Car hire prices at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport

Colombo Bandaranayake Airport offers an Intermediate car, such as a Toyota Allion, for around £104 a day when you book about a month before an October 2026 trip. A Compact car like the Toyota Axio Hybrid is around £41 a day, while a Mini is £41. Over the last 2 weeks before travel, an Intermediate drops slightly to £101. Across all classes, October 2026 is the cheapest month at £40 a day for an Economy, whereas January 2027 peaks at £272 for a larger vehicle. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

Booking timing barely moves the price at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, with an Intermediate costing £104 a day about a month before October 2026 and £101 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages £135 a day, so you have missed nothing if you are arranging your car later. On our sites, across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of people book within 16 days of pickup. October 2026 offers the lowest rates of the year from £40 a day, compared to January 2027 which rises to £272.

Sri Lanka Rent a Car is the cheapest company at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £102 a day from 1,424 prices over the last 12 months. Europcar costs £115 a day from 546 prices, while Green Motion averages £169 from 850 prices. Sri Lanka Rent a Car requires a £599 deposit and took an average 21 minutes at the desk during a recent check. None of the desks at the airport accept debit cards.

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.

Sri Lanka Rent a Car is the busiest supplier at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, though no rental company has collected the 30 recent reviews needed for a score. Over the last 12 months, Sri Lanka Rent a Car averaged £102 a day, with an average counter wait of 21 minutes. Europcar averaged £115 a day and Green Motion £169 across 850 prices, but neither supplier has 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.

Security deposits at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport range from £599 with Sri Lanka Rent a Car and Europcar to £1,284 with Green Motion, and all 4 desks take credit cards only. No supplier at the airport accepts a debit card for deposits. The deposit and payment terms are shown beside each vehicle in the results, so ensure you carry a credit card in the main driver's name before booking. 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.

Security deposits at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport run up to £1,284 and all 4 desks refuse debit cards. Turning up without a credit card in the lead driver's name will leave you stranded at the terminal, no matter how much you can cover on debit. Green Motion freezes £1,284 on your card, while Sri Lanka Rent a Car holds £599 and averages a 21-minute wait at the desk.

Only 64% of prices at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For longer journeys across Sri Lanka, choose an Intermediate saloon like the Toyota Allion at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, which costs around £104 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people and holds 4 bags, giving you the space and suspension needed for hours on mixed roads. Stepping down to a Compact car like the Toyota Axio Hybrid costs £41 a day, but boot space falls to 3 bags. 95% of cars offered are automatic and cost £77 less a day than manuals, while hybrid cars are 9% of cars offered, so you may need to book early to secure one.