Car hire prices at Cartagena Airport

Cartagena Airport prices for October 2026 sit around £54 a day for a Compact car like a Renault Logan booked about a month ahead, with an Economy at £43 and an Intermediate at £64. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to £49 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £43 a day for a Mini in May 2027 to £157 for an executive model in December 2026. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Cartagena Airport, booking late saves money: a Compact is £54 a day a month before pickup and drops to £49 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months ahead averages £82 a day compared to £56 around 2 weeks before travel, so waiting will not cost you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing.

Alamo and Enterprise are the cheapest companies at Cartagena Airport for a Compact car, both averaging £55 a day over the last 12 months. Green Motion averages £57 a day from 795 prices, while National costs £83 from 515 prices. None of the suppliers at the airport currently have enough reviews for a score. All 6 counters sit directly at the airport, so saving money does not force you onto a shuttle bus.

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.

None of the suppliers at Cartagena Airport currently have the 30 reviews required for a score, but Alamo and Enterprise offer the lowest average prices for a Compact car at £55 a day. Counter wait times vary among suppliers, with Alamo averaging 14 minutes and Green Motion 31 minutes. Localiza logged no wait time in recent checks, though its Compact car averages £73 a day. National is the most expensive supplier for a Compact at £83 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 Cartagena Airport, deposits held on your card range from £183 with Localiza to £738 with National, and none of the 6 desks take a debit card. Every supplier requires a credit card in the main driver's name. Alamo and Enterprise both hold a £258 deposit. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price, so check the terms before you confirm.

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

The biggest trap at Cartagena Airport is arriving with only a debit card, as all 6 desks take credit cards only. If you do not bring a credit card in the lead driver's name, you will not get a car, no matter what you booked online. Desk waits also differ sharply between terminal counters, from no wait at Localiza to 31 minutes at Green Motion. A smaller car is also far easier to squeeze into informal street parking spots along the coast.

Only 48% of prices at Cartagena Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Renault Logan at Cartagena Airport costs around £54 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full group will need soft luggage. An Economy car like a Kia Picanto drops the price to £43 a day but takes only 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Nissan Versa takes 4 bags at £64. Automatic cars are 67% of the cars offered and cost £19 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models are not offered at Cartagena Airport.