Car hire prices at Varna Airport

At Varna Airport in October 2026, about a month before your trip, a Compact car like a Kia Ceed is around £22 a day, an Economy Kia Rio £14, and an Intermediate £41. Leave booking a Compact to the last 2 weeks and the price rises to £25 a day. Prices swing across the calendar, reaching £127 a day for a luxury class car in September 2027 compared to £17 for an Economy car in November 2026. If your quote sits far above these figures, our price checker will show you typical rates for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Varna Airport, booking about a month ahead secures a Compact car for £22 a day, while waiting for the last 2 weeks edges the price to £25. Booking 9 months ahead typically costs £33 a day across the year, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Booking lead time barely moves prices at Varna, where travel month drives the bill. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of people book within 2 weeks of pickup.

Low Cost Cars is the cheapest company at Varna Airport for a Compact car, averaging £19 a day over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Top Rent a Car costs £21 a day from 924 prices and scores 89/100 from 90 customer reviews. All 8 counters sit directly at the airport, so you do not need to factor in a shuttle bus. If you need to pay with a debit card, Goldcar costs £20 a day, whereas 6 of the 8 desks require a credit 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.

Top Rent a Car is the best-reviewed company at Varna Airport, scoring 89/100 from 90 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Top Rent a Car averages £21 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 924 prices. Low Cost Cars is the cheapest company at £19 a day for a Compact car, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Auto-Union scores 87/100 from 37 reviews with a 21-minute wait and averages £25 a day.

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 Varna Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £257 with Europcar up to £1,541 with Avis, and only 1 of the 8 companies accepts a debit card for all vehicles. Top Rent a Car accepts a debit card for some cars only, while 6 desks require a credit card. The deposit amount and card requirements are clearly shown beside each car in our price checker, so filter by debit card before comparing prices. Any optional extras you buy at the desk, such as child seats or additional drivers, are priced underneath each listing.

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

Credit-card restrictions and counter queues are the main things that catch people out at Varna Airport, where 6 of the 8 desks will not accept a debit card for security deposits. Europcar's desk averages 30 minutes at pickup, and Sixt averages 29 minutes, which tests your patience after a flight. If you plan to hop along the coast and park near busy beaches or town centres, renting an unnecessarily large car makes tight street parking and narrow resort lanes far harder than they need to be.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 96% of prices at Varna Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

A Compact car like a Kia Ceed typically costs £22 a day at Varna Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people with 3 bags. Because it carries fewer bags than passengers, a full car means soft luggage on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like a Kia Rio costs £14 a day for 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Toyota Corolla costs £41 for 4 bags. Automatics are 47% of cars offered and cost £34 a day compared to £32 for a manual, while electric and hybrid models make up just 2% combined, so you must reserve one well ahead if you want one.