Car hire prices at Faro Airport

For November 2026 at Faro Airport, a good price around a month before your trip is £15 a day for a Compact, the Ford Focus size, so use that to judge your quote. A Mini, the Fiat 500 size, averages £10 a day, while an Economy, the Seat Ibiza size, averages £11 at the same lead time. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages £16 a day, £1 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before deciding whether your quote is good value.

For November 2026 at Faro Airport, book a Compact car around a month before your trip at £15 a day on average, because waiting until the last 2 weeks costs £1 more a day at £16. Across the year, a Compact car averages £22 a day around 2 weeks before your trip against £45 around 9 months before, so you have not necessarily missed a saving by leaving booking late. That broader pattern does not make waiting cheaper for November 2026. Of our customers booking at Faro Airport through our sites, 59% booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Sicily by Car is cheapest at Faro Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £18 a day, but you need a credit card for its £1,708 deposit. Its counter is at the airport, with an average pickup wait of 25 minutes, and Sicily by Car does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For a Compact car over the same 12 months, Guerin averages £32 a day from 889 prices, £14 more a day, and scores 91/100 from 265 recent reviews. Goldcar was chosen more often than any other company by our customers at Faro Airport, but its 13% share is not a reason to skip comparing the deposit and 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.

Guerin is the best-reviewed company at Faro Airport, scoring 91/100 from 265 recent reviews with an average desk wait of 21 minutes, so compare its price before choosing solely on the lowest daily rate. Guerin averages £32 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 889 prices, making it a cheaper option than many competitors. Sicily by Car is cheapest for a Compact car over the same period at £18 a day, £14 less 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 Faro Airport, deposits range from £171 to £4,696 across companies, and only 1 of 30 counters takes a debit card without a car restriction, so check your card before choosing a price. Goldcar takes a debit card; Avis accepts one for some cars only, while 28 counters require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, are listed under each car with their price.

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

At Faro Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and pickup queues, because a low daily rate does not tell you whether your card will work or how soon you can leave. Of 30 counters, 28 require a credit card, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. Check the amount your card must cover: Klass Wagen holds £2,049 on average, while Budget holds £171. Allow time before arranging your first stop, as Key N Go's pickup wait averages 48 minutes.

Only 62% of prices at Faro Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Faro Airport, choose a Compact, the Ford Focus size, for £15 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip if 3 bags will cover your family's luggage. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags; if you travel as a couple with 2 bags, you can choose a smaller Mini, the Fiat 500 size, at £10 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip. If you need room for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, at £23 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip instead. Automatics are 42% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so filter for one if you need it; across the full price history, automatic Compact cars average £44 a day against £36 for manual Compact cars, £8 more a day. Electric cars are 4% of cars offered over the last 12 months and hybrids are 2%, so select those filters rather than assuming your chosen car has either powertrain.