Car hire prices at Bologna Airport

At Bologna Airport, a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger typically costs £36 a day for October 2026 when you book around a month before your trip. Smaller options cost less: an Economy car like an Opel Corsa runs to about £32 a day, and a Mini is £24. Waiting until the last 2 weeks nudges the Compact to £37 a day. Across the year, daily rates range from £36 for a Mini in November 2026 up to £109 for a larger luxury class in September 2027. Use the price checker to see what is typical for your dates.

Bologna Airport car hire is £36 a day around a month before you fly in October 2026, compared to £37 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages £66 a day against £35 around 2 weeks before pickup, so holding off saves you money rather than costing you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. If you are travelling later, September 2027 is the dearest month at £109 a day, while November 2026 drops to £36.

Target is the cheapest company at Bologna Airport for a Compact car, averaging £26 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. It also requires a credit card for an £813 deposit and operates a pre-purchase fuel policy. Centauro and Felirent follow at £35 a day. Locauto sits higher at £75 a day from 807 prices, but it takes debit cards, holds a nominal deposit and scores 92/100 from 49 recent reviews.

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 92/100 from 49 reviews, though desk waits average 31 minutes. Target is the cheapest company for a Compact car at £26 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Thrifty matches Sixt on ratings with 86/100 from 436 reviews, averaging a 19-minute desk wait. Locauto averages £75 a day over the last 12 months from 807 prices, while Thrifty averages £50 a day.

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

Deposits at Bologna Airport range from £0 with Locauto to £1,284 with Centauro, and 5 of the 22 desks accept a debit card. Another 4 desks take a debit card for some cars only, while 13 require a credit card. The deposit and payment terms appear beside each vehicle in search results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional 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.

Bologna Airport has 13 counters that turn you away without a credit card in the lead driver's name, and three suppliers that skip the standard full-to-full fuel rule. All 22 counters sit at the terminal, but Target, U-Save, and Italy Car Rentals give you a zero rating on full-to-full returns. That means you buy a full tank on arrival and return it empty, which rarely works out in your favour. Check the counter fuel terms before driving away.

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.

A Compact car such as a Jeep Avenger balances passenger space and narrow Bolognese streets at Bologna Airport, where it costs about £36 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people but holds 3 bags, so a full group with large suitcases will run short on boot room. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa saves money at £32 a day, though it takes only 2 bags. If you need 4 bags, an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc costs £44 a day. Automatics are 52% of cars offered, so finding one is easy, but across the year a Compact automatic runs £10 more a day than a manual. Electric and hybrid cars are only 10% of what is offered, so fuel alternatives remain scarce at short notice.