Car hire prices at Madeira Airport

A Compact car like a Ford Focus Estate at Madeira Airport is around £38 a day for an October 2026 pickup booked about a month ahead. A Mini such as a Fiat 500 averages £25 a day, while an Economy car like a Renault Clio is £30. An Intermediate SUV like a Nissan Qashqai is about £53. Prices stay flat into the last 2 weeks, remaining at £38 for a Compact. November 2026 is the cheapest month across the year at £29 a day for a Mini, whereas August 2027 peaks at £149 for a Fullsize car; check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Madeira Airport, booking about a month ahead averages £38 a day for a Compact car, which is the same £38 you find in the last 2 weeks. When you book barely moves the price at Madeira Airport, so there is little penalty for waiting. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £55 a day for a Compact, so you have missed nothing if you are booking later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of bookings happen within 14 days of pickup.

Drivalia is the cheapest company at Madeira Airport for a Compact car, averaging £36 a day over the last 12 months, well below the £53 airport average. Surprice is next at £38 a day, while Drive On Holidays averages £43 from 512 prices. To get Drivalia's price, you give up debit card acceptance because its counter requires a credit card, and it holds a £1,049 deposit. Keddy by Europcar costs £52 a day but scores 91/100 from 37 reviews, while Drivalia scores 83/100 from 79 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.

Keddy by Europcar is the best-reviewed company at Madeira Airport, scoring 91/100 from 37 customer reviews with an average desk wait of 26 minutes. Rodavante follows on reviews at 89/100 from 51 reviews with an 18-minute wait. The cheapest supplier, Drivalia, scores 83/100 from 79 reviews and averages a 19-minute wait at £36 a day for a Compact car. Keddy by Europcar averages £52 a day for the same size.

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

Madeira Airport car hire deposits range from £171 with Budget or Avis to £2,569 with Tangerine Rent, and only 1 of the 25 desks takes a debit card. Goldcar is the only counter accepting a debit card, holding a deposit of £1,199. The remaining 24 desks require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for debit card before comparing prices, and note that extras charged at the desk appear 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 Madeira Airport is paying with plastic you cannot use: 24 of the 25 desks reject debit cards entirely. Another surprise is desk queues: Enterprise's desk averages 52 minutes at pickup, so factor that in if you have fixed arrival plans. Deposits run high on the island, climbing up to £2,569 at Tangerine Rent. Make sure you bring a credit card with plenty of headroom in the primary driver's name.

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

At Madeira Airport, an Economy car like a Renault Clio averages £30 a day in October 2026 and fits the island's narrow roads. It seats 5 with room for 2 bags, so a full car means luggage spills onto laps. Stepping down to a Mini like a Fiat 500 costs £25 a day with 4 seats and 2 bags, while a Compact car like a Ford Focus Estate takes 3 bags at £38. Automatics make up 38% of cars offered and cost £9 more a day over the year than manuals, while electric and hybrid models make up 4% combined, which leaves few options if you want an alternative fuel vehicle.