Car hire prices at Venice Airport

Venice Airport quotes around £39 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger, £33 for an Economy and £26 for a Mini in October 2026, booked about a month before your trip. An Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen T-Roc averages £48 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to £40, while Economy drops to £28. Across the year, prices swing from £36 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to £108 for a larger car in September 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

For Venice Airport, booking late saves about 78%, dropping from £66 a day 9 months out to £37 in the last 2 weeks across the year. For October 2026 specifically, a Compact car is £39 a day booked a month ahead and £40 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper window. 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 Venice Airport for a Compact car, averaging £25 a day over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card for a £1,284 deposit. For a scored counter, Italy Car Rentals averages £37 a day from 788 prices and scores 80/100 from 253 reviews. Locauto costs more at £79 a day from 795 prices, but takes debit cards with a £0 deposit and scores 86/100.

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 and Sicily by Car are the best-reviewed companies at Venice Airport, each scoring 86/100 from 32 and 65 customer reviews. Locauto averages a 27-minute counter wait and £79 a day for a Compact car from 795 prices over the last 12 months, whereas Sicily by Car averages a 20-minute wait and £58 a day. Centauro is the cheapest supplier at £25 a day and scores 80/100 from 68 reviews with a 14-minute wait. Sixt does not yet have enough reviews for a score, averaging a 23-minute desk 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 Venice Airport, security deposits range from £0 with Locauto to £1,284 with Centauro, and 5 of the 22 desks accept a debit card for all their cars. Another 5 desks accept a debit card for some cars, while 12 desks strictly require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see cars you can collect. Extras charged at the counter appear beside each vehicle with their total cost.

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

Deposits that refuse debit cards and long waits at the counter are the main snags for drivers at Venice Airport. 12 of the 22 counters will not take a debit card for any car, so arriving without a credit card in the primary driver's name leaves you stranded. Counter waits also vary sharply: Europcar and Thrifty average 32 minutes, while Green Motion averages 7 minutes. It pays to check desk wait times before picking a company, especially if you plan to get clear of the airport quickly.

Only 86% of prices at Venice Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For most trips from Venice Airport, choose a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger, which averages £39 a day booked a month ahead for October 2026. It seats 5 people but fits 3 bags, so larger luggage will crowd the back seats. If you are heading straight onto the motorway with full luggage, step up to an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc for 4 bags at £48 a day, or down to an Economy Opel Corsa for 2 bags at £33. Automatics make up 54% of cars on offer and cost £11 more a day on average than manuals, while electric cars are just 3% of the fleet.