Car hire prices at Chios Airport

At Chios Airport, a Compact car like a Suzuki Baleno typically costs around £31 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead, alongside £22 for an Economy and £38 for an Intermediate. Leaving pickup to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to £26 a day. Across the year, the cheapest month is March 2027 at £17 a day for a Mini, while the dearest is August 2027 at £102 for an Intermediate. If your quotes differ, the price checker will show rates for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Chios Airport, booking lead time barely shifts the price: a Compact car averages £31 a day a month before flying and £26 in the final 2 weeks. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £30 a day for an Economy car, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. The travel month matters far more at Chios Airport, swinging from £17 in March 2027 to £102 in August 2027.

Wheego and Selecta are the cheapest companies at Chios Airport at £20 a day for an Economy car over the last 12 months, but Selecta requires a credit card and holds a £728 deposit. Selecta scores 81/100 from 156 reviews, while Alamo costs £31 a day and scores 90/100 from 230 reviews. Auto-Union sits at £27 a day from 821 prices with an 18-minute desk wait. All desks sit inside the terminal, so you avoid shuttle buses.

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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Chios Airport, scoring 90/100 from 230 customer reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes. Alamo averages £31 a day for an Economy car over the last 12 months. Selecta is the cheapest scored option at £20 a day, but rates lower at 81/100 from 156 reviews. National shares the £248 deposit with Alamo but averages 35 minutes at pickup and 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.

Security deposits at Chios Airport range from £248 with Alamo, Enterprise and National to £856 with Thrifty, and only 1 of the 9 desks accepts a debit card. Budget is the single supplier taking a debit card across its fleet, while Avis and Hertz accept debit cards for some cars only. The remaining 6 desks require a credit card in the primary driver's name. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers, and note desk extras appear under each car.

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

National's desk averages 35 minutes at pickup at Chios Airport, and 6 of the 9 rental counters refuse debit cards entirely. With island routes twisting through tight villages, driving off promptly beats standing at a counter. Bringing only a debit card leaves you reliant on Budget or select vehicles at Avis and Hertz, or facing refusal at desks holding up to £856. Check your card type and pick a counter with shorter wait times before you land.

Only 83% of prices at Chios Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

To drive the island easily, an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs £22 a day in October 2026 at Chios Airport, seating 5 people with space for 2 bags. Stepping down to a Mini Fiat Panda gives 4 seats and 2 bags, while a Compact Suzuki Baleno costs £31 and handles 3 bags. Only 36% of cars offered are automatic, and automatics cost £7 more a day on average than manuals. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so you will receive petrol or diesel.