Car hire prices at Bucharest Airport

For November 2026 at Bucharest Airport, budget £28 a day for a Compact car such as a Dacia Jogger when you book around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Dacia Logan averages £24 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Dacia Duster averages £32. In the last 2 weeks before November 2026 pickup, the Compact car average drops to £26 a day, £2 less. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Bucharest Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings a Compact car to £26 a day on average, £2 less than booking around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages £42 a day around 9 months before your trip against £29 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across all 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you are not unusually late if you are still comparing cars.

Payless is the cheapest company at Bucharest Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £15 a day, but you need a credit card and a typical £1,195 deposit. Payless scores 69/100 from 56 reviews over the last 5 months, so weigh the low price against that rating. For a higher-rated alternative, Alamo scores 91/100 from 47 reviews over the same period and averages £35 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 1,150 prices.

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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Bucharest Airport over the last 5 months, scoring 91/100 from 47 reviews, with an average desk wait of 17 minutes. Alamo is not the cheapest: its Compact cars average £35 a day over the last 12 months, from 1,150 prices. Payless averages £15 a day for a Compact car over the same period but scores 69/100 from 56 reviews, so choose between a lower daily price and a stronger review score. Hertz does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its unscored listing as a recommendation.

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 Bucharest Airport, deposits range from £256 with Green Motion to £2,135 with Carwiz, and only 1 of the 18 desks takes a debit card, so check your card before booking. Hertz takes a debit card and typically holds £427; the other 17 desks require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit shown 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 Bucharest Airport, check your card limit and allow time at the desk, because credit-card-only deposits and collection waits can delay your departure. 17 of the 18 desks require a credit card, and Carwiz typically holds £2,135, so check that you have enough available credit. Budget's desk wait averages 30 minutes and Hertz's 28 minutes, so leave room in your onward schedule rather than timing it from landing.

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

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Bucharest Airport, the Dacia Jogger or Volkswagen Taigo size at about £28 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with an Economy, a Dacia Logan, at £24 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Dacia Duster size, takes 4 bags and is £32 a day. 49% of hire cars at Bucharest Airport are automatic, at £39 a day against £35 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Hybrids are 6% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.