Car hire prices at Kefalonia Airport

Car hire at Kefalonia Airport typically costs £25 a day for a Compact car like a Kia Stonic in October 2026 when booked about a month ahead. A smaller Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £19 a day, while a Mini runs around £16. If you leave booking to the last 2 weeks before your trip, the Compact price drops to £21 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £17 a day for a Mini in March 2027 up to £99 for an Intermediate in August 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Kefalonia Airport, waiting until the last 2 weeks is cheapest, dropping a Compact to £21 a day against £25 booked a month ahead. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £43 a day across the year, compared to £25 in the final 2 weeks, so anyone who has not booked yet has not missed out. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. If you travel in August 2027 instead, you face the dearest rates of £99 a day, compared with £17 in March 2027.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Kefalonia Airport for a Compact car, averaging £23 a day over the last 12 months. That low rate requires a credit card for an £899 deposit, and Idea Mobility does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Thrifty averages £31 a day from 660 prices over the last 12 months, allows debit cards and scores 93/100 from 31 reviews. Auto-Union also averages £31 a day, from 1,111 prices over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card.

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.

Thrifty is the best-reviewed company at Kefalonia Airport, scoring 93/100 from 31 reviews with an average desk wait of 17 minutes. Thrifty is also competitive on price, averaging £31 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Idea Mobility is the cheapest supplier at £23 a day for a Compact car over the same window, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sixt follows closely on ratings with 90/100 from 168 reviews and a 23-minute desk wait, while charging £45 a day for a Compact car.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Security deposits at Kefalonia Airport range from £173 with Green Motion to £942 with suppliers like Centauro, and 7 of the 22 desks accept a debit card. Another 2 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 13 counters refuse debit cards entirely. The deposit and payment terms are shown beside each vehicle in your results, so filter for debit cards before comparing daily rates. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear with their exact prices beneath each car listing.

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

The main catches at Kefalonia Airport are desks that strictly require credit cards and slow counter queues when multiple flights touch down. All 22 supplier desks sit directly at the airport, but 13 desks refuse debit cards for the deposit, meaning you must present a credit card in the lead driver's name. Queue times also vary wildly: while Europcar and Idea Mobility average a 3-minute wait, National averages 35 minutes. Waiting over half an hour at the counter is quite a way to spend your time on an island you can drive around in an afternoon.

Only 75% of prices at Kefalonia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Kia Stonic averages £25 a day at Kefalonia Airport in October 2026, giving you enough clearance for island roads. A Compact seats 5 people but holds only 3 bags, so a full group with luggage will find bags resting on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs £19 a day but holds only 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai costs £36 a day and holds 4 bags. Automatics make up 37% of cars offered, and choosing an automatic costs £11 more a day on average over the year, while electric cars and hybrids are entirely absent from the fleet.