Car hire prices at Mauritius Airport

For November 2026 at Mauritius Airport, use £74 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Nissan Micra, averages £36 a day, while a Mini car, such as a Kia Picanto, averages £34 at the same lead time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car rises to £98 a day, costing £24 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

Timing barely matters at Mauritius Airport: an Intermediate booked 9 months ahead is £75 a day and one booked 2 weeks ahead £71. For November 2026, an Intermediate is £74 a day booked about a month ahead and £98 in the last 2 weeks. Book when your plans are firm and spend the time on the company and the hire car instead. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, half of our customers book a hire car within 16 days of pickup.

First is the cheapest company at Mauritius Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £40 a day, but you need a credit card and First does not yet have enough reviews for a score. First has an airport desk, with a typical £238 deposit and a 15-minute desk wait, so allow time for collection. If you prefer a scored supplier, consider Mauriconnect Car Rental, which scores 81/100 from 47 reviews over the last 5 months. Mauriconnect Car Rental also requires a credit card and holds a typical £854 deposit, so check your available credit before choosing it.

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.

Mauriconnect Car Rental is the best-reviewed company at Mauritius Airport, scoring 81/100 from 47 reviews over the last 5 months, so consider it if a scored supplier matters to you and allow for a 25-minute desk wait. First is the cheapest for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months at £40 a day on average, but First does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Check your available credit before choosing either: Mauriconnect Car Rental holds a typical £854 deposit, while First holds £238.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

You cannot use a debit card at any of the 12 Mauritius Airport desks checked: all require credit cards, with typical deposits ranging from £85 at Green Motion to £1,025 at Sixt. If you need to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than assuming a cheaper car will accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car and make sure your credit card has enough available credit. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Mauritius Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits: all 12 desks require a credit card, and Hertz averages 36 minutes at the desk. Check the deposit before booking and leave enough available credit: Sixt typically holds £1,025, while Green Motion holds £85. If collection time matters, compare Auto-Union's 8-minute average desk wait with Hertz's 36 minutes. Allow for the wait before setting a collection-day appointment.

Only 65% of prices at Mauritius Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Mauritius Airport, the Nissan Qashqai or Suzuki Ciaz size at about £74 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Kia Picanto, at £34 a day, though it takes 1 bag. 81% of hire cars at Mauritius Airport are automatic, at £79 a day against £39 for a manual, so one is easy to find. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Mauritius Airport.