Car hire prices at Gran Canaria Airport

A good price at Gran Canaria Airport for October 2026, booked about a month ahead, is around £21 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen T-Cross, £20 for an Economy and £15 for a Mini. An Intermediate car such as a Hyundai Tucson is about £30 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to around £16 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £17 a day for a Mini in June 2027 to £85 a day for a higher-spec car in February 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Gran Canaria Airport, hold off until the last 2 weeks before your trip: a Compact car averages £16 a day then, compared to £21 a day booked a month ahead. Booking late saves about 43% across the year, with a Compact averaging £30 a day 9 months before travel versus £21 a day 2 weeks before pickup, so you lose nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of their trip. June 2027 offers the lowest entry price of £17 a day for a Mini, while February 2027 peaks at £85 a day for an Executive car.

GoByCar is the cheapest company at Gran Canaria Airport for a Compact car, averaging £21 a day from 745 prices over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card for the deposit. Topcar costs £26 a day from 1,483 prices and accepts debit cards, scoring 87/100 from 297 customer reviews. GoByCar has an on-airport desk and scores 86/100 from 59 reviews, with an average 20-minute counter wait. At our sites, Budget was the most booked supplier across the network at 7% of hires, and charges £24 a day for a Compact at this 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.

Sixt and Topcar are the best-reviewed companies at Gran Canaria Airport, each scoring 87/100, though Sixt averages a 17-minute counter wait while Topcar averages 24 minutes. Topcar is also relatively cheap, averaging £26 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, while Sixt charges £31 a day for the same class. Orlando also scores 87/100 across 83 reviews at £26 a day, but has an average desk wait of 28 minutes. By comparison, GoByCar is the cheapest supplier at £21 a day and scores 86/100 from 59 reviews.

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 Gran Canaria Airport, deposits held on your card range from £128 with Key N Go to £2,269 with Avis or Budget, and only 2 of the 17 desks accept a standard debit card. One company, Sixt, accepts a debit card for some cars only, while the other 14 desks refuse debit cards completely. If you do not have a credit card, filter for debit card acceptance on the price checker before comparing offers. Any mandatory extras charged at the desk appear beneath each car in the search results.

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

Watch out for credit card restrictions and long counter waits at Gran Canaria Airport, where 14 of the 17 desks refuse debit cards and Thrifty's desk averages 30 minutes at pickup. All 17 counters sit directly at the airport, so you will avoid terminal shuttles, but bring a credit card in the lead driver's name to avoid being turned away. Long queues can eat into your trip, with Orlando taking 28 minutes and Dollar taking 27 minutes on average. Island parking spots and narrow inland roads are tight, so hiring an oversized vehicle creates unnecessary headaches.

Only 80% of prices at Gran Canaria Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car such as a Volkswagen T-Cross costs £21 a day on average at Gran Canaria Airport for October 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. An Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo costs £20 a day but takes 2 bags, whereas an Intermediate car like a Hyundai Tucson fits 4 bags for £30 a day. Automatics make up 33% of cars offered and cost £2 more a day than a manual at £28 a day compared to £26. Electric and hybrid cars are 11% of cars offered, so booking ahead secures one.