Car hire prices at Palanga Airport

Palanga Airport typically costs around £28 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf booked about a month ahead for October 2026. A smaller Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo is about £25 a day, while a larger Intermediate like a Volkswagen Passat costs around £41. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks changes little, bringing the Compact to £27. The price checker will show the latest quotes for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Palanga Airport, booking timing barely moves the price, with an Intermediate costing £41 a day a month before pickup and £42 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate sits around £46 a day whether you book 9 months, 3 months or 1 month before your trip. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed a price drop.

Carwiz is the cheapest company at Palanga Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £33 a day over the last 12 months. All 12 desks sit at the airport, so you avoid shuttle transfers entirely. Carwiz requires a credit card for its £342 deposit and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise offers a terminal desk for £41 a day from 1,608 prices, scoring 78/100 from 30 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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Palanga Airport, scoring 88/100 from 30 reviews with an average desk wait of 26 minutes. For an Intermediate car, such as a Toyota Corolla, Sixt averages £60 a day over the last 12 months from 597 prices. Enterprise scores 78/100 from 30 reviews at £41 a day, while Green Motion scores 79/100 from 88 reviews at £62 a day. Carwiz is cheaper at £33 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 Palanga Airport, security deposits range from £171 with Green Motion and Sixt to £1,712 with Budget, and only 1 of the 12 desks accepts a debit card. Europcar is the sole supplier accepting a debit card, holding a deposit of £257. The other 11 counters require a credit card in the main driver's name. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers, and check the extras listed 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 Palanga Airport is arriving with only a debit card, as 11 of the 12 counters require a credit card for the deposit. Every supplier operates directly at the terminal, so you will not face off-airport shuttle buses. Desk queues can take time when several flights land together, with Enterprise averaging a 29-minute wait and Sixt 26 minutes. Carrying a credit card under the lead driver's name avoids being turned away at collection.

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

For most trips from Palanga Airport, choose a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf, costing around £28 a day for an October 2026 pickup booked a month ahead. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, which suits navigating narrow coastal streets and beachside parking bays. If you carry more luggage, stepping up to an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Passat costs £41 a day and holds 4 bags. Automatics make up 53% of cars offered, costing £2 more a day than manuals, while hybrids represent 5% and electric models are absent.