Car hire prices at Tirana Airport

Tirana Airport car hire for October 2026 runs around £27 a day for a Compact car like a Kia Stonic, £22 for an Economy and £22 for a Mini when you book about a month ahead. An Intermediate car, such as a Ford Kuga, is around £37 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks keeps the Compact at £27 a day, while an Economy falls to £18. November 2026 is the cheapest month across the year at £22 a day for an Economy, whereas August 2027 climbs to £134 for a Fullsize car. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show what is typical for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Tirana Airport, you can safely wait until about a month before your trip, when a Compact car averages £27 a day, or holds at £27 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip across the year costs £48 a day against £30 around 2 weeks before pickup, so holding off saves money. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of pickup. If your dates are fixed, you have not missed the cheaper rates by waiting.

Carwiz is the cheapest company at Tirana Airport for a Compact car, at £12 a day on average over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card and holds a £1,027 deposit. Carwiz scores 73/100 from 446 reviews and averages a 14-minute wait at pickup. By comparison, Europcar averages £28 a day from 554 prices and scores 87/100 from 36 reviews, while holding a smaller deposit of £257. Only 2 of the 23 counters accept a debit card, so going with the cheapest supplier means bringing a credit card with plenty of room.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Tirana Airport, scoring 89 out of 100 from 43 reviews, with an average desk wait of 19 minutes. Europcar is close behind with 87/100 from 36 reviews and a 17-minute wait, averaging £28 a day for a Compact car over 554 prices. Alamo averages £31 a day. Carwiz is the cheapest company for that class at £12 a day, but scores lower at 73/100 from 446 reviews with a 14-minute desk wait.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

At Tirana Airport, deposits held on your card range from £150 with Green Motion to £1,242 with OK Mobility, and only 2 of the 23 desks accept a debit card. The remaining 21 desks require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Rent Point and Autowill Rent a Car accept debit cards, holding deposits of £514 and £428 respectively. The card rule and exact deposit are shown beside each vehicle, so filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers. Optional desk extras, like an additional driver or child seat, are listed separately under each car.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Two main issues catch drivers out at Tirana Airport: 21 of the 23 counters accept credit cards only, and security deposits can run as high as £1,242. While all 23 counters sit at the airport rather than off-site, queues vary noticeably from 2 minutes with Addcar to 25 minutes with Rent Point. If you arrive without a credit card in the main driver's name, almost every counter will turn you away. Even the road out requires steady nerves, so securing the right payment card beforehand is one less hazard to manage.

Only 70% of prices at Tirana Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Kia Stonic costs around £27 a day at Tirana Airport for October 2026 and fits small families best. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full party runs short on boot space. Light packers can choose an Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo at £22 a day with room for 2 bags, whereas an Intermediate car like a Ford Kuga holds 4 bags for £37 a day. Automatic cars make up 44% of cars offered and cost £45 a day, which is £5 more a day than a manual Compact car. Electric and hybrid models are 1% each of cars offered, so booking far ahead is essential if you want one.