Car hire prices at Azores Horta Airport

For November 2026 at Azores Horta Airport, use £46 a day as your benchmark for an Economy car such as a Renault Clio. For November 2026, a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages £41 a day, while a Compact car such as a Ford Focus averages £53 a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

At Azores Horta Airport, consider booking around 2 weeks before your trip: across the year, an Economy car averages £40 a day then, compared with £48 around a month before. Across the year, an Economy car averages £58 a day around 9 months before your trip, so booking around 2 weeks before costs £18 less a day on average. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking closer to departure is common rather than unusual.

Europcar is the cheapest company at Azores Horta Airport for an Economy car over the last 12 months, averaging £49 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Europcar has a desk at the airport and scores 85/100 from 1,736 reviews, so you can compare its customer feedback as well as its price. If you need to use a debit card, compare Ilha Verde, whose Economy cars average £56 a day over the last 12 months. Ilha Verde does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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.

Choose Wayzor at Azores Horta Airport if the highest review score matters most to you: it scores 93/100 from 45 reviews, with an average desk wait of 21 minutes. For an Economy car over the last 12 months, Wayzor averages £62 a day, £13 more a day than the cheapest company, Europcar, at £49. Europcar scores 85/100 from 1,736 reviews, so compare its lower price with Wayzor's higher score before choosing. Ilha Verde 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 Azores Horta Airport, only 1 of the 4 companies takes a debit card, so check your card before booking; deposits range from £768 with Hertz to £1,366 with Europcar and Wayzor. Ilha Verde takes a debit card and holds around £1,281; the other 3 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule 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 Azores Horta Airport, check your card and available credit before booking, because 3 of the 4 companies require a credit card and deposits can reach £1,366. Europcar and Wayzor each hold around £1,366, so make sure your card can cover the deposit as well as your holiday spending. If you only have a debit card, choose Ilha Verde and allow for its £1,281 deposit. Leave time between landing and your first booking: average desk waits range from 15 minutes with Ilha Verde to 24 minutes with Hertz.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Azores Horta Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

Choose a Compact car such as a Ford Focus at Azores Horta Airport, averaging £63 a day, if you need space for 3 bags; it seats 5, so check luggage before booking. With 5 people aboard, the 3-bag limit means you need to pack light rather than choose by seats alone. A Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages £55 a day and seats 4 but takes 2 bags, while an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai averages £79 a day and seats 5 but takes 4 bags. Only 20% of cars offered are automatic, so filter for one before choosing; across the full price history, an automatic Economy car averages £57 a day against £53 for a manual Economy car, £4 more a day. Choose petrol or diesel rather than planning on an electric or hybrid car, neither of which is offered.