Car hire prices at Alicante Airport

At Alicante Airport, a good price for October 2026 booked about a month ahead is around £30 a day for a Compact (a Ford Focus-sized car), £27 for an Economy and £21 for a Mini. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, is about £34 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks lifts the Compact to £37 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £25 a day for a Mini in March 2027 to £85 for a larger car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker will tell you the rate for your exact dates.

Booking late saves about 54% at Alicante Airport: across the year a Compact averages £40 a day 9 months before your trip against £26 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026 specifically, a Compact car is around £30 a day booked a month before your trip, rising to £37 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing.

Drivalia is the cheapest company at Alicante Airport for a Compact car, averaging £24 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card for its £1,199 deposit. Record averages £26 a day from 727 prices and takes debit cards on some cars, though its deposit is £1,541. Budget averages £32 a day and scores 88/100 from 173 customer reviews, whereas Drivalia scores 74/100 from 289 reviews. All 21 counters operate at the airport.

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.

Budget is the best-reviewed company at Alicante Airport, scoring 88/100 from 173 reviews with an average desk wait of 19 minutes. Budget is also competitive on price, averaging £32 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Drivalia is the cheapest supplier at £24 a day for a Compact car, but scores 74/100 from 289 reviews. Malco averages an 18-minute wait but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits at Alicante Airport run from £128 with Key N Go up to £1,712 with Sicily by Car, and only 5 of the 21 desks accept a debit card. Another 4 desks take a debit card for some cars only, while 12 are strictly credit-card only. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you see only cars you can collect. Any 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.

The biggest trap at Alicante Airport is turning up without a credit card, as 12 of the 21 desks refuse debit cards entirely. Deposits can also tie up significant credit limits, climbing to £1,712 at Sicily by Car. Watch the desk queues if you are arriving late, because Alamo and Enterprise average a 28-minute wait. Resort parking is tight, so choosing an oversized car only makes beachside spaces harder to claim.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 96% of prices at Alicante Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

A Compact car such as a Ford Focus costs around £30 a day at Alicante Airport in October 2026, seating 5 people but taking only 3 bags in the boot. Smaller models suit seafront parking, but a Mini car like the Fiat 500 at £21 a day seats 4 with space for 2 bags. An Intermediate car like the Nissan Qashqai takes 4 bags at £34 a day. Automatic cars are 53% of cars offered and cost £4 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models make up 5% of what is offered, so book early if you want one.