Car hire prices at Kaunas Airport

Kaunas Airport car hire costs around £39 a day for an Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen Passat, for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead. A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf is about £26 a day, while an Economy Volkswagen Polo is £25. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, that Intermediate drops to around £26 a day. Across the year, prices reach £23 a day in May 2027 for a Mini, but climb to £411 in January 2027 for an executive car. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

At Kaunas Airport, when you book barely moves the price: an Intermediate is £39 a day booked a month before October 2026, and £26 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £45 across the year, so waiting has not cost you anything. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. If your dates are set, lock in the car you want and move on.

U-Save, Dollar and Top Rent are the cheapest companies at Kaunas Airport for an Intermediate car, each averaging £32 a day over the last 12 months. Top Rent achieved that price across 2,554 prices and holds a deposit of £342 on a credit card. U-Save, based on 1,978 prices, holds £257, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise charges £40 a day and Alamo £38, with Alamo scoring 85/100 from 24 reviews.

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.

Top Rent is the best-reviewed company at Kaunas Airport, scoring 85/100 from 43 reviews, with an average counter wait of 16 minutes. Top Rent is also among the cheapest, averaging £32 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Green Motion scores 81/100 from 110 reviews with a 22-minute wait, averaging £50 a day. U-Save matches the lowest price at £32 a day, but 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 Kaunas Airport, security deposits range from £171 with Sixt to £1,712 with Budget, and only 1 of the 12 counters accepts a debit card. Europcar is the sole counter taking a debit card for any rental, holding a £257 deposit. Sixt takes a debit card for some cars only, while the other 10 counters insist on a credit card in the driver's name. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, and check the desk terms listed under each vehicle.

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

Ten of the 12 desks at Kaunas Airport refuse debit cards outright, and counter queues can stretch to 45 minutes. You will need a credit card in the main driver's name to leave the deposit. Sixt averages a 45-minute wait at pickup, which gives you plenty of time to ponder Baltic right-of-way rules before hitting the motorway. Enterprise averages 38 minutes at the counter.

Only 61% of prices at Kaunas Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For longer motorway drives between cities, pick an Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Passat at Kaunas Airport, at around £39 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people and takes 4 bags, making it far more comfortable for intercity cruising than a Compact Volkswagen Golf at £26, which fits only 3 bags. Automatics make up 51% of cars offered and cost just £1 more a day than manuals, so finding one is easy. Hybrid cars make up 8% of cars offered, while fully electric cars are not offered at all.