Car hire prices at Zadar Airport

For November 2026 at Zadar Airport, a good benchmark is £19 a day for a Compact car, the Volkswagen Golf size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo averages £14 a day, and a Mini such as a Volkswagen Up averages £13. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages £20 a day, £1 more. Check the price checker for your exact dates before judging your quote.

For November 2026 at Zadar Airport, book around a month before your trip: a Compact car averages £19 a day then, compared with £20 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, the figures across the year are reassuring: a Compact car averages £42 a day around 9 months before your trip versus £23 around 2 weeks before. Across bookings through our sites at the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of people book within a month of pickup, so leaving it this late is common.

Flizzr is the cheapest company at Zadar Airport for a Compact car, averaging £19 a day over the last 12 months from 936 prices, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Flizzr has an airport desk, scores 85/100 from 73 reviews in the last 5 months, and typically holds £1,025 on your card. Sixt averages £22 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 827 prices, £3 more, and scores 82/100 from 63 recent reviews. Compare the deposit as well as the daily price: Sixt typically holds £1,195.

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.

Start with Flizzr at Zadar Airport: it is the best-reviewed company, scoring 85/100 from 73 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average pickup wait of 17 minutes. Flizzr is also the cheapest for a Compact car, averaging £19 a day over the last 12 months from 936 prices. If you need a debit card, Dollar Thrifty accepts one but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Zadar Airport, typical deposits range from £811 with Last Minute to £4,269 with Budget, and only 1 of the 17 desks takes a debit card, so check your card before booking. If you need a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; Dollar Thrifty is the desk that accepts one and typically holds £1,708. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car before committing. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, are listed under each car with their prices.

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

Check your credit limit and allow time for pickup at Zadar Airport, because 16 of the 17 desks require a credit card and queues add to your wait. Budget typically holds £4,269, compared with £1,025 at Flizzr, so check your available card limit rather than just your hire budget. Payless averages 29 minutes at pickup versus 7 minutes at Alamo, so allow £22 fewer minutes is not the comparison to make: allow 22 minutes more if you choose Payless.

Only 67% of prices at Zadar Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Zadar Airport, the Volkswagen Golf or Opel Astra size at about £19 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Volkswagen Up, at £13 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia size, takes 4 bags and is £39 a day. 45% of hire cars at Zadar Airport are automatic, at £37 a day against £26 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Zadar Airport.