Car hire prices at Athens Airport

For November 2026 at Athens Airport, use £19 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, the BMW 1 Series size, when you book around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £14 a day, while an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai averages £24. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car average drops to £16 a day, £3 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Athens Airport, consider waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip: a Compact, the BMW 1 Series size, averages £16 a day then, against £19 around a month before. If you have not booked yet, the across-the-year figures offer reassurance: a Compact car averages £42 a day around 9 months before your trip against £20 around 2 weeks before, £22 less a day. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking nearer departure is common rather than unusual. Check the price checker again nearer your trip before committing.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Athens Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £13 a day, but you need a credit card for its £896 deposit. Idea Mobility has an airport desk with an average 26-minute wait and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so check that you can cover the deposit before choosing on price. For a scored alternative, Auto-Union averages £31 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,936 prices, £18 more a day, and scores 96/100 from 52 reviews with a 6-minute average desk wait.

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.

If reviews guide your choice, Enterprise leads at Athens Airport with 97/100 from 32 reviews in the last 5 months and a 7-minute average desk wait, but it is not the cheapest. Idea Mobility is cheapest for a Compact car over the last 12 months at £13 a day on average, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise averages £50 a day for a Compact car over the same period from 870 prices, £37 more a day than Idea Mobility. If you want a scored company for less, Auto-Union scores 96/100 from 52 reviews and averages £31 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,936 prices, £19 less a day than Enterprise.

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 Athens Airport, deposits range from £200 with Europcar to £1,281 with Addcar, and 7 of the 30 desks accept debit cards, so check both before you choose. Another 2 companies, Hertz and Avis, accept debit cards for some cars only; 21 desks require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, are listed under each car with their price.

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

At Athens Airport, check your card and allow time before your onward drive, because 21 of the 30 desks require a credit card and pickup waits can reach 53 minutes. Selecta averages 53 minutes at pickup and OK Mobility 50 minutes, against 3 minutes at Sixt, so factor the desk wait into your departure plans. Check available credit as well as the card type: Addcar's typical deposit is £1,281. If you rely on a debit card, Hertz and Avis accept one for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car.

Only 63% of prices at Athens 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 Athens Airport, the BMW 1 Series or Kia Stonic size at about £19 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 Fiat Panda, at £12 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is £24 a day. 40% of hire cars at Athens Airport are automatic, at £40 a day against £30 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 2% of what is offered and hybrids 3%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.