Car hire prices at Pula Airport

A good price at Pula Airport in October 2026 is around £20 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf, booked about a month ahead. An Economy car, the Volkswagen Polo size, is around £15 a day, while a Mini is £11. Leave it to the last 2 weeks and that Compact drops slightly to £19. Over the year, May 2027 is the cheapest month at £16 a day for a Mini, while August 2027 reaches £126 a day for an Executive model. Check our price checker for your exact dates if your quote is higher.

Booking late saves about 69% across the year at Pula Airport, where cars cost £44 a day 9 months before pickup against £26 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026, booking a Compact car about a month before your trip costs £20 a day, easing to £19 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip offers no advantage at Pula Airport, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Most bookings through our sites happen close to travel: across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of travel.

Carwiz is the cheapest car hire company at Pula Airport for a Compact, averaging £14 a day against the £33 typical class price. All 11 desks are based at the airport terminal, but Carwiz accepts credit cards only and holds a £1,541 deposit. By comparison, Flizzr costs £19 a day over 930 prices and scores 90/100 from customer reviews, while Carwiz does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Europcar averages £32 a day with a 75/100 score, while Alamo averages £44.

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.

Flizzr is the best-reviewed company at Pula Airport, scoring 90 out of 100 from 57 reviews with an average desk wait of 20 minutes. Flizzr averages £19 a day for a Compact car. Carwiz offers cars from £14 a day, though the company does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise scores 86/100 from 40 reviews at £48 a day, while Sixt scores 88/100 at £21 a day with a 22-minute desk wait.

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 Pula Airport, security deposits held on cards range from £813 with Last Minute to £1,712 with Dollar Thrifty, and only 1 of the 11 companies takes a debit card. Dollar Thrifty is the sole counter that accepts a debit card, while the other 10 require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Because almost every desk excludes debit cards, filter for debit card acceptance before comparing prices. Any optional extras you choose at the counter, like booster seats or an additional driver, are priced under each vehicle.

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

Credit card rules and steep deposits catch most drivers out at Pula Airport, where 10 of the 11 desks refuse debit cards entirely. Typical deposits climb as high as £1,712 at Dollar Thrifty, and 8 of the 11 desks hold at least £1,027. Queue times can also drag, with Sixt and Enterprise averaging 22 minutes at the counter. All 11 desks sit at the airport, so you will at least avoid waiting around for a shuttle bus.

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

A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf costs around £20 a day at Pula Airport in October 2026, giving you the best balance of cabin space and manoeuvrability. It seats 5 people but holds 3 bags, so a full group leaves no room for surplus luggage. You can step down to an Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo at £15 a day if 2 bags are enough. Automatics are 45% of cars offered and cost £14 more a day than manuals, averaging £42 against £28. Only 1% of cars offered are electric or hybrid, so plan on booking petrol or diesel.