Car hire prices at Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport car hire costs around £23 a day for a Compact car like a Kia Stonic booked about a month ahead for October 2026, with an Economy at £15 and a Mini at £14. An Intermediate car, the Renault Megane size, averages about £32 a day. Waiting until the last 2 weeks keeps the Compact at £23 a day, while an Intermediate edges down to £30. Prices across the year vary sharply, running from £18 a day in November 2026 for a Mini to £128 a day in August 2027 for a larger luxury car. The price checker will show you quotes for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Sofia Airport, booking late saves money, with a Compact car costing £23 a day both a month ahead and inside the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages £40 a day for a Compact car compared to £25 a day 2 weeks before pickup, so you have missed nothing if you held off. Many people plan late, with 48% of bookings across the 395 airports we track made within 2 weeks of travel. August 2027 is the dearest month on offer, reaching £128 a day for an executive car compared to £18 in November 2026 for a Mini.

Low Cost Cars is the cheapest company at Sofia Airport for a Compact car, averaging £17 a day against the airport average of £36, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Its desk sits in the terminal with a 23-minute average wait, scoring 87/100 from 43 reviews with a £514 deposit. Top Rent a Car averages £21 a day for a Compact car from 1,334 prices and lets you use a debit card for certain vehicles, holding a £1,027 deposit. Alamo averages £39 a day across 933 prices with an 87/100 score and a 29-minute wait.

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 and Car Rent are the best-reviewed companies at Sofia Airport, both scoring 91 out of 100 from 43 and 74 reviews respectively. Europcar averages a 24-minute desk wait with a £257 deposit, though Europcar costs £32 a day for a Compact car across 597 prices. Car Rent averages a 19-minute wait, takes debit cards, and Car Rent costs £23 a day. Low Cost Cars is the cheapest supplier at £17 a day for a Compact car and scores 87/100 from 43 reviews. Desks like Auto-Union and Sixt do not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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

Deposits held on your card at Sofia Airport range from £257 with Europcar to £1,541 with Avis, and only 2 of the 12 desks accept a debit card. A further desk accepts a debit card for some cars only, while 9 desks take credit cards only. The deposit and payment rules are shown beside each vehicle, so filter for debit cards in your results before comparing prices. Extras due on arrival, such as child seats or additional drivers, are listed under each quote.

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

The main catches at Sofia Airport are credit-card rules and slow desks, with 9 of the 12 counters refusing debit cards entirely. Every desk is based at the airport, so you will not need a shuttle bus to collect your vehicle. Alamo and Enterprise keep people waiting an average of 29 minutes, making them the slowest desks in the terminal. You are spared the usual transfer bus, but you may spend that saved travel time standing in front of the counter.

Only 85% of prices at Sofia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car at Sofia Airport, like a Kia Stonic, costs around £23 a day for October 2026 and gives you enough room for everyday driving. A Compact seats 5 passengers but takes 3 bags, so luggage can be tight if every seat is full. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs £15 a day with room for 2 bags, while an Intermediate Renault Megane costs £32 and takes 4 bags. Automatics make up 50% of cars offered and cost £5 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid options make up just 4% combined, so book them well in advance.