Car hire prices at Lyon Airport

For November 2026 at Lyon Airport, use £35 a day on average as your benchmark for a Compact, the Peugeot 308 size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time in November 2026, a Mini, the Renault Twingo size, averages £26 a day, while an Economy, the Opel Corsa size, averages £31. A Compact car still averages £35 a day in the last 2 weeks, so waiting does not improve that benchmark. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Lyon Airport, you need not wait for a lower price: a Compact car averages £35 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, a Compact car averages £50 a day when booked around 9 months before your trip, from 2,050 prices, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking rate. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of bookings through our sites were made within a month of pickup, so booking now would not be unusually late.

Compare Thrifty first at Lyon Airport: it is the cheapest company for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £33 a day, with an airport desk and debit-card acceptance. Thrifty holds around £640 on your card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so check the deposit before choosing it on price. For a scored alternative, Budget averages £40 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 745 prices, which is £7 more a day, and scores 86/100 from 83 reviews.

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.

Choose Sixt at Lyon Airport if review scores guide your decision: it leads with 92/100 from 35 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 19 minutes. Sixt is not the cheapest: a Compact car averages £54 a day over the last 12 months, from 3,157 prices, so allow for the higher price when comparing your dates. Thrifty is cheapest for a Compact car over the last 12 months at £33 a day, which is £21 less a day, 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 Lyon Airport, 7 of the 14 companies take a debit card, and deposits range from around £256 with Alamo to £1,836 with Avis, so check both before choosing your car. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; the deposit and card rule are shown beside each car in the results. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price, so include those in your budget.

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

At Lyon Airport, check card rules and leave time for collection, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can stop you getting away when planned. 7 of the 14 companies require a credit card, so choose a debit-friendly company before booking if that is the card you intend to use. Check your available card balance too: Avis holds around £1,836, compared with £427 at Sixt. Allow for collection before arranging your next appointment: Dollar averages 27 minutes at the desk, while Avis and Budget average 26 minutes.

Only 83% of prices at Lyon 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 Lyon Airport, the Peugeot 308 or Opel Mokka size at about £35 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 Renault Twingo, at £26 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Volkswagen Passat size, takes 4 bags and is £45 a day. 63% of hire cars at Lyon Airport are automatic, at £50 a day against £46 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 11% of what is offered and hybrids 2%, so there is usually one free at short notice.