Car hire prices at Thessaloniki Airport

For November 2026 at Thessaloniki Airport, around £18 a day is a good benchmark for a Compact, the Hyundai i30 size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £14 a day, while a Mini such as a Fiat Panda averages £11. In the last 2 weeks before pickup in November 2026, a Compact car averages £17 a day, £1 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Thessaloniki Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip gives the lowest listed price for a Compact car: £17 a day, against £18 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages £21 a day around 2 weeks before pickup, compared with £40 around 9 months before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of bookings through our sites were made within a month of pickup.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Thessaloniki Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £17 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Idea Mobility’s desk is at the airport, its typical deposit is £896, and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget averages £33 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 658 prices, and scores 86/100 from 37 reviews in the last 5 months. If you need to use a debit card, compare Budget, which accepts one, before choosing Idea Mobility on price.

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.

Surprice is the best-reviewed company at Thessaloniki Airport, scoring 92/100 from 58 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average pickup desk wait of 6 minutes. Surprice is also relatively cheap: a Compact car averages £24 a day over the last 12 months, £7 more a day than the cheapest company, Idea Mobility. Idea Mobility averages £17 a day for a Compact car over the same period but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you choose Surprice for its reviews and short wait, allow for its typical £854 deposit on a credit card.

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 Thessaloniki Airport, deposits range from £200 with Europcar to £1,195 with Record, and 8 of the 27 companies accept a debit card, so your card can rule out a cheaper car. Hertz accepts a debit card for some cars only; 18 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, 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 Thessaloniki Airport, check your card’s available funds and leave time for pickup, because credit-only deposits and long desk waits can delay your departure. Credit cards are required at 18 of the 27 companies, and Goldcar’s typical deposit is £1,195, so check that your available credit covers the hold before booking. Green Motion, Yours Car Rental and Selecta each average 34 minutes at pickup; allow that time before arranging anything after collection. If you need a shorter wait, Budget averages 7 minutes and accepts a debit card.

Only 63% of prices at Thessaloniki Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a family carrying 3 bags, choose a Compact at Thessaloniki Airport, the Hyundai i30 size, at around £18 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car cannot carry a bag for each person. For November 2026 around a month before pickup, a couple with 2 bags can step down to an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa at £14 a day, while a family with 4 bags should compare an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai at £26 a day. Automatic cars make up 41% of cars offered, so filter for one if you need it; for a Compact car over the full period tracked, an automatic averages £38 a day against £30 for a manual, £8 more a day. Electric and hybrid cars make up 4% of cars offered, so filter for them rather than assuming your chosen car will qualify.