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 2 airports · second driver €70
- Cyprus 1 airport · second driver €32
- France 2 airports · second driver €109–€111
- Greece 7 airports · second driver €36–€46
- Iceland 1 airport · second driver €50
- Ireland 1 airport · second driver €82
- Italy 9 airports · second driver €67–€84
- Portugal 4 airports · second driver €56–€74
- Spain 11 airports · second driver €32–€84
- Turkey 3 airports · second driver €25–€35
- United Kingdom 5 airports · second driver €124–€158
| Airport | 2nd driver | Typical fee | Deposit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante Airport Spain · 56 searches |
74% | €74 | €500 | Report → |
| Antalya Airport Turkey · 22 searches |
100% | €25 | €230 | Report → |
| Athens Airport Greece · 54 searches |
76% | €42 | €850 | Report → |
| Barcelona Airport Spain · 57 searches |
78% | €70 | €500 | Report → |
| Bari Airport Italy · 8 searches |
100% | €70 | €500 | Report → |
| Bodrum Airport Turkey · 22 searches |
100% | €32 | €200 | Report → |
| Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Italy · 54 searches |
99% | €70 | €700 | Report → |
| Chania Airport Greece · 22 searches |
78% | €42 | €869 | Report → |
| Corfu Airport Greece · 22 searches |
96% | €41 | €859 | Report → |
| Crete Airport Heraklion Greece · 50 searches |
80% | €36 | €800 | Report → |
| Dalaman Airport Turkey · 22 searches |
100% | €35 | €200 | Report → |
| Dublin Airport Ireland · 51 searches |
100% | €82 | €2,000 | Report → |
| Dubrovnik Airport Croatia · 8 searches |
93% | €70 | €1,500 | Report → |
| Edinburgh Airport United Kingdom · 53 searches |
100% | €134 | €585 | Report → |
| Faro Airport Portugal · 173 searches |
90% | €63 | €1,100 | Report → |
| Fuerteventura Airport Spain · 8 searches |
71% | €63 | €325 | Report → |
| Gran Canaria Airport Spain · 8 searches |
76% | €63 | €350 | Report → |
| Ibiza Airport Spain · 8 searches |
100% | €81 | €1,000 | Report → |
| Keflavik Airport Iceland · 22 searches |
100% | €50 | €500 | Report → |
| Kos Airport Greece · 22 searches |
94% | €46 | €900 | Report → |
| Lanzarote Airport Spain · 8 searches |
70% | €63 | €250 | Report → |
| Larnaca Airport Cyprus · 51 searches |
72% | €32 | €900 | Report → |
| Lisbon Airport Portugal · 79 searches |
93% | €56 | €1,300 | Report → |
| London Airport Gatwick United Kingdom · 65 searches |
100% | €131 | €1,120 | Report → |
| London Airport Heathrow United Kingdom · 52 searches |
100% | €131 | €827 | Report → |
| London Airport Stansted United Kingdom · 63 searches |
100% | €124 | €815 | Report → |
| Madeira Airport (Funchal) Portugal · 52 searches |
62% | €63 | €1,000 | Report → |
| Madrid Airport Spain · 53 searches |
79% | €84 | €500 | Report → |
| Malaga Airport Spain · 77 searches |
85% | €70 | €500 | Report → |
| Manchester Airport United Kingdom · 53 searches |
100% | €158 | €672 | Report → |
| Milan Airport Malpensa Italy · 53 searches |
94% | €70 | €700 | Report → |
| Naples Airport Italy · 8 searches |
100% | €67 | €500 | Report → |
| Nice Airport France · 53 searches |
100% | €109 | €709 | Report → |
| Olbia Airport Italy · 8 searches |
100% | €84 | €575 | Report → |
| Palermo Airport Italy · 8 searches |
100% | €70 | €550 | Report → |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport Spain · 52 searches |
92% | €70 | €830 | Report → |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport France · 51 searches |
100% | €111 | €750 | Report → |
| Pisa Airport Italy · 8 searches |
100% | €72 | €500 | Report → |
| Porto Airport Portugal · 71 searches |
91% | €74 | €1,400 | Report → |
| Rhodes Airport Greece · 22 searches |
65% | €42 | €961 | Report → |
| Rome Fiumicino Airport Italy · 51 searches |
95% | €72 | €700 | Report → |
| Seville Airport Spain · 6 searches |
79% | €66 | €300 | Report → |
| Split Airport Croatia · 52 searches |
94% | €70 | €1,500 | Report → |
| Tenerife Airport South Spain · 57 searches |
74% | €32 | €350 | Report → |
| Venice Airport Italy · 8 searches |
100% | €72 | €500 | Report → |
| Zakynthos Airport Greece · 22 searches |
96% | €44 | €850 | Report → |
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