Car hire prices at Lisbon Airport

Lisbon Airport car hire for October 2026 sits around £24 a day for a Compact car like a Ford Focus, £20 for an Economy and £16 for a Mini when you book about a month ahead. An Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, is about £36 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the price of a Compact to £20 a day. Across the year, prices range from £20 a day in March 2027 for a Mini to £118 in August 2027 for an executive model. Check the price checker to see the exact rate for your travel dates.

Booking late saves about 150% across the year at Lisbon Airport, where a Compact car averages £18 a day within 2 weeks of travel compared to £45 9 months before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, a Compact drops from £24 a day booked a month before your trip to £20 in the final 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track, 48% of bookings on our sites are made within 2 weeks of pickup, while only 2% are made over 6 months before. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper prices.

Flizzr is the cheapest company at Lisbon Airport for a Compact car, averaging £21 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Flizzr scores 87/100 from 48 customer reviews and holds a £428 deposit. For comparison, Centauro averages £29 a day from 531 prices with a score of 79/100, while Goldcar averages £42 a day from 546 prices. Among the 30 suppliers at the airport, 28 require a credit card, so bring one to keep the cheaper options open.

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.

Cael is the best-reviewed company at Lisbon Airport, scoring 92/100 from 32 reviews with a typical desk wait of 21 minutes at pickup. Cael costs £43 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, based on 961 prices. The cheapest supplier is Flizzr at £21 a day, which scores 87/100 from 48 reviews with a 13-minute wait. Guerin also scores 87/100 from 196 reviews and costs £32 a day for a Compact, but its desk wait averages 27 minutes.

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 Lisbon Airport, deposits held on your card range from £171 with Avis and Budget up to £4,709 with Hertz Dream Collection, and only 1 of the 30 counters accepts a debit card. Goldcar is the only counter taking debit cards unconditionally, holding £1,199, while Avis accepts debit cards for some cars only and holds £171. The remaining 28 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before you compare rates, and review the extras listed under each car because items like child seats are charged at the desk.

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

Long pickup queues and strict card rules catch people out at Lisbon Airport, where 28 of the 30 counters take credit cards only. Enterprise's desk averages 52 minutes at pickup, so arriving with impatient passengers can test everyone early. If you only carry a debit card, 28 desks will turn you away before you see a key. Because you will want to get clear of the busy city roads promptly, checking your counter wait and card rules beforehand saves unnecessary delays.

Only 63% of prices at Lisbon Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Ford Focus costs around £24 a day at Lisbon Airport in October 2026, offering the right balance for city driving and motorway trips. A Compact seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple travelling light can save money with a Mini like a Fiat 500 at £16 a day, while larger groups will prefer an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai at £36 a day for its 4-bag boot. Automatics make up 46% of cars offered, costing £42 a day compared to £35 for a manual, while electric and hybrid cars account for 8% combined, meaning you must book them early rather than hoping to find one late.