Car hire prices at Sicily Catania Airport

A good price at Sicily Catania Airport for October 2026 is around £36 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger when you book about a month ahead. A smaller Economy model like an Opel Corsa is about £27 a day, while a Mini is £22. Waiting until the last 2 weeks lifts the Compact to £41 a day. Over the year, prices swing from £32 a day for a Mini in March 2027 to £106 for a higher-spec car in August 2027, so check our price checker for your exact travel dates.

At Sicily Catania Airport, booking late saves about 103%: across the year a Compact costs £63 a day 9 months before your trip, against £31 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026 specifically, booking about a month ahead is £36 a day, rising slightly to £41 in the final 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. On our sites, 61% of people booking at Sicily Catania Airport do so within a month of pickup, with half booking 20 days or fewer before flying.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Sicily Catania Airport for a Compact car, averaging £29 a day over the last 12 months, but it holds a £1,199 card deposit. Wheego also does not yet have enough reviews for a score and requires a credit card. Italy Car Rentals averages £36 a day from 903 prices and scores 77/100, while Locauto costs £73 a day with an 87/100 score. On our sites, 10% of people booking at Sicily Catania Airport chose Italy Car Rentals and another 10% picked Surprice.

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 Sicily Catania Airport, scoring 87/100 from 71 reviews, with an average desk wait of 15 minutes. Locauto averages £73 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Wheego is the cheapest supplier at £29 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget follows Locauto closely on feedback, scoring 84/100 from 97 reviews with a 16-minute wait.

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

Card deposits at Sicily Catania Airport range from a nominal hold with Locauto up to £1,327 with OK Mobility, and only 6 of the 31 counters accept debit cards. A further 6 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 19 counters require a credit card in the driver's name. Filter for debit cards on the price checker before you compare rates across suppliers. Any compulsory extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle.

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

The biggest traps at Sicily Catania Airport are strict credit-card deposit rules and long desk queues when multiple flights land together. 19 of the 31 airport counters refuse debit cards entirely, turning away anyone without a credit card in the main driver's name. Queues also vary sharply: Dollar and Key N Go average over 33 minutes at the counter, whereas Target takes 7 minutes. Taking a large car onto Sicily's tight historic streets is another easy way to turn minor parking manoeuvres into fresh bodywork bills.

Only 88% of prices at Sicily Catania 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 balances Sicily Catania Airport pricing at £36 a day for October 2026 with narrow island streets. It seats 5 people but takes 3 bags, so a full group travelling heavy will find luggage spilling onto seats. Stepping up to an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc gives you 4 bags for £50 a day, while an Economy Opel Corsa drops to £27. Automatic cars are 50% of cars offered but cost £8 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid options total 8%, meaning low-emission cars need reserving early.