Car hire prices at Azores Pico Airport

For November 2026 at Azores Pico Airport, budget around £61 a day for a Compact car, the Renault Captur size, when you book around a month before your trip. For November 2026, a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages £41 a day, while an Economy car such as a Renault Clio averages £49. Across the year, Compact cars average £54 a day around 2 weeks before pickup, so check again closer to departure rather than treating £61 as your final benchmark. Use the price checker to compare prices for your exact dates.

Across the year at Azores Pico Airport, a Compact car averages £54 a day around 2 weeks before your trip versus £63 around a month before, so favour checking closer to pickup. Across the year, a Compact car averages £95 a day around 9 months before your trip, so leaving it later has historically meant lower prices. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking closer to departure is common beyond this airport too.

Europcar is cheapest at Azores Pico Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £56 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Europcar's desk is at the airport, and Europcar scores 85/100 from 1,736 reviews. Ilha Verde averages £74 a day for a Compact car over the same period and accepts debit cards, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you need to use a debit card, compare Ilha Verde's terms before choosing Europcar on price.

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.

Europcar and Hertz share the best review score at Azores Pico Airport, 85/100 from 1,736 and 653 reviews respectively, with average desk waits of 23 and 24 minutes to allow for after landing. Europcar is also cheapest for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £56 a day, so start your comparison with Europcar if you want both price and a strong score. Sixt scores 82/100 from 655 reviews and averages an 18-minute desk wait. Ilha Verde does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its unrated listing as equivalent to those reviewed companies.

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 Pico Airport, typical deposits range from £427 with Sixt to £1,281 with Ilha Verde, and only 1 of the 4 companies accepts a debit card, so check your card before booking. Ilha Verde accepts debit cards; if that is what you plan to use, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices and check the deposit shown beside each car. Extras charged at the desk 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 Pico Airport, watch for credit-card-only deposits and sizeable card holds: 3 of the 4 desks refuse debit cards, so your cheapest suitable car depends on the card you can use. Europcar's typical deposit is £1,195, so check that your credit card can accommodate the hold before booking. Ilha Verde accepts debit cards but typically holds £1,281, so debit-card acceptance does not remove the need to budget for the deposit. Desk waits average 18 to 24 minutes across the companies, so leave collection time between landing and your first appointment.

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

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Azores Pico Airport, the Renault Captur or Ford Focus size at about £71 a day across the year. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Fiat 500, at £59 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is £84 a day. 27% of hire cars at Azores Pico Airport are automatic, at £82 a day against £66 for a manual, so search for one specifically or expect a manual. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Azores Pico Airport.