Car hire prices at Olbia Airport

Olbia Airport car hire costs around £31 a day for a Compact car (the Volkswagen Golf size) when you book about a month before an October 2026 trip, with an Economy at £24 and a Mini at £19. An Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen T-Roc, is about £44 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact car to £22 a day. Across the year, prices swing widely: March 2027 drops to £23 a day for a Mini, while August 2027 climbs to £119 a day for an executive car. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show what is typical for your exact travel dates.

For Olbia Airport, holding off saves about 91%, dropping from £61 a day booked 9 months before your trip to £32 a day in the last 2 weeks across the year. For October 2026, waiting is also cheaper: a Compact car is £31 a day booked around a month before you fly and drops to £22 a day in the final 2 weeks. Cars quoted over 6 months before departure cost £59 a day or more. More than half of people wait: 45% of bookings through our sites at Olbia Airport happen within 2 weeks of travel, and 60% within a month.

B-Rent is the cheapest supplier at Olbia Airport for a Compact car, averaging £31 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card for its deposit. Italy Car Rentals averages £35 a day from 791 prices and Centauro averages £37, while Locauto reaches £94 a day from 836 prices. Locauto scores 91/100 from 121 reviews, whereas B-Rent does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Our customers book Italy Car Rentals and Goldcar most often at Olbia Airport, with each taking a 13% share of bookings. If you want to pay a deposit on a debit card, 7 of the 30 counters accept one, though usually at a slightly higher daily rate.

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 Olbia Airport, scoring 91/100 from 121 customer reviews, but its Compact cars average a relatively high £94 a day. You spend 23 minutes at Locauto's desk at pickup. Key N Go scores 87/100 with an average 20-minute wait, while Goldcar scores 85/100 with a 25-minute wait. The cheapest options score lower or take more patience: B-Rent averages £31 a day but does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and Green Motion averages £75 a day while scoring 64/100 from 87 reviews with a 6-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.

At Olbia Airport, credit card deposits range from £0 with Locauto up to £1,327 with OK Mobility, and only 7 of the 30 counters accept a debit card. Another 4 counters take debit cards for specific models, but 19 insist strictly on credit cards. You should filter for debit cards on the results page before comparing rates. Optional extras charged at the desk, such as child seats or additional drivers, show their exact price under each car.

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

The biggest trap at Olbia Airport is waiting at the counter, where Target's desk averages 60 minutes at pickup. While all 30 counters are on the airport site, 19 of them insist on a credit card for the deposit, turning away debit card holders. If you book with Target, Italy Car Rentals or Surprice, you will also be caught by a non-standard fuel policy, as none of their rentals return full-to-full. Booking a large vehicle to tour beach coves brings its own penalty, as you spend the holiday searching for a space wide enough to park it.

Only 89% of prices at Olbia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs about £24 a day at Olbia Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people on short hops. It seats 5 but takes 2 bags, so a full group with luggage will need to step up to a Compact like a Volkswagen Golf, which takes 3 bags and costs £31 a day, or an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc for £44. Couples packing light can step down to a Mini like a Fiat 500 for £19 a day. Automatics make up 48% of cars on offer, but for a Compact over the last 12 months, an automatic costs £14 more a day than a manual. Electric and hybrid models account for 6% of cars offered, so reserving one early is essential if you want an alternative fuel.