Car hire prices at Paris Orly Airport

For November 2026 at Paris Orly Airport, use around £38 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car, such as a Peugeot 308, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Volkswagen Polo, averages £34 a day, while a Mini car, such as a Renault Twingo, averages £30. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car average drops to £34 a day, £4 less. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Paris Orly Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings a Compact car to £34 a day on average, against £38 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages £37 a day around 2 weeks before your trip, compared with £42 around a month before, so the broader pattern also favours booking later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking later is common.

Goldcar is cheapest at Paris Orly Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £30 a day, but you need a credit card for its £1,708 deposit. Goldcar’s desk is at the airport, but Goldcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Over the same 12 months, Thrifty averages £32 a day for a Compact car, £2 more, and scores 81/100 from 35 reviews. Thrifty also requires a credit card, but its typical deposit is £640, so compare the card hold as well as the daily price.

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.

Hertz is the best-reviewed company at Paris Orly Airport, scoring 86/100 from 122 reviews, with a desk wait averaging 14 minutes, so consider Hertz if reviews matter more than the lowest price. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Hertz averages £42 a day from 665 prices, while Goldcar averages £30, making Hertz £12 more a day rather than the cheapest choice. Goldcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so its lower price does not come with a comparable review rating.

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 Paris Orly Airport, deposits range from £256 with Alamo or Enterprise to £1,836 with Avis, and 5 of the 11 desks take a debit card, so your card limits which cars you can rent. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Debit-card acceptance does not mean a small hold: Avis takes debit cards but holds £1,836 on average. Extras charged at the desk 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.

At Paris Orly Airport, check your card’s available funds and leave time for collection, because credit-only deposits, large card holds and desk waits can disrupt your plans. 6 of the 11 desks require a credit card, including Goldcar, whose typical deposit is £1,708, so check both requirements before booking. Avis accepts debit cards but holds £1,836 on average, so debit acceptance alone does not settle whether you can afford the hold. Sixt’s desk wait averages 30 minutes, so allow for collection before committing to an onward appointment.

Only 80% of prices at Paris Orly Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Peugeot 408 at Paris Orly Airport, averaging £44 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so 5 people with a bag each need more luggage capacity. At the same booking time in November 2026, a Compact car such as a Peugeot 308 takes 3 bags at £38 a day, while a larger car such as a Mercedes C Class takes 6 bags at £72 a day. Across all batches, automatic Compact cars average £48 a day against £45 a day for manual Compact cars, so choose a manual if you want to spend £3 less a day on average. Filter for electric or hybrid cars if you want either power type.