Car hire prices at Split Airport

Split Airport prices for October 2026 sit around £15 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf, £11 for an Economy and £10 for a Mini when you book around a month ahead. An Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia size, is about £30 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to £17. Over the year, prices swing from £14 a day for a Mini in November 2026 up to £141 for a higher-spec model in August 2027. If your quote is higher, check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Split Airport, booking about a month before your trip gives you the best price at £15 a day for a Compact, while the last 2 weeks cost £17. Booking late pays off at Split Airport, as prices across the year fall from £40 a day 9 months before your trip to £21 within 2 weeks, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track on our sites, 48% of people book within 2 weeks of pickup. If your dates fall in August 2027, expect the dearest rates of £141 a day, compared with £14 in November 2026.

Flizzr is the cheapest company at Split Airport for a Compact car, averaging £18 a day over the last 12 months from 936 prices, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Flizzr shares a terminal desk with Sixt and holds a £1,027 deposit, scoring 87/100 from 58 customer reviews. Sixt costs £21 a day and scores 86/100 from 99 reviews, while Avant Car averages £23 from 1,716 prices. If you do not have a credit card, only 3 of the 23 counters at the airport accept a debit 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.

Flizzr is the best-reviewed company at Split Airport, scoring 87/100 from 58 reviews, with an average desk wait of 27 minutes at pickup. Flizzr is also the cheapest supplier at £18 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Sixt and Alamo both score 86/100, though Sixt averages £21 a day with a 21-minute wait while Alamo averages £43. Carwiz scores 79/100 from 99 reviews at £22 a day, but desk queues there average 14 minutes.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Green Motion holds £43 while Budget blocks up to £4,281 on a card at Split Airport, where 3 of the 23 desks accept a debit card. The 20 other desks accept credit cards only, so filter for a debit card before comparing quotes if you do not carry a credit card. The deposit and payment rules are shown beside each vehicle in our price checker. Optional extras added at the desk, like a booster seat or an additional driver, are listed with their prices before you book.

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

The main traps at Split Airport are credit-card-only deposits at 20 of the 23 counters and severe collection queues at specific desks. Right Cars averages a 45-minute wait at the counter, which makes a narrow coastal drive feel even longer after a flight. Autowill, Dollar Thrifty and Mack are the only 3 suppliers taking a debit card, so arriving without a credit card leaves you stranded with the other 20 desks. Green Motion holds just a £43 deposit, whereas Budget locks up £4,281 on your card, which can easily exhaust your spending limit before you leave the airport.

Only 67% of prices at Split 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 £15 a day at Split Airport booked a month ahead for October 2026, offering the best balance of cabin room and narrow-street clearance. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full car means soft luggage on laps, though its manageable footprint suits tight parking bays in walled coastal towns. A couple can step down to an Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo for £11 a day with room for 2 bags, while larger groups will need an Intermediate like a Skoda Octavia at £30 a day for 4 bags. Automatics are 45% of cars offered but cost £10 more a day than manuals, averaging £36 compared to £26. Split Airport offers no electric or hybrid rental cars, so you will receive a petrol or diesel engine.