Car hire prices at Zadar Airport

At Zadar Airport in October 2026, booked around a month before your trip, a good price is £16 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf, £12 for an Economy and £9 for a Mini. An Intermediate car, the Skoda Octavia size, costs around £29 a day. Waiting until the last 2 weeks edges the Compact car to £17 a day. Over the year, prices range from £14 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to £125 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker compares options for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Zadar Airport, booking about a month before your trip gives the best price at £16 a day for a Compact car, rising by just £1 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking late saves money: a Compact averages £41 a day 9 months before travel compared to £24 2 weeks before, so holding off has not cost you. Most travellers do the same, with 48% of car hire bookings across the 395 airports we track made within 2 weeks of travel. If you have fixed holiday dates, you have missed nothing by waiting.

Flizzr is the cheapest company at Zadar Airport for a Compact car, averaging £18 a day over the last 12 months from 936 prices. That rate comes with an in-terminal desk and a score of 89/100, though it requires a credit card for the deposit. Sixt averages £21 a day from 815 prices with an 83/100 score, while Enterprise costs £43 a day from 1,453 prices. Every supplier has a counter at the airport terminal, but 17 of the 18 desks refuse debit cards.

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 Zadar Airport, scoring 89/100 from 49 reviews with an average desk wait of 21 minutes. Flizzr also offers the lowest price among suppliers with at least 30 prices, averaging £18 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 936 prices. Enterprise follows with an 86/100 score from 40 reviews and a 22-minute wait, though Enterprise averages £43 a day from 1,453 prices. Right Cars does not yet have enough reviews for a score, but averaged a 45-minute wait at the desk.

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, card deposits held at the counter range from £813 with Last Minute to £4,281 with Budget, and only 1 of the 18 desks accepts a debit card. Dollar Thrifty is the single supplier taking a debit card for its £1,712 deposit, while the other 17 counters require a credit card in the driver's name. Use the price checker to filter for debit cards before you compare rates if you do not carry a credit card. Extra charges like child seats are itemised beneath each quote.

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

Two main issues catch drivers out at Zadar Airport: strict credit card requirements at the desk and long counter queues. All 18 desks are at the airport terminal, but 17 of them refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up without a credit card leaves you stranded. When flights land together queues drag, with Right Cars averaging a 45-minute wait at pickup. Sicily by Car reports an average desk wait of 0 minutes, so clearing the desk does not have to take long.

Only 68% of prices at Zadar 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 averages £16 a day at Zadar Airport in October 2026, giving you the best balance of price and space for 5 people. It seats 5 people but fits 3 bags, so smaller cars make parking outside walled coastal towns simpler while bigger groups with 4 bags should step up to an Intermediate like a Skoda Octavia at £29 a day. A couple travelling light can pick an Economy Volkswagen Polo at £12 a day. Automatics are 45% of cars offered but cost £11 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models are not offered at the airport, so plan to refuel with petrol or diesel.