Car hire prices at Klagenfurt Airport

Klagenfurt Airport car hire averages around £61 a day for an Intermediate such as a Ford Kuga booked about a month ahead for October 2026. A Compact like a Volkswagen Golf averages £45 a day, while an executive Mercedes E Class is £90. August 2027 is the dearest month on record at £116 a day for that larger car, compared to £33 in June 2027 for a Mini. If your quote sits outside these figures, check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Klagenfurt Airport, booking timing barely moves the price, shifting it less than 2% across the year. Across all months, an Intermediate averages £67 a day booked 9 months before your trip, £64 at 1 month and £67 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed almost nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Budget is the cheapest company at Klagenfurt Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £54 a day over the last 12 months. Thrifty follows at £58 a day, while Hertz averages £66 over 721 prices. Europcar costs £72 a day and scores 89/100 from 64 reviews, whereas Budget scores 88/100 from 68 reviews. All five rental desks are located inside the airport terminal.

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.

Europcar is the best-reviewed company at Klagenfurt Airport, scoring 89/100 from 64 reviews with an average desk wait of 13 minutes. Hertz and Budget both follow at 88/100, though Budget is cheaper at £54 a day for an Intermediate compared to £72 with Europcar. Hertz averages £66 a day with a 19-minute desk wait. Sixt records the longest wait at the airport, averaging 25 minutes.

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

Klagenfurt Airport desks hold between £171 with Budget and £728 with Europcar on your card, and 2 of the 5 companies accept a debit card. Another desk takes a debit card for some cars only, while 2 companies refuse debit cards entirely. The deposit and card rule for each vehicle is shown beside it in the results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

Credit-card-only counters and long desk queues at Sixt cause the main problems for drivers at Klagenfurt Airport. 2 of the 5 desks refuse debit cards completely, so you must bring a credit card in the lead driver's name. Sixt keeps drivers waiting an average of 25 minutes, nearly double Europcar's 13 minutes. You can spend that extra quarter of an hour contemplating why the queue moves slower than a tractor on a mountain pass.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 96% of prices at Klagenfurt Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For mountain roads outside Klagenfurt Airport, pick an Intermediate like a Ford Kuga or Skoda Octavia Estate, which costs around £61 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people and holds 4 bags, giving you enough engine to climb steep grades with luggage. Stepping down to a Compact like a Volkswagen Golf costs £45 a day, but it takes 3 bags. Automatics make up 62% of cars offered and cost £16 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid cars are just 5% combined, meaning green options are rarely available at short notice.