Car hire prices at Kavala Airport

A good price at Kavala Airport for an October 2026 trip booked about a month ahead is around £27 a day for a Compact car (a Suzuki Baleno size), £20 for an Economy and £17 for a Mini. An Intermediate car, like a Peugeot 3008, is around £33 a day. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Compact falls to £25. Across the year, August 2027 costs £88 a day for an Intermediate against £17 in March 2027 for a Mini. If your quote is higher, check our price checker for your exact dates.

Booking late saves about 46% at Kavala Airport, dropping from £41 a day 9 months before your trip to £28 around 2 weeks before. For an October 2026 trip, a Compact car is £27 a day booked a month before and £25 in the final 2 weeks. Booking 9 months ahead cost £41 across the year, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of travel.

Budget is the cheapest company at Kavala Airport for a Compact car, averaging £30 a day over the last 12 months. Avis follows at £32 a day. Both counters are inside the terminal and score 88/100 from customer reviews, though Budget accepts debit cards at the counter while Avis accepts them for certain cars only. If you need a debit card, Thrifty also takes them, averaging £38 a day from 636 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 Kavala Airport, scoring 90/100 from 230 reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes. Enterprise scores 89/100 from 132 reviews with a 21-minute wait, averaging £38 a day for a Compact car, while Alamo averages £39 from 524 prices. Budget is cheaper at £30 a day and scores 88/100 from 289 reviews with a 21-minute wait. National 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.

Europcar holds £200 on your card at Kavala Airport while Thrifty holds £856, and only 2 of the 10 desks take debit cards without restrictions. A further 2 desks take debit cards for some cars only, while 6 insist on a credit card. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers so you see only matching cars. Extras charged at the desk appear beneath each car with their prices.

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

Payment rules and desk queues catch people out at Kavala Airport, where most suppliers turn away debit cards. National's desk averages 35 minutes at pickup, so prepare for a wait if you land behind a full flight. Six of the 10 counters accept credit cards only, and two take debit cards for some cars only. Bring a credit card in the lead driver's name, or you may face a long wait simply to be turned away.

Only 68% of prices at Kavala Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car at Kavala Airport, the Suzuki Baleno size, costs about £27 a day in October 2026 and fits small groups. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full car leaves luggage tight. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs £20 but holds only 2 bags; an Intermediate like a Peugeot 3008 holds 4 bags for £33. Automatics make up 28% of cars and cost £8 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid cars are 1% of offers, so expect petrol or diesel.