Car hire prices at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport

For November 2026 at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, a good price is £20 a day for a Compact car such as a Ford Focus, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Renault Clio averages £16 a day, and a Mini such as a Fiat 500 averages £13. In the last 2 weeks before November 2026 pickup, a Compact car averages £24 a day, £4 more a day, while those smaller classes stay unchanged. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, book your hire car about a month before you fly: a Compact is £20 a day then, against £24 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, a Compact booked 9 months ahead is £56 a day and one booked 2 weeks ahead £35. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, half of our customers book a hire car within 16 days of pickup.

Drive On Holidays is cheapest at PDL for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £36 a day, but you need a credit card for its £1,494 deposit. Its desk is at the airport, but Drive On Holidays does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare Wayzor before booking: its Compact car price averages £37 a day over the last 12 months, £1 more a day, and it scores 92/100 from 33 recent 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.

Wayzor is the best-reviewed company at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, scoring 92/100 from 33 recent reviews, with an average pickup wait of 21 minutes. Wayzor is also near the cheapest: its Compact car price averages £37 a day over the last 12 months. Drive On Holidays averages £36 a day for a Compact car over the same period, £1 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you choose Wayzor, allow for its £1,537 credit-card deposit as well as the rental price.

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 PDL, deposits range from £171 with Avis to £1,622 with Ilha Verde, and only 1 of the 12 companies takes a debit card, so your card can determine which car you can hire. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; Ilha Verde accepts one, while the other 11 companies require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and include extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or additional driver, which are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, check your card’s available balance and leave time for collection, because credit-card-only deposits and desk waits can delay your pickup. 11 of the 12 companies require a credit card; Drive On Holidays holds £1,494, so check your available credit before booking. A debit card works with Ilha Verde, but its deposit averages £1,622, so check your available funds too. Europcar and Enterprise average 30 minutes at pickup, so do not plan your first stop immediately after landing.

Only 87% of prices at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At PDL, choose a Compact car such as a Ford Focus for a family: it seats 5 but takes 3 bags, and costs £20 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip. For November 2026 at that lead time, a couple with 2 bags can choose an Economy car such as a Renault Clio at £16 a day; for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai at £27 a day. Over the last 12 months, 32% of cars offered are automatic, so filter for that transmission before comparing prices. Over the full period tracked, an automatic Compact car averages £71 a day against £51 for a manual Compact car, £20 more a day, from 13,476 prices. If you specifically want electric or hybrid, filter for it rather than choosing from the general results: each accounts for just 1% of cars offered.