals and choosing the right vehicle.
Getting around Puglia by train, bus, car, taxi and bike: learn which areas work without a car and where driving makes your trip much easier.
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Driving in Puglia is one of the best ways to reach beaches, masserie, Valle d’Itria villages and rural areas that are awkward by public transport. It is also where first-time visitors make some of their most expensive mistakes: entering a ZTL because the navigation app says “continue”, misunderstanding parking colours, … Read more
Puglia is one of the best regions in Italy for a road trip because the car is genuinely useful once you leave the main railway corridor. It gives you access to masserie, trulli countryside, small beaches, hill towns and coastal roads that are awkward to combine by public transport. The mistake is assuming that having … Read more