Car hire prices at Cluj-napoca Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Cluj-napoca Airport is around £31 a day for a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Dacia Logan averages £23 a day, while an Intermediate such as a Dacia Duster averages £45. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, a Compact car averages £29 a day, £2 less a day than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Cluj-napoca Airport, consider waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip: a Compact car averages £29 a day then, against £31 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages £40 a day around 9 months before your trip against £31 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Payless is the cheapest company at Cluj-napoca Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £14 a day, but you need a credit card for its £1,195 deposit hold. Payless has an airport desk but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For comparison, Klass Wagen averages £20 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 1,316 prices, and scores 90/100 from 475 reviews over the last 5 months. You would need more available credit with Klass Wagen: its typical deposit hold is £1,964.

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.

Autonom is the best-reviewed company at Cluj-napoca Airport, scoring 94/100 from 55 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 13 minutes. You pay more for that choice: Autonom averages £43 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, while the cheapest company, Payless, averages £14 and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a lower price with a review score, Klass Wagen averages £20 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 1,316 prices, and scores 90/100 from 475 reviews over the last 5 months. Allow for Klass Wagen's average desk wait of 24 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 Cluj-napoca Airport, deposit holds range from £256 with Green Motion to £2,220 with Carwiz, and only 1 of the 14 companies takes a debit card, so your card can limit your choice. Hertz takes a debit card and typically holds £427; the other 13 companies require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk 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 Cluj-napoca Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and long desk waits, because either can disrupt your pickup even when you choose an airport desk. 13 of the 14 companies require a credit card, so check the card rule before you book. Check your available credit too: Klass Wagen typically holds £1,964 and Carwiz £2,220. If you have a timed onward appointment, allow for Alamo's average desk wait of 51 minutes, compared with 13 minutes at Enterprise.

Only 73% of prices at Cluj-napoca Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact at Cluj-napoca Airport, the Volkswagen Golf size, if 3 bags cover your luggage: for November 2026, you should budget £31 a day when booking around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so do not assume every passenger can bring a separate case. For November 2026, when booking around a month before your trip, step down to an Economy car such as a Dacia Logan at £23 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate car such as a Dacia Duster at £45 a day for 4 bags. 46% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so filter for one if you want it; across all batches, a Compact car averages £37 a day as an automatic against £35 as a manual, £2 more a day. Hybrid cars account for 5% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so filter for a hybrid rather than assuming your preferred car will have that powertrain.