Deposits · Portugal
Faro Airport car hire deposits: what each supplier holds on your card
The deposit is blocked on the main driver's credit card for the whole rental. At Faro Airport it is typically €1,100, and it varies far more between suppliers than the price does.
Data updated 7 October 2026 · 127 searches.
What the numbers say about Faro Airport
- Deposits here run from €600 (ABBYCAR) to €2,500 (Yes Car Hire) - about 4 times apart, far wider than the prices.
- The cheapest week here (GreenMotion, about €124 with a second driver) holds one of the biggest deposits (€2,100): a trade-off, not a bargain.
- Rated 9.0 and holding €1,000: Guerin is the well-rated, lower-deposit choice here, at about €286 a week with a second driver.
- Almost no car here takes a debit card for the deposit (2% of offers).
Every supplier, lowest deposit first
| Supplier | Deposit held | Rating | A week, 2nd driver incl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBYCAR | €600 | 7.4 | €277 |
| Sicily By Car | €850 | 8.4 | €304 |
| Guerin | €1,000 | 9.0 | €286 |
| Discovery Cars | €1,000 | 9.2 | €361 |
| SIXT | €1,000 | 7.4 | €509 |
| DiscoverCars choice | €1,100 | 8.7 | €254 |
| Drive4Move | €1,300 | 7.7 | €198 |
| International Car | €1,300 | 7.3 | €201 |
| Drive on Holidays | €1,420 | 8.9 | €258 |
| GreenMotion | €2,100 | 6.5 | €124 |
| Auto Prudente Rent A Car | €2,100 | 7.3 | €303 |
| Yes Car Hire | €2,500 | 8.7 | €239 |
Typical figures across our week-long searches; ratings are DiscoverCars customer reviews.
How deposits split at Faro Airport
- High deposit: 35% of offers
- Average deposit: 32% of offers
- Low deposit: 16% of offers
- Low deposit option available: 11% of offers
- No deposit: 4% of offers
- Deposit-free option available: 2% of offers
Faro Airport against other airports
Typical deposit: €1,100 here, against €200 at Bodrum Airport (lowest we measure) and €2,000 at Dublin Airport (highest).
What people get wrong about deposits
- It must be a credit card in the main driver's name - 2% of cars here take a debit card for it.
- Full cover bought when you book does not remove it: the desk still holds the deposit (DiscoverCars' own terms).
- A separate excess policy does not lower it either - it pays you back after a claim.
- It is released after you return the car, usually within days to a few weeks, depending on your bank.
Only low-deposit cars
Search Faro Airport and tap "Low deposit": cars with a low or no deposit, ranked by the total you pay.
More on Faro Airport: the full market report · prices by month · the deposits guide. We earn a commission when you book through DiscoverCars; it never changes the order.