Car hire prices at Corsica Bastia Airport

A Compact car like a Peugeot 2008 at Corsica Bastia Airport averages around £37 a day when booked about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy car such as a Peugeot 208 is £31 a day, while an Intermediate like a Peugeot 3008 typically costs £72 across the year. The cheapest month is February 2027, where a Mini averages £39 a day, while Intermediate cars reach £80 in August 2027. If your quote is higher, check your exact travel dates with the price checker.

For Corsica Bastia Airport, holding off pays off: prices across the year average £58 a day 9 months ahead, falling to £45 in the last 2 weeks before travel. Leaving your booking until around a month before pickup typically costs £47 a day for a Compact car. Booking early brings no discount at Corsica Bastia Airport, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel.

Avis is the cheapest company at Corsica Bastia Airport for a Compact car, averaging £38 a day over the last 12 months, but requires a large £1,841 card deposit. Budget is next at £43 a day, while Europcar averages £55 over 641 prices and scores 88/100 from 56 reviews. Avis scores 87/100 from 50 reviews with a 16-minute wait, but holds far more on your card than Europcar, whose deposit is £428. All 9 suppliers operate directly at the airport terminal.

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.

Europcar is the best-reviewed supplier at Corsica Bastia Airport, scoring 88/100 from 56 customer reviews with an average desk wait of 25 minutes. Avis follows closely on reviews with 87/100 from 50 reviews and a 16-minute wait, while averaging £38 a day for a Compact car compared to £55 for Europcar. Enterprise scores 86/100 from 50 reviews, while Sixt and Hertz both score 78/100. Budget and Dollar do 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.

Deposits at Corsica Bastia Airport range from £428 with Europcar or Sixt up to £1,841 with Avis, and 5 of the 9 desks accept a debit card. The remaining 4 desks refuse debit cards and demand a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for debit cards on the price checker before comparing offers so you do not lose a booking at the counter. Mandatory desk extras and pre-authorisation amounts appear beside each car.

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

The biggest catches at Corsica Bastia Airport are hefty card deposits and the 4 desks that flatly refuse debit cards. Avis requires an £1,841 deposit, and both Alamo and Enterprise freeze £1,541, which can tie up your spending limit on arrival. Desk waits vary considerably, reaching 25 minutes at Europcar, while Thrifty averages 1 minute. On island roads where narrow routes slow traffic down, a bulky car is mostly a liability at parking spaces.

Only 86% of prices at Corsica Bastia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Peugeot 2008 costs £37 a day at Corsica Bastia Airport for October 2026, giving you 5 seats and room for 3 bags. It seats 5 people but holds 3 suitcases, meaning a full group will need soft bags on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like a Peugeot 208 costs £31 a day but limits you to 2 bags, which suits narrower mountain routes. Automatics make up 42% of cars offered and cost £1 more a day than manuals, while electric vehicles account for 8% of cars offered, meaning you must arrange charging before long trips.