Car hire prices at Kos Airport

Kos Airport car hire costs around £33 a day for a Compact (a Kia Stonic-sized car), £24 for an Economy and £19 for a Mini when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, is about £42 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to £35. Prices across the year range from £18 a day for a Mini in March 2027 to £175 for an Executive car in August 2027, so check the price checker for your exact dates.

Kos Airport car hire prices for October 2026 drop to around £33 a day if you book about a month before your trip, compared to £35 in the last 2 weeks. When you book barely moves the price, as Compact cars across the year average £40 a day 9 months before travel and £33 a month before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup. If you are travelling in August 2027, daily prices reach £175, compared to £18 in March 2027.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Kos Airport for a Compact car, averaging £30 a day over the last 12 months from 637 prices, but it requires a £942 deposit. Budget costs £37 a day and scores 88/100 from 289 customer reviews, while Dollar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. All 14 counters operate at the airport rather than off-site. Auto-Union is the next cheapest option at £32 a day from 1,133 prices.

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 Kos Airport, scoring 90/100 from 230 reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes. Alamo averages £45 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Dollar is the cheapest supplier at £30 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise sits close behind Alamo on trust, scoring 89/100 from 132 reviews with a 21-minute wait.

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 Kos Airport, the security deposit held on your card ranges from £173 with Green Motion to £942 with Dollar and Auto-Union, and only 3 of the 14 desks accept a debit card. Another 2 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, while 9 require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices on the price checker so you only see cars you can collect. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed beside each vehicle.

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 Kos Airport, making counter queues the primary delay upon arrival. Credit card rules catch out many drivers, as 9 of the 14 desks refuse debit cards for the deposit. Europcar also averages a 34-minute wait, whereas Auto-Union clears travellers in 6 minutes. With tight island roads and scarce town parking, choosing an oversized car will quickly prove more inconvenient than useful.

Only 81% of prices at Kos Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like the Kia Stonic at Kos Airport costs about £33 a day for October 2026 and fits 5 people. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so packing heavily will mean bags on laps. An Economy car like the Suzuki Swift costs £24 a day and holds 2 bags, which makes village parking easier, while an Intermediate like the Nissan Qashqai provides 4 bags of room for £42. Only 36% of cars offered are automatic, which cost £10 more a day on average, while electric cars make up just 2% of cars offered, so finding a charge point or a vehicle at short notice is hard.