Car hire prices at Santiago De Compostela Airport

A good price at Santiago De Compostela Airport for October 2026 is around £32 a day for a Compact car like a Seat Leon, booked about a month ahead. An Economy car drops to £29 a day and a Mini to £22, while an Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, averages £39 a day. Waiting until the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to £33. Across the year, March 2027 is the cheapest month at £24 a day for a Mini, while August 2027 climbs to £97 for a larger car class. Check the price checker to see rates for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Santiago De Compostela Airport, booking late saves money: a Compact car averages £25 a day 2 weeks before your trip, down from £40 across the year when booked 9 months before. Waiting saves about 60% compared to reserving 9 months ahead, so if you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of people book within 14 days of travel. If you travel during August 2027, expect the dearest rates of the year, running up to £97 a day, compared to £24 in March 2027.

Drivalia is the cheapest company at Santiago De Compostela Airport for a Compact car, averaging £19 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. GoByCar averages £24 a day over 645 prices and scores 86/100 from 74 reviews, but requires a credit card for its £848 deposit. OK Mobility charges £22 a day and scores 81/100, though it holds a £1,670 deposit. All 16 suppliers have desks directly at the airport, so you avoid waiting for shuttle buses.

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 is the best-reviewed company at Santiago De Compostela Airport, scoring 89/100 from 30 reviews with an average desk wait of 19 minutes, but it sits at the higher end at £36 a day for a Compact. Drivalia is the cheapest supplier at £19 a day for a Compact car, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Flizzr follows Europcar closely on reviews, scoring 85/100 across 263 customer ratings with a 20-minute wait at £36 a day. Budget provides the quickest counter service at 6 minutes, though it 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.

At Santiago De Compostela Airport, deposits held on your payment card range from £171 with Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Alamo and National up to £1,670 with OK Mobility. Only 3 of the 16 desks accept standard debit cards, 11 insist strictly on a credit card, and 2 take debit cards for some cars only. Filter for a debit card on the results before comparing prices to ensure your card is accepted at collection. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle with their prices.

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

Two main traps catch drivers out at Santiago De Compostela Airport: steep card holds and desks that refuse debit cards entirely. 11 of the 16 desks refuse debit cards completely, and OK Mobility holds £1,670 on your credit card. Desk waits vary sharply, from 6 minutes at Budget up to 41 minutes at Sixt, which can eat into your first evening. All desks operate in the terminal, so the bus ride is one trap this airport spares you.

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

A Compact car like a Seat Leon costs around £32 a day at Santiago De Compostela Airport for October 2026, giving you 5 seats for exploring Galicia. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like a Peugeot 208 costs £29 a day with room for 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai provides 4 bags of boot space for £39 a day. Half the cars offered are automatic and cost £4 more a day than manuals, while hybrids are 1% of cars offered, so you will rarely find an electrified model on the counter.