Car hire prices at Kalamata Airport

Kalamata Airport quotes around £30 a day for an October 2026 pickup of a Compact car like a Kia Stonic, booked about a month ahead, alongside £21 for an Economy car and £19 for a Mini. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, is about £42 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks brings the Compact down to £26 a day. Across the wider calendar, prices range from £16 a day for a Mini in March 2027 up to £165 a day for a higher-spec executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Kalamata Airport, wait until close to your flight: a Compact car is £30 a day booked a month before, but drops to £26 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking late saves about 43%, dropping from £40 a day 9 months before your trip to £28 a day 2 weeks before. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track, 48% of bookings on our sites happen within 2 weeks of pickup.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Kalamata Airport for a Compact car at £23 a day on average over the last 12 months, but it accepts credit cards only and has no review score. Auto-Union costs £32 a day on average from 1,361 prices and scores 92/100 from 44 reviews, though it also requires a credit card. If you need to pay by debit card, Budget costs £33 a day from 587 prices and has a desk at the airport. 12 of the 20 counters take credit cards only, so double-check the desk rules if you do not carry one.

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.

Auto-Union is the best-reviewed company at Kalamata Airport, scoring 92/100 from 44 reviews, costs £32 a day for a Compact car, and averages 28 minutes at pickup. Europcar also scores 92/100 from 31 reviews, averaging 27 minutes at the desk and £41 a day. Idea Mobility is cheaper at £23 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget averages an 18-minute wait and costs £33 a day.

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 Kalamata Airport, security deposits range from £173 with Green Motion to £1,027 with Surprice, and 6 of the 20 desks take a debit card. Two counters, Hertz and Avis, take debit cards for some cars only, while 12 desks require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices rather than after. Any extra equipment charged at the counter, like a booster seat, is shown under 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 people out at Kalamata Airport: deposits that require a credit card, and slow counter queues. 12 of the 20 desks refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up with only a debit card can leave you stranded. Desks can also test your patience, with Sixt averaging 51 minutes at pickup. Choosing a smaller car also avoids parking grief along packed resort seafronts.

Only 69% of prices at Kalamata 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 at Kalamata Airport typically costs around £30 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full group with large suitcases will have luggage on laps. An Economy like an Opel Corsa saves money at £21 a day but takes only 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai handles 4 bags for £42 a day. Automatics make up 36% of cars offered and cost £10 more a day at £43, while electric and hybrid models make up 2% of cars offered, so you cannot rely on finding one.