Car hire prices at Clermont Ferrand Airport

A good price at Clermont Ferrand Airport in October 2026 is around £42 a day for a Compact car like a Peugeot 308, booked about a month ahead. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is around £37 a day, while an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai is about £62. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks pushes the Compact to £56. Over the year, prices swing from £39 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to £81 for an executive car in December 2026. The price checker will show the best quotes for your exact dates.

When you book moves the price less than 11% at Clermont Ferrand Airport, so there is little penalty in locking in your dates whenever they are set. For October 2026, an Intermediate car costs £62 a day booked a month before your trip, and £71 in the last 2 weeks. Across the entire year, an Intermediate holds steady at £55 a day whether you book 6 months or 2 weeks ahead, and £54 at 9 months. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 64% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Alamo is the cheapest company at Clermont Ferrand Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £52 a day over the last 12 months from 1,348 prices. Enterprise follows at £53 a day and National at £54. All three keep desks inside the terminal, but none of them accept a debit card for the deposit. Sixt accepts debit cards but averages £70 a day.

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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed supplier with a full fleet at Clermont Ferrand Airport, scoring 85/100 from 726 reviews with an average desk wait of 21 minutes. Alamo is also the cheapest company on quotes, averaging £52 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Enterprise and National both score 84/100 with desk waits around 17 to 22 minutes. Sixt also scores 84/100 from 925 reviews, but charges £70 a day.

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 Clermont Ferrand Airport, security deposits held at the desk range from £257 to £642, and 4 of the 7 desks take a debit card. Enterprise, Alamo and National hold £257 but require a credit card in the main driver's name. Sixt holds £428 and takes a debit card, while Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar take debit cards with a £642 deposit. Filter for a debit card in the results before you compare prices, and check the extras listed under each car.

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

The main catch at Clermont Ferrand Airport is payment method: 3 of the 7 desks refuse debit cards entirely. Alamo, Enterprise and National will only hand over keys against a credit card in the main driver's name, leaving anyone carrying just a debit card to rebook on the spot. While every desk sits inside the terminal, desk waits reach 22 minutes at National and Dollar. Mountain roads around the region quickly expose small engines, so reserve enough pulling power before checking out.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Clermont Ferrand Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For mountain routes and luggage, pick an Intermediate car like the Nissan Qashqai at Clermont Ferrand Airport, which costs around £62 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 people and takes 4 bags, giving loaded cars the engine power needed for climbs. Stepping down to a Compact like a Peugeot 308 costs £42 a day but takes only 3 bags, while an Economy Opel Corsa drops to £37 with room for 2 bags. Automatic gearboxes make up 47% of cars offered and cost £3 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid options are absent.