Car hire prices at Tenerife South Airport

Tenerife South Airport car hire costs around £23 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen T-Cross booked about a month before an October 2026 trip, with an Economy at £19 and a Mini at £15. An Intermediate car, the Hyundai Tucson size, is about £30 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact car to nearer £13 a day. Across the year, June 2027 is cheapest at £18 a day for a Mini, while February 2027 reaches £90 a day for an executive car. Check the price checker for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Tenerife South Airport, wait until 2 weeks before you fly, when a Compact car drops to £13 a day against £23 booked a month ahead. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £31 a day across the year, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup.

GoByCar is the cheapest company at Tenerife South Airport for a Compact car, at £22 a day on average from 746 prices, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Topcar costs £26 a day from 1,425 prices, accepts debit cards, and scores 84/100 from 502 reviews. All 12 desks operate inside the terminal building.

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.

Canarias is the best-reviewed company at Tenerife South Airport, scoring 86/100 from 43 reviews, with an average desk wait of 25 minutes. GoByCar is the cheapest company at £22 a day and scores 85/100 from 89 reviews. Sixt also scores 85/100 from 38 reviews, while Flizzr 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.

Tenerife South Airport suppliers hold between £128 with Key N Go and £1,670 with OK Mobility on your card, and 3 of the 12 companies accept a debit card. Another desk, Sixt, takes a debit card for some cars only, while 8 desks require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices. 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.

Tenerife South Airport car hire desks often turn away debit cards and keep you waiting up to 39 minutes at the counter. Flizzr's desk averages 39 minutes at pickup, which tests anyone arriving eager to reach the beach. 8 of the 12 desks refuse a debit card for the deposit, so bring a credit card in the main driver's name. Topcar holds £1,370, so check your card limit before you fly.

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

A Compact car at Tenerife South Airport, like a Volkswagen T-Cross, averages £23 a day for October 2026 and fits 5 people. It seats 5 people but takes 3 bags, so a full party means luggage on laps. An Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo drops to £19 a day but holds only 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Hyundai Tucson takes 4 bags for £30. Automatic cars are 36% of cars offered and cost £3 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid cars are 11% of what is offered, so alternatives to petrol remain limited.