Car hire prices at Rome Ciampino Airport

Rome Ciampino Airport averages £35 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger when you book around a month before travel in October 2026. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is about £30 a day, while a Mini is £25. In the last 2 weeks before travel, that Compact drops to £33 a day. Across the year, prices hit £37 a day for a Mini in March 2027 and reach £116 for an executive car in July 2027, so check your dates on the price checker.

At Rome Ciampino Airport, booking late saves about 103%: across the year, a Compact car averages £65 a day 9 months out against £32 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026, waiting until the final 2 weeks trims a Compact to £33 a day from £35 a month out. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Centauro is the cheapest company at Rome Ciampino Airport for a Compact car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months from 508 prices. Centauro operates at the airport and scores 87/100 from 30 customer reviews, but requires an £1,113 deposit. Locauto averages £79 a day with an 88/100 score, while Drivalia averages £41 a day but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Rome Ciampino Airport, scoring 88/100 from 45 reviews with an average desk wait of 22 minutes. Locauto averages £79 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, which sits well above the cheapest options. Centauro follows on reviews at 87/100 from 30 reviews, charging £42 a day with a 23-minute wait. Drivalia averages £41 a day, but it 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 Rome Ciampino Airport, card deposits range from £0 with Locauto to £1,113 with Centauro, and 5 of the 20 desks accept a debit card. Another 6 desks accept a debit card for some cars only, while 9 require a credit card. The deposit and payment terms for each car appear beside it in your results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed beneath each vehicle.

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

Payment rules and long counter queues can delay your start at Rome Ciampino Airport if you turn up unprepared. Nine of the 20 rental desks are strictly credit-card only, and 6 more accept a debit card for certain vehicles only. Desk waits can also stretch your patience, reaching 30 minutes at Autovia and 25 minutes at Sicily by Car. All 20 desks sit at the airport, so you will not need to wait around for an off-site shuttle bus.

Only 87% of prices at Rome Ciampino Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Jeep Avenger at Rome Ciampino Airport costs around £35 a day in October 2026 and fits small groups traveling with luggage. It seats 5 people but fits 3 bags, so a full car means luggage spills onto laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs £30 a day but takes only 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc handles 4 bags at £43. Automatics make up 51% of cars on offer and cost £8 more a day than manuals, while electric cars are just 1% of the fleet, meaning you will struggle to find one.