Car hire prices at Valencia Airport

A good price at Valencia Airport in October 2026, booked about a month ahead, is around £31 a day for a Compact car like a Ford Focus, £30 for an Economy and £23 for a Mini. An Intermediate car, the Seat Toledo size, is about £37 a day. Leave it to the last 2 weeks and the Compact drops to £30. Prices swing across the year from £24 a day in March 2027 to £85 in August 2027, so check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Valencia Airport, you can wait until the last 2 weeks before you fly: a Compact car averages £30 a day then, down from £31 a month out. Across the year, booking a Compact 9 months before your trip averages £39 a day compared to £26 2 weeks out, 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 pickup. If your dates cover August 2027, book earlier because that month peaks at £85 a day against £24 in March 2027.

Drivalia and Rentbycar are the cheapest companies at Valencia Airport for a Compact car, both averaging £20 a day over the last 12 months. Both desks sit in the terminal, but they require a credit card for the deposit and score 74/100 and 75/100 respectively. For higher ratings, GoByCar costs £21 a day from 678 prices and scores 82/100, while Sixt averages £42 from 2,543 prices with an 87/100 score. Most of our customers at our sites chose Budget, Goldcar or Sixt.

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 is the best-reviewed company at Valencia Airport, scoring 87/100 from 50 customer reviews, with desk waits averaging 23 minutes. Sixt averages £42 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 2,543 prices. By contrast, Drivalia costs £20 a day but scores lower at 74/100 from 33 reviews with a 13-minute wait. National follows Sixt closely on score at 84/100 and has a shorter 14-minute wait.

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

Valencia Airport deposits range from £128 with Key N Go to £1,712 with Sicily by Car, and only 4 of the 23 desks accept a debit card. Another 4 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 15 take credit cards only. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you see only the suppliers who will accept your card at the counter. Any extras you buy at the desk are listed under each vehicle with their price.

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

Valencia Airport counters can freeze up to £1,712 on your card or refuse debit cards altogether. While all 23 counters sit at the airport, 15 reject debit cards outright, and Sicily by Car holds a £1,712 deposit. Enterprise averages a 40-minute wait at the desk, whereas Green Motion averages 8 minutes. Picking a car larger than you need also makes seafront parking and narrow village lanes needlessly difficult.

Only 94% of prices at Valencia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Seat Leon averages £31 a day at Valencia Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people. It seats 5 but holds only 3 bags, so a full party means luggage on laps. If you need more space, an Intermediate car like a Seat Toledo takes 4 bags for £37 a day, while a Mini like a Fiat 500 takes 2 bags for £23. Half of the cars offered are automatic, costing £37 a day over the year compared to £34 for a manual. Electric and hybrid models make up 7% of cars offered combined, so reserve early if you want one.