Car hire prices at Dubrovnik Airport

Dubrovnik Airport car hire starts at around £16 a day for a Compact car, such as a Volkswagen Golf, when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo is about £12 a day, while a Mini is around £10. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and a Compact rises slightly to £17. Across the year, prices swing from £21 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to £140 for an executive car in August 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Dubrovnik Airport, booking late saves money: a Compact car costs £16 a day about a month before your trip and £17 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip across the year averages £41 a day compared to £22 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting does not hurt. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of pickup. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper rates.

Flizzr is the cheapest company at Dubrovnik Airport for a Compact car, averaging £19 a day over the last 12 months from 936 prices, but it requires a credit card for its deposit. Flizzr does not yet have enough reviews for a score, whereas Sixt costs £21 a day and scores 89/100 from 58 reviews. All 23 desks sit at the airport terminal, but 20 of them take credit cards only. Budget averages £25 a day and scores 76/100, but holds a £4,281 card deposit.

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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Dubrovnik Airport, scoring 89/100 from 58 reviews, with an average desk wait of 16 minutes at pickup. Sixt is also among the cheapest, averaging £21 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 816 prices. Flizzr is the cheapest company at £19 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sicily by Car is another strong performer, scoring 87/100 from 40 reviews with an 18-minute wait, averaging £37 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 Dubrovnik Airport, typical deposits held on your payment card range from £685 with Green Motion to £4,281 with Budget, and only 3 of the 23 counters accept a debit card. The 3 desks taking debit cards are Autowill Rent a Car, Dollar Thrifty and Mack, while the other 20 require a credit card. The deposit and card rules are displayed beside each vehicle in your results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional extras you choose at the desk, like booster seats or an additional driver, are listed with their costs.

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

Two main traps catch people out at Dubrovnik Airport: desks that refuse debit cards for deposits, and long waits at rental counters. Of the 23 counters at the airport, 20 accept credit cards only, with deposits reaching £4,281 at Budget. Desks like Last Minute keep people waiting an average of 45 minutes, and Alamo averages 39 minutes. With tight coastal roads and restricted town parking ahead, a small car avoids the additional headache of searching for an oversized bay.

Only 63% of prices at Dubrovnik Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Dubrovnik Airport car hire starts at around £16 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf in October 2026, which suits up to 5 people. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full cabin leaves soft luggage on laps. An Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo drops the rate to £12 a day and makes tight coastal bays easier, though the boot shrinks to 2 bags. Automatics make up 47% of cars offered and cost £38 a day on average, while manuals cost £29. Expect petrol or diesel power, as suppliers at DBV offer neither electric nor hybrid models.