Car hire prices at Sao Paulo Airport

A good price at Sao Paulo Airport for October 2026 is around £34 a day for a Compact car like the Fiat Cronos, £28 for an Economy and £25 for a Mini when booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate car like the Fiat Pulse is about £50 a day. Prices stay steady if you wait, but month to month they swing widely: March 2027 is the cheapest at £23 a day for a Mini, while December 2026 reaches £84 for an Intermediate. If your quote is higher than these benchmarks, the price checker will show what is on offer for your exact travel dates.

When you book barely moves the price at Sao Paulo Airport because rates shift less than 19% across the year, with a Compact averaging £34 a day booked a month before against £31 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £37 a day, so if you have not arranged a car yet you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of travel. Picking the right month matters far more than booking early, as December 2026 reaches £84 a day for an Intermediate while March 2027 drops to £23 for a Mini.

Localiza is the cheapest supplier at Sao Paulo Airport for a Compact car at £27 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Movida costs £35 a day from 711 prices and scores 84/100 from recent reviews, with a terminal desk that averages a 26-minute wait. Unidas charges £36 a day and Alamo is £53. All 3 desks with counter records require a credit card for the security hold and none take a debit card.

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.

Movida is the best-reviewed company at Sao Paulo Airport with a score of 84/100 from 15 reviews, averaging a 26-minute wait at the desk. Movida averages £35 a day for a Compact car, which makes it only £8 more a day than Localiza, the cheapest supplier at £27. Localiza, Unidas and Alamo do not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo offers a shorter wait of 11 minutes at its counter, though Alamo costs £53 a day for the same size car.

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 Sao Paulo Airport security deposits range from £142 with Movida to £812 with Alamo, and none of the 3 counters accept a debit card. Every desk insists on a credit card in the lead driver's name, so you cannot rent if you bring only debit cards. Unidas holds £285 on your card while Movida requires £142. Any optional equipment or local fees charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle before you book.

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

The main catch at Sao Paulo Airport is arriving with only a debit card, because all 3 desks take credit cards only for vehicle deposits. Leaving your credit card behind will leave you stranded at the terminal, as not a single counter accepts a debit card for the deposit. Desk queues can also stretch your patience, with Movida taking 26 minutes and Unidas 25 minutes on average to hand over keys. With stop-start city driving ahead, getting an automatic car avoids working the clutch in dense traffic.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Sao Paulo Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For up to 5 passengers, pick a Compact car like the Fiat Cronos at Sao Paulo Airport, which costs around £34 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full group with luggage will find bags ending up on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like the Peugeot 208 takes 2 bags, while an Intermediate like the Fiat Pulse takes 4 bags at £50 a day. Automatics make up 54% of cars on offer and cost £6 more a day than a manual for a Compact across the year, making them easy to find for city driving. No electric or hybrid cars are offered at the airport, so plan on petrol.