Car hire prices at Zakynthos Airport

For November 2026 at Zakynthos Airport, a good price around a month before your trip is £25 a day for a Compact, the Kia Stonic size, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy car, such as a Suzuki Swift, averages £18 a day, while a Mini, such as a Toyota Aygo, averages £16. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, a Compact car averages £20 a day, £5 less a day than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Zakynthos Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip gives the lowest price shown for a Compact car, such as a Kia Stonic, at £20 a day on average. Around a month before your trip, a Compact car averages £25 a day, so the later price is £5 less a day. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper booking window: across the year, a Compact car averages £47 a day around 9 months before pickup against £27 around 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common rather than unusual.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Zakynthos Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £28 a day, but you cannot yet judge it by a review score. Wheego does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget averages £34 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 640 prices, and scores 91/100 from 270 reviews. If you need to leave a deposit on a debit card, Budget accepts debit cards and has an airport desk.

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.

Choose Sixt at Zakynthos Airport if reviews matter most: it scores 95/100 from 144 reviews, the highest qualifying score, and its desk wait averages 6 minutes. Sixt is not the cheapest: a Compact car averages £49 a day over the last 12 months, from 583 prices. Wheego averages £28 a day for a Compact car over the same period, £21 less a day than Sixt, 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 Zakynthos Airport, deposits range from £200 with Europcar to £854 with Sixt or Thrifty, but only 3 of the 12 counters accept debit cards without restricting them to some cars. Budget, Sixt and Thrifty accept debit cards; Hertz and Avis accept them for some cars only, while 7 counters require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk, such as child seats 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 Zakynthos Airport, check the deposit card requirement and allow time for collection, because 7 of the 12 counters require a credit card and desk waits vary. Hertz and Avis accept debit cards for some cars only, so check your chosen car rather than relying on the company name. Abbycar averages 22 minutes at pickup, the longest wait among the 12 checked counters, so allow that time before arranging anything immediately after landing. Check your available card balance too: Sixt and Thrifty each hold a typical deposit of £854.

Only 71% of prices at Zakynthos 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 Zakynthos Airport, the Kia Stonic or Hyundai i30 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 £34 a day. 30% of hire cars at Zakynthos Airport are automatic, at £49 a day against £37 for a manual, so search for one specifically or expect a manual. Hybrids are 1% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.