Car hire prices at Rome Fiumicino Airport

A good price at Rome Fiumicino Airport in October 2026 is around £33 a day for a Compact car, the Jeep Avenger size, when booked about a month ahead. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is about £26 a day, while a Mini runs to £19. Waiting until the last 2 weeks edges the Compact down to £31. November 2026 is the cheapest month across the year at £31 a day, while July 2027 peaks at £108. If your quote looks higher, check the price checker for your exact dates.

Booking late pays off at Rome Fiumicino Airport, where leaving it to the last 2 weeks drops typical Compact prices across the year to £27 a day, saving about 126% against booking 9 months ahead. For October 2026, a Compact is £33 a day booked a month ahead and drops to £31 in the final fortnight. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £61 across the year, so waiting has not cost you. On our sites, 49% of bookings at Rome Fiumicino Airport are made within 2 weeks of travel.

Wheego is the cheapest supplier at Rome Fiumicino Airport for a Compact car, averaging £13 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Wheego requires a credit card and holds a £1,199 deposit at the desk. Record costs £34 a day from 596 prices, accepts debit cards, and scores 77/100 from 160 reviews. Goldcar was chosen most often on our sites, taking 13% of bookings.

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.

Sicily by Car is the best-reviewed company at Rome Fiumicino Airport, scoring 84/100 from 80 reviews with an average desk wait of 14 minutes. Enterprise matches that 84/100 score across 48 reviews with an 18-minute wait, though Sicily by Car is cheaper for a Compact car at £53 a day compared to Enterprise at £73. Wheego averages £13 a day for a Compact car, 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 Fiumicino Airport, deposits held on your card range from £171 with Sicily by Car or Avis up to £1,327 with OK Mobility, and 7 of the 30 counters accept debit cards. Another 5 counters take a debit card for some cars only, while 18 require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see cars you can release at the counter. 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.

Two main traps catch people out at Rome Fiumicino Airport: showing up without a credit card and joining slow terminal queues. While all 30 desks are at the airport, 18 of them refuse debit cards entirely and another 5 only take them for selected models. Desk waits also vary considerably, stretching to 25 minutes at Locauto. Showing up with only a debit card and no pre-arranged policy turns an Italian escape into an expensive taxi ride.

Only 84% of prices at Rome Fiumicino 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 is typical at £33 a day at Rome Fiumicino Airport for October 2026, which covers up to 5 people heading out on the autostrada. A Compact seats 5 passengers but holds 3 bags, so a full group with luggage should step up to an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc for 4 bags at £45 a day, or down to an Economy Opel Corsa for 2 bags at £26. Automatics make up 52% of cars offered and cost £7 more a day than manuals. Hybrid and electric cars make up 12% of cars offered, so finding one at short notice is generally straightforward.