Car hire prices at Vienna Airport

For November 2026 at Vienna Airport, aim for around £47 a day for an Intermediate, the Citroen C4 size, booked around a month before your trip, because the last 2 weeks cost more. An Economy car, such as an Opel Corsa, averages £29 a day at that lead time, while a Compact car, such as an Opel Astra, averages £34. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £53 a day, £6 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Vienna Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £47 a day then, against £53 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £79 a day around 9 months before your trip and £54 a day in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. November 2026 runs the other way, so use the month's prices rather than the year-wide pattern. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of people booking through our sites booked within a month of pickup, so booking at this stage is common.

Wheego is cheapest at Vienna Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £57 a day from 1,697 prices, but you need a credit card. Wheego scores 78/100 from 74 reviews in the last 5 months and holds a typical £1,195 deposit, so check your available card balance before booking. Budget averages £60 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 713 prices, £3 more a day, but takes debit cards and holds a typical £171 deposit. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a higher review score and debit-card acceptance, Auto-Union scores 84/100 from 36 reviews in the last 5 months and averages £70 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months.

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.

If you prioritise reviews, Auto-Union leads at Vienna Airport with 84/100 from 36 reviews in the last 5 months and an average desk wait of 22 minutes. Auto-Union is not the cheapest: Auto-Union averages £70 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Wheego is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at £57 a day from 1,697 prices, scores 78/100 from 74 reviews in the last 5 months and averages an 18-minute desk wait. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its lack of a rating as evidence of reliability.

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 Vienna Airport, typical deposits range from £171 with Budget to £1,195 with Wheego, and 5 of the 17 companies take debit cards, so check card acceptance before choosing by price. Sixt takes a debit card for some cars only, so confirm the rule for the car you select. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices; the deposit and card rule are shown beside each car in the results. 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.

Allow time before making onward plans from Vienna Airport, because Hertz's pickup desk averages 38 minutes, and check your card before booking to avoid a refused deposit. 11 of the 17 desks require a credit card, so filter for debit-card acceptance if that is the card you intend to use. Wheego holds a typical £1,195 deposit, so check that your card has enough available balance rather than budgeting only for the hire price. If collection time matters, Budget's desk averages 7 minutes, compared with Hertz's 38 minutes.

Only 69% of prices at Vienna Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Vienna Airport, the Citroen C4 or Skoda Octavia size at about £47 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Toyota Aygo, at £18 a day, though it takes 2 bags. A Premium, the Mercedes GLC size, takes 6 bags and is £87 a day. 57% of hire cars at Vienna Airport are automatic, at £73 a day against £69 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 9%, so there is usually one free at short notice.