Car hire prices at Podgorica Airport

Podgorica Airport typically offers a Compact car like a Skoda Scala for around £27 a day in October 2026 when you book about a month ahead. Smaller options cost less: an Economy car such as a Skoda Fabia is about £21 a day and a Mini is £19. Waiting until the last 2 weeks before your trip drops that Compact quote to around £19 a day. Month by month, quotes span from £20 a day for a Mini in November 2026 up to £137 for a higher-spec executive car in August 2027. Use the price checker to see how your travel dates compare.

For October 2026 at Podgorica Airport, hold off until the last 2 weeks before your trip, when an Intermediate car drops to £46 a day compared to £49 a month ahead. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £77 a day compared to £53 at 2 weeks before pickup, so waiting saves around £24 a day. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, our customers make 48% of bookings within 2 weeks of travel. While November 2026 drops to £20 a day for a Mini car, an October 2026 trip avoids the £137 a day seen for an executive car in August 2027.

Surprice is the cheapest car hire company at Podgorica Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £23 a day over the last 12 months. For that low price, Surprice takes credit cards only and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. In contrast, Sixt averages £38 a day from 675 prices and scores 86/100 from 31 customer reviews. If you prefer dealing with the company chosen most often across our sites, Budget averages £53 a day.

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 car hire company at Podgorica Airport, scoring 86/100 from 31 customer reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Sixt is also competitively priced, averaging £38 a day for an Intermediate car. Surprice is cheaper at £23 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Green Motion scores 76/100 from 59 reviews and costs £75 a day, while U-Save scores 73/100 from 104 reviews and costs £63.

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 Podgorica Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £557 with Hertz to £1,370 with U-Save, and only 1 of the 17 desks accepts a debit card. Hertz is the lone desk taking a debit card, while the other 16 counters insist on a credit card in the lead driver's name. Because credit cards are required at almost every counter, filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers. Extra costs charged at the desk, including additional drivers or child seats, are shown beneath each car.

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

The biggest traps at Podgorica Airport are strict credit-card-only deposit rules and slow desk queues that can keep you waiting over half an hour. Every desk sits directly at the airport, but 16 of the 17 counters refuse debit cards entirely. Desk waits vary widely: Budget averages just 4 minutes, while Hertz averages 35 minutes before handing over the keys. Arriving without a credit card leaves you with exactly one counter capable of giving you a car.

Only 38% of prices at Podgorica Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Podgorica Airport prices an Intermediate car like a Skoda Octavia at about £49 a day for October 2026, which gives 5 people enough engine power for mountain climbs. It holds 4 bags in the boot alongside 5 seats. Downsizing to a Compact car such as a Skoda Scala saves money at £27 a day, but though it seats 5 it holds only 3 bags. Automatics account for 46% of cars offered and cost £73 a day, £5 more a day than a manual at £68. Just 2% of cars offered are hybrids, so reserve one early.