Car hire prices at Sicily Palermo Airport

A good price at Sicily Palermo Airport for October 2026, booked around a month before your trip, is £35 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger, £28 for an Economy and £24 for a Mini. An Intermediate, like the Volkswagen T-Roc, costs around £47 a day. If you leave booking to the last 2 weeks, that Compact rises to £42 a day. Across the year, March 2027 is cheapest at £33 a day for a Mini, while August 2027 reaches £111 a day for an executive car. Put your travel dates into the price checker to see the live options.

For Sicily Palermo Airport, holding off until the last 2 weeks cuts costs, with a Compact averaging £35 a day then compared to £65 booked 9 months before your trip. If you book 1 month before pickup, you pay around £42 a day, so you have not missed out by waiting. For an October 2026 pickup specifically, a Compact is £35 a day booked a month before, rising to £42 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel.

Centauro is the cheapest company at Sicily Palermo Airport for a Compact, averaging £30 a day over the last 12 months, but it holds a £1,113 deposit. Target is £32 a day and Wheego £33, though Wheego does not provide full-to-full fuel. Noleggiare costs £38 a day from 675 prices and scores 79/100 from 320 reviews. Centauro 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 Sicily Palermo Airport, scoring 89/100 from 86 reviews, though desk waits average 28 minutes. Locauto is not cheap, averaging £79 a day for a Compact over the last 12 months from 755 prices. Centauro is the cheapest at £30 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo follows on reviews with 86/100 from 31 reviews and an average wait of 20 minutes.

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 Sicily Palermo Airport, deposits range from £0 with Locauto to £1,199 with Wheego, and 7 of the 28 desks take a debit card for any car. Another 4 desks accept debit cards for select models only, while 17 insist on a credit card. Filter for debit cards before comparing quotes so you do not lose time on vehicles you cannot collect. Any optional extras you choose at the counter are shown under each car.

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

Watch out for card rules and long counter queues when picking up at Sicily Palermo Airport, as 17 of 28 counters refuse debit cards. Sixt averages a 32-minute wait at the desk and Centauro takes 31 minutes, which tests your patience after a flight. Four desks accept debit cards for only a few models, so checking card policies beforehand prevents issues at collection. Smaller cars are far easier to manoeuvre through tight town streets.

Only 88% of prices at Sicily Palermo Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car such as the Jeep Avenger balances narrow roads with room for luggage, costing around £35 a day at Sicily Palermo Airport for October 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like the Opel Corsa costs £28 a day and takes 2 bags, while an Intermediate like the Volkswagen T-Roc costs £47 a day for 4 bags. Automatics make up 50% of cars offered and cost £10 more a day than manuals, while electric models account for 1% of cars offered, so finding one without booking early is rare.