Car hire prices at Rhodes Airport

Rhodes Airport car hire in October 2026 typically starts at £20 a day for a Mini, £24 for an Economy and £32 for a Compact (a Kia Stonic size) when booked around a month before your trip. An Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, is around £42 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to £33 a day. The month of your trip changes the rate sharply: August 2027 averages £82 a day for an Intermediate, while March 2027 drops to £15 for a Mini. The price checker will show what applies for your exact dates.

For Rhodes Airport, waiting until closer to your trip saves money: across the year, booking late saves about 44%, dropping from £39 a day at 9 months to £27 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026, a Compact is £32 a day booked about a month before travel, or £33 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before would have cost £39 across the year, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track on our sites, 48% of people book within 2 weeks of travel, with a typical booking made 16 days before pickup.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Rhodes Airport for a Compact, averaging £19 a day over the last 12 months, though it currently has no desk counter data or review score. Zezgo averages £21 a day but scores only 67/100 from 43 reviews, whereas Hertz costs £43 a day over 1,218 prices and scores 88/100 from 197 reviews. Every desk is located at the airport, so you will not need a shuttle bus to collect your car. Eighteen of the 25 suppliers insist on a credit card for the deposit.

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.

Avis and Hertz are the best-reviewed companies at Rhodes Airport, both scoring 88/100, with Hertz averaging a 24-minute wait at pickup. Neither is the cheapest desk: Avis averages £39 a day and Hertz £43 for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Surprice scores 81/100 from 502 reviews with a 19-minute desk wait, costing £38 a day. The cheapest supplier, Wheego at £19 a day, 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.

Only 5 of the 25 car-hire companies at Rhodes Airport accept a debit card, holding deposits between £200 with Europcar and £1,199 with Goldcar. Another 2 desks, Avis and Hertz, accept a debit card for some cars only, while 18 require a credit card. Because payment rules vary so sharply, filter for a debit card before comparing prices rather than after. Any extras charged at the desk, like a second driver or child seat, are listed with their price under each vehicle.

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

The biggest traps at Rhodes Airport are credit-card-only deposits and long desk queues when multiple holiday flights touch down together. Eighteen of the 25 rental desks refuse debit cards entirely, and a credit-card deposit can hold up to £1,199 with Goldcar. Desks like National and Sixt average 34 to 35 minutes of waiting at pickup. Every desk sits at the terminal, meaning the only shuttle you risk enduring is the flight home.

Only 65% of prices at Rhodes Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact like the Kia Stonic averages £32 a day at Rhodes Airport for October 2026 and fits 5 people. A Compact seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so smaller island roads and tight village parking are much easier to manage than in an oversized vehicle. A couple needing only 2 bags can step down to a Mini like the Fiat Panda for £20 a day, while larger groups will pay £42 for an Intermediate Nissan Qashqai. Automatics make up 33% of cars on offer but cost £10 more a day than manuals, while electric cars are just 1%, so do not plan on finding an EV late.