Car hire prices at Sofia Airport

For November 2026 at Sofia Airport, use £20 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car, the Kia Stonic size, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, a Mini car such as a Kia Picanto averages £14 a day, as does an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa. In the last 2 weeks before a November 2026 pickup, the Compact car averages £21 a day, £1 more, while the Mini car stays at £14 and the Economy car rises to £15. Check the price checker before accepting a quote for your exact dates.

Book late at Sofia Airport: a Compact booked 9 months ahead is £40 a day and one booked 2 weeks ahead £25. For November 2026, a Compact is £20 a day booked about a month ahead and £21 in the last 2 weeks. Book when your plans are firm and spend the time on the company and the hire car instead. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, half of our customers book a hire car within 16 days of pickup.

Low Cost Cars is Sofia Airport's cheapest supplier for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £17 a day, but you need a credit card for its £512 deposit. Low Cost Cars has an airport desk, scores 83/100 from 44 recent reviews and averages 23 minutes at pickup, so allow time for collection. Over the same 12 months, Car Rent averages £23 a day for a Compact car, £6 more, and scores 91/100 from 82 recent reviews. If you need to use a debit card, compare Car Rent: it accepts one, holds a £598 deposit and averages 9 minutes at pickup.

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.

Choose Alamo for the highest recent review score at Sofia Airport: it scores 93/100 from 46 reviews and averages 5 minutes at pickup. Alamo is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, its Compact cars average £39 a day from 932 prices. Low Cost Cars averages £17 a day for a Compact car over the same period, £22 less, but scores 83/100 from 44 recent reviews and averages 23 minutes at pickup. Avis and Budget do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose a scored company if review evidence matters to you.

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 Sofia Airport, deposits range from £256 with Europcar to £1,537 with Avis, and only 2 of the 12 checked counters accept a debit card without restricting it to some cars. Car Rent and Wheego accept debit cards; Top Rent a Car and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 8 counters require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk, such as child seats or an additional driver, 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.

At Sofia Airport, check the card rule and allow time for collection before planning your onward drive, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay you. Of the 12 checked counters, 8 require a credit card, so do not arrive relying on a debit card unless your chosen car explicitly accepts it. Top Rent a Car averages 25 minutes at pickup and Low Cost Cars averages 23 minutes; leave room for collection before committing to an onward arrival time. Check available credit as well as the daily rate: Avis holds a £1,537 deposit.

Only 86% of prices at Sofia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a family with 3 bags, choose a Compact car such as a Kia Stonic at Sofia Airport, averaging £20 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check your luggage before filling every seat. At the same lead time in November 2026, a couple with 2 bags can choose a Mini car such as a Kia Picanto, seating 4, at £14 a day; for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Renault Megane, seating 5, at £27 a day. Automatic cars are 50% of cars offered, so you have a broad choice, but over the full pricing period an automatic Compact car averages £39 a day against £34 for a manual Compact car, £5 more a day. Electric and hybrid cars together are 4% of cars offered, so filter for them if you want one rather than assuming your chosen car qualifies.