Market reports
What car hire actually costs, by airport
We search these markets on a schedule and keep the numbers. Not opinions about car hire — measurements of it: who charges for a second driver, how much they hold on your card, and what the cheap headline leaves out.
By condition
Some questions are not about a destination. What the desk holds on your card, whether it will take a debit card, what a second driver adds, whether anyone is still there when you land — each measured across every airport we track.
By country
- Croatia 1 airport · second driver €98
- Cyprus 1 airport · second driver €56
- France 2 airports · second driver €140
- Greece 7 airports · second driver €42–€240
- Iceland 1 airport · second driver €61
- Ireland 1 airport · second driver €158
- Italy 3 airports · second driver €112–€126
- Portugal 4 airports · second driver €56–€70
- Spain 6 airports · second driver €7–€126
- Turkey 3 airports · second driver €39–€61
- United Kingdom 5 airports · second driver €124–€237
| Airport | 2nd driver | Typical fee | Deposit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante Airport Spain · 35 searches |
74% | €74 | €500 | Report → |
| Antalya Airport Turkey · 4 searches |
90% | €52 | €215 | Report → |
| Athens Airport Greece · 36 searches |
75% | €46 | €868 | Report → |
| Barcelona Airport Spain · 38 searches |
79% | €70 | €500 | Report → |
| Bodrum Airport Turkey · 4 searches |
84% | €61 | €200 | Report → |
| Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Italy · 33 searches |
99% | €112 | €700 | Report → |
| Chania Airport Greece · 4 searches |
88% | €46 | €800 | Report → |
| Corfu Airport Greece · 4 searches |
90% | €111 | €900 | Report → |
| Crete Airport Heraklion Greece · 32 searches |
80% | €58 | €747 | Report → |
| Dalaman Airport Turkey · 4 searches |
74% | €39 | €200 | Report → |
| Dublin Airport Ireland · 33 searches |
100% | €158 | €2,000 | Report → |
| Edinburgh Airport United Kingdom · 35 searches |
100% | €237 | €585 | Report → |
| Faro Airport Portugal · 127 searches |
90% | €60 | €1,100 | Report → |
| Keflavik Airport Iceland · 4 searches |
100% | €61 | €400 | Report → |
| Kos Airport Greece · 4 searches |
84% | €240 | €996 | Report → |
| Larnaca Airport Cyprus · 33 searches |
72% | €56 | €900 | Report → |
| Lisbon Airport Portugal · 57 searches |
93% | €56 | €1,400 | Report → |
| London Airport Gatwick United Kingdom · 46 searches |
100% | €132 | €1,072 | Report → |
| London Airport Heathrow United Kingdom · 34 searches |
100% | €196 | €825 | Report → |
| London Airport Stansted United Kingdom · 44 searches |
100% | €124 | €815 | Report → |
| Madeira Airport (Funchal) Portugal · 34 searches |
64% | €63 | €1,000 | Report → |
| Madrid Airport Spain · 35 searches |
83% | €119 | €500 | Report → |
| Malaga Airport Spain · 54 searches |
84% | €70 | €500 | Report → |
| Manchester Airport United Kingdom · 35 searches |
100% | €222 | €672 | Report → |
| Milan Airport Malpensa Italy · 35 searches |
94% | €126 | €700 | Report → |
| Nice Airport France · 35 searches |
100% | €140 | €728 | Report → |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport Spain · 33 searches |
91% | €126 | €800 | Report → |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport France · 33 searches |
100% | €140 | €750 | Report → |
| Porto Airport Portugal · 53 searches |
92% | €70 | €1,400 | Report → |
| Rhodes Airport Greece · 4 searches |
65% | €42 | €946 | Report → |
| Rome Fiumicino Airport Italy · 33 searches |
95% | €126 | €700 | Report → |
| Split Airport Croatia · 34 searches |
95% | €98 | €1,500 | Report → |
| Tenerife Airport South Spain · 38 searches |
66% | €7 | €350 | Report → |
| Zakynthos Airport Greece · 4 searches |
87% | €53 | €884 | Report → |
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