Car hire prices at Athens Airport

Athens Airport car hire costs around £22 a day for a Compact car like a BMW 1 Series when booked about a month before an October 2026 trip. An Economy car such as an Opel Corsa is around £16 a day, while a Mini Fiat Panda is £13. Intermediate cars like the Nissan Qashqai run to about £30. Booking in the last 2 weeks edges the Compact down to £20 a day, but across the year rates swing from £15 in March 2027 to £166 in August 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Athens Airport, book in the last 2 weeks before pickup: that is when a Compact car drops to £20 a day compared with £22 a month out. Across the year, reserving 9 months before your trip averages £41 a day, so you have not missed any savings if you have waited. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings on our sites are made within 2 weeks of travel. For those heading away in August 2027, prices reach £166 a day, compared to £15 in March 2027.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Athens Airport for a Compact car, averaging £14 a day over the last 12 months. What you give up is that Idea Mobility does not take debit cards and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise averages £49 a day for a Compact from 885 prices, but scores 91/100 from 32 reviews. If you prefer to pay by debit card or want a scored supplier, Expect to pay more than the entry rate.

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.

Enterprise and Alamo are the best-reviewed companies at Athens Airport, each scoring 91/100, with Enterprise averaging a 21-minute desk wait from 32 reviews. Alamo desk waits average 23 minutes from 52 reviews. Idea Mobility is the cheapest supplier for a Compact car at £14 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise costs £49 a day for a Compact car, so a top-rated desk comes at a distinct extra cost.

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 held on cards range from £200 with Europcar to £1,284 with Addcar, and 20 of the 28 desks take credit cards only. Only 6 desks accept debit cards for all vehicles, while Hertz and Avis take debit cards for some cars only. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before you compare prices so you only see valid quotes. Any extras charged at the desk, like booster seats or additional drivers, are listed with their costs beside each vehicle.

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

Two main traps catch drivers out at Athens Airport: steep credit-card deposit holds and surprisingly slow queues at the counters. Credit-only desks make up 20 of the 28 counters, with holds climbing as high as £1,284 at Addcar. National averages a 35-minute wait at pickup, making it the slowest desk on site. All 28 counters sit at the airport, so at least you will not spend your first hour hunting for a shuttle bus.

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.

A Compact car like a BMW 1 Series from Athens Airport costs around £22 a day in October 2026 and fits 5 people with 3 bags. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa seats 5 with just 2 bags for £16 a day, which leaves bags on laps if all seats are full. Stepping up to an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai costs £30 a day and handles 4 bags. Automatics are 40% of cars offered but cost £10 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid cars are 4% of what is offered, so book early if you need one.