Car hire prices at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport

For November 2026, a typical Intermediate, such as a Toyota Allion, at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport costs £110 a day when you book around a month before your trip. For the same month and booking time, a Mini, such as a Suzuki Swift, averages £37 a day, while a Compact, such as a Toyota Axio Hybrid, averages £40. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £121 a day, which is £11 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

At CMB, booking timing barely changes prices across the year, but for November 2026 an Intermediate car averages £110 a day around a month before your trip versus £121 in the last 2 weeks. With your dates fixed, compare prices now rather than waiting specifically for a booking-time discount. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month before pickup.

Sri Lanka Rent a Car is cheapest at CMB for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £102 a day from 1,408 prices, with an airport desk but a credit-card-only deposit. Europcar averages £114 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, from 546 prices, which is £12 more a day. Both companies have airport desks and typical deposits of £598, so check your credit-card limit before choosing either.

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.

At CMB, Sri Lanka Rent a Car's desk wait averages 21 minutes, so leave time for collection before committing to an onward appointment. Sri Lanka Rent a Car is also the cheapest company for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £102 a day from 1,408 prices. Before you choose, check that you can cover its typical £598 deposit on a credit card; the desk does not accept a debit card.

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 CMB, all 4 desks require a credit card rather than a debit card, with typical deposits ranging from £598 at Europcar to £854 at Green Motion. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices; these 4 desks will not accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and review extras charged at the desk, which are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits at all 4 desks and collection time before you set off. Green Motion's typical deposit is £854, so check that your credit card has enough available credit before booking. Sri Lanka Rent a Car's desk wait averages 21 minutes; allow for that before scheduling your first stop.

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 up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, the Toyota Allion or BMW 3 Series size at about £110 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Suzuki Swift, at £37 a day, though it takes 2 bags. 96% of hire cars at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport are automatic, at £118 a day against £196 for a manual, so one is easy to find. Hybrids are 9% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.