Car hire prices at Kos Airport

For November 2026 at Kos Airport, a Compact such as a Kia Stonic averages £25 a day when booked around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy such as a Suzuki Swift averages £19 a day, while a Mini such as a Toyota Aygo averages £16 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car for November 2026 averages £20 a day, £5 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

Booking time barely changes prices across the year at Kos Airport, although a Compact car for November 2026 averages £20 a day in the last 2 weeks versus £25 around a month before your trip. Across the year, a Compact car averages £40 a day when booked around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed a cheaper rate by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports tracked, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Dollar is cheapest at Kos Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £30 a day from 636 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Dollar has an airport desk and accepts debit cards, but check that you can cover its typical £939 deposit before booking. If you want a scored alternative, Budget averages £36 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, £6 more a day, and scores 91/100 from 270 reviews.

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 leads the reviews at Kos Airport with 95/100 from 228 reviews and a 9-minute average desk wait, so shortlist Alamo if reviews matter more to you than the lowest price. Over the last 12 months, Alamo averaged £45 a day for a Compact car, £15 more a day than Dollar. Dollar was cheapest for a Compact car at £30 a day over that period, from 636 prices, but 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.

At Kos Airport, deposits range from £172 with Green Motion to £939 with Dollar, while 3 of the 10 desks accept debit cards, so check both before choosing by price. Another 2 desks, Hertz and Avis, accept debit cards for some cars only; 5 desks require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk 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 Kos Airport, check your card eligibility and leave time for collection, because 5 of the 10 desks require a credit card and desk waits vary by company. Hertz and Avis accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. If you have a tight schedule after landing, allow for Dollar's 17-minute average desk wait rather than assuming the 5-minute average recorded for Hertz.

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.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Kos Airport, the Kia Stonic or Peugeot 308 size at about £25 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 Toyota Aygo, at £16 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is £38 a day. 36% of hire cars at Kos Airport are automatic, at £44 a day against £35 for a manual, so search for one specifically or expect a manual. Electric cars are 2% of what is offered and there are no hybrids, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.