Car hire prices at Bologna Airport

For November 2026 at Bologna Airport, a Compact car such as a Jeep Avenger averages £32 a day around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for checking your quote. A Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages £22 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £25. In the last 2 weeks, the Compact car average drops to £26 a day, £6 less a day. Use the price checker to compare prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Bologna Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip for the lower average: a Compact car costs £26 a day then, against £32 around a month before. Across the year, Compact cars average £66 a day around 9 months before your trip against £35 in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking months ahead is not the norm.

Target is the cheapest company at Bologna Airport for a Compact car, averaging £26 a day over the last 12 months, but you should check its terms before booking. Target does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Centauro averages £36 a day for a Compact car over the same 12 months, £10 more a day, and scores 80/100 from 48 reviews in the last 5 months. Centauro has an airport desk, but requires a credit card and typically holds £1,281, so check your available card balance before choosing it.

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.

Locauto is the best-reviewed company at Bologna Airport, scoring 99/100 from 54 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 8 minutes. Locauto is not the cheapest: a Compact car averages £76 a day over the last 12 months, from 810 prices. Target averages £26 a day for a Compact car over the same period, £50 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Choose Locauto if you value its review score and short collection wait enough to accept that difference.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Typical deposits at Bologna Airport range from £0 with Locauto to £1,281 with Centauro, while 5 of 21 desks accept debit cards, so check your card before choosing a company. Another 4 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 12 require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk 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.

Allow time for collection at Bologna Airport because desk waits average 49 minutes at Maggiore and 47 at Budget, and check your card requirements before booking. If you need to leave promptly, Sixt averages a 7-minute desk wait. 12 of the 21 desks require a credit card, so do not assume a debit card will let you collect your car. Centauro typically holds £1,281, so leave enough available credit for the deposit as well as your other spending.

Only 81% of prices at Bologna 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 Bologna Airport, the Jeep Avenger or Volkswagen Taigo size at about £32 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 Fiat 500, at £22 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Volkswagen T-Roc size, takes 4 bags and is £42 a day. 52% of hire cars at Bologna Airport are automatic, at £64 a day against £54 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 9%, so there is usually one free at short notice.