Car hire prices at Salzburg Airport

For November 2026 at Salzburg Airport, a good price for an Intermediate car, such as a Citroen C4, is around £51 a day when you book around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Suzuki Swift averages £34 a day, while a Compact car such as an Opel Astra Estate averages £40 at that lead time for November 2026. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £56 a day, £5 more. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Salzburg Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £51 a day then, against £56 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, the across-year figures offer reassurance: an Intermediate car averages £88 a day around 9 months before your trip, against £62 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking now is not unusually late.

U-Save is the cheapest company at Salzburg Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £47 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you prefer a company with a review score, Megadrive averages £74 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months and scores 86/100 from 36 recent reviews. Megadrive’s desk is at the airport, averages an 11-minute wait and requires a credit card, so check that you can meet the card rule before choosing it.

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.

Megadrive is the best-reviewed company at Salzburg Airport, scoring 86/100 from 36 recent reviews, with an average desk wait of 11 minutes, so consider it if you want a scored supplier. Megadrive is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, Megadrive averages £74 a day for an Intermediate car, while U-Save averages £47, £27 less a day. U-Save does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choosing the lower price means choosing without that review benchmark.

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 Salzburg Airport, deposits range from £171 with Budget to £1,195 with Dryyve, while 4 of the 15 desks accept debit cards, so your card can limit your choice. Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, while 10 desks require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. 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-only deposits and desk waits can delay your onward drive from Salzburg Airport, so check the card rule and leave time for collection. 10 of the 15 desks require a credit card, so do not choose a car on price alone if you only have a debit card. Dryyve, Wheego and Sicily by Car each hold about £1,195, so check that your card has room for the deposit. Hertz averages a 29-minute desk wait, so leave that time in your plans before committing to an onward arrival time.

Only 71% of prices at Salzburg Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Salzburg Airport's Compact cars, such as an Opel Astra Estate, cost £40 a day on average for November 2026 around a month before your trip, so choose one for up to 3 people with a bag each. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so do not choose it for 5 people who each bring a bag. At the same lead time for November 2026, step down to an Economy car such as a Suzuki Swift at £34 a day for 2 bags, or up to an Intermediate car such as a Citroen C4 at £51 a day for 4 bags. 63% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so you have a broad choice when filtering for one; for Intermediate cars across all batches, automatics average £83 a day against £77 for manuals, £6 more a day. Electric cars account for 2% and hybrids for 11% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so filter for the type you want before comparing prices.